Passengers warned to get to airport early

National carrier Vietnam Airlines has recommended passengers be present at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City as early as possible to avoid traffic jams.

Việt Nam begins testing HIV through saliva

Much like home quick tests, the oral HIV quick test method will be used in Việt Nam for the first time, an official of Ministry of Health (MoH)'s Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) said.

Man dedicated to blood donation

Nguyễn Ngọc Thành, 59, from HCM City has donated his blood 64 times but cannot remember the exact year when he did so for the first time.

Wild elephants destroy farm products

Wild elephants recently destroyed farm products belonging to residents in Thanh Sơn Commune in the southern province of Đồng Nai, Ngô Văn Sơn, chairman of the commune people’s committee said on June 10.

HCM City buses flout safety laws: authorities

Carrying more passengers and cargo than permitted and lack of fire safety equipment including extinguishers were the most common violations committed by inter-provincial public transport buses, the HCM City Department of Transport reported following inspections.

 

The three musketeers of Việt chatbots

Since November, 2017, visitors to the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng have been able to easily access to all tourism-related information via a smartphone-based app called Danang Fantasticity, which incorporates a smart chatbot.

Kiên Giang to shift rice fields to aquaculture

Kiên Giang Province, the country’s largest rice producer, plans to shift 86,625ha of unproductive rice fields to aquaculture and cultivation of other high-value crops from now to 2020.

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