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Farming smarter, not harder: a Hiroshima researcher's plan for Vietnamese rice

Pre-marriage blood testing can stop inherited blood disorder

Nguyễn Lan Anh (not her real name) and her husband had to make a hard choice during her pregnancy: giving birth to the baby or not.

SAV slash investment cost, toll collection time for bridge project

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) proposed a reduction of VND193 billion (US$8.2 million) to the investment cost of Bạch Đằng Bridge, a BOT project in northern Quảng Ninh Province, as well as a cut to the project’s toll collection time, which is currently set at 20 years, to 17 years and eight months.

New initiative exhorts use of car child seat, seatbelt for kids

Public awareness campaigns and education will be used to promote use of child car seats and seat belt for children under a new initiative.

6 years after law’s passage, smoking remains rife in Việt Nam

At many coffee shops in HCM City, signs with no smoking are installed in many corners, but many people still smoke there.

Sóc Trăng Province reaps reward for focusing on tourism infrastructure

The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng’s investments in tourism infrastructure are paying off with a rising number of local and foreign travellers coming to the province.

Southern provinces on alert for African swine fever

HCM City authorities were taking emergency measures in response to African swine fever after outbreaks were reported in the key farming province of Đồng Nai, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.

Gia Lai pine tree bark trader arrested

Forest rangers in Gia Lai Province announced on Thursday they had arrested a trader for buying 3.5 tonnes of pine tree bark.

Việt Nam urged to tap IP potential for socio-economic development

Việt Nam had not yet fully exploited its intellectual property potential for its socio-economic development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

VN struggles to combat flow of drugs from Golden Triangle

Vietnamese security forces are fighting day and night to stop the flow of drugs into the country, said panellists during an online conference host by the Vietnam Government Portal on Wednesday.

Health ministry postpones medical fee increase

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked authorities nationwide to delay an increase in the prices of a number of healthcare services that was scheduled for May to ease the financial strain on families following recent hikes in electricity and petrol prices.

University sets up station to monitor greenhouse gas emissions

The University of Science under the Vietnam National University-HCM City has set up the first greenhouse gas monitoring station in the buffer zone of the Láng Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Seafood processing companies lacks skilled labourers

Seafood processing enterprises in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are facing a serious shortage of skilled labourers, affecting their production and exports.

Hạ Long aims to become smart city

Authorities plan to accelerate the smart city development process and make the city become civilised and modern by 2020.

Railway sector looks to get back on track

In 1881, when the French occupied Sài Gòn during the first Indochina War, they built the first railway in Việt Nam. It was also one of the first in the region and the most modern in Southeast Asia.

DRVN proposes heavier punishments to combat drunk driving

The Directorate of Roads in Việt Nam (DRVN) has proposed heavier punishments for drink drivers after a string of accidents resulted in the death of several victims in April and May.

Experts speak out over Hàn River property projects

Experts, scientists and architects agreed that a construction boom along the Hàn River over past decade had impacted on the river flow, erosion and floods, and could result in environmental tragedy in the future.

New AI, IoT national contest opens

Registration for the first AIoT and Smart Cities Competition for start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) is open, the competition organisers announced in HCM City on Tuesday.

Quảng Ninh halts sand mining project in border area

Last December, the company asked the province for permission to exploit sand at the mine with estimated production of 4.5 million cu.m yearly but it had not completed procedures

Police investigate illegal organ trading case

The investigation agency determined the transnational organ trafficking ring has been operating since May 2017 and provided about 100 people with kidneys