Typhoon Bebinca is quickly heading towards the mainland of the northern and central provinces on Wednesday morning and will blanket the localities with torrential rains starting around midnight on Wednesday.
Enhancing safety and capacity are the top priorities for the railway sector as it receives a much-needed package of VNĐ7 trillion (US$301 million) from the State budget.
The rainy season brings with it the increased threat of diseases through infections caused by bacteria found in contaminated soil and water between July and November, and so far this year, the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital has received 20 cases of Whitmore's Disease.
HCM City will waive fees for secondary school students from the next academic year if it can balance its budget without collecting them, according to Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân.
At least 10 per cent of investment capital in rural areas should be spent on improving clean water supplies.
The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Cà Mau has asked the Government to provide VNĐ300 billion (US$12.7 million) to move locals from landslide-prone areas to new residential areas.
Residents must work closely with medical workers to prevent and control epidemics in areas where flood waters have been lingering in Chương Mỹ District for more than 10 days.
The People’s Committee of Trà Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta has approved a plan to invest VNĐ2.3 billion (US$98,669) to protect intensive and semi-intensive shrimp farms from disease in Cầu Ngang, Duyên Hải, Trà Cú and Châu Thành districts.
The Ministry of Health yesterday instructed departments in northern and central Việt Nam to evacuate medical facilities in areas at high risk of landslides and flash floods to ensure patient and medical staff safety as Typhoon Bebinca closes in.
Inland waterway ports and wharves that operate without a licence or use an expired licence will be suspended, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.
An Asiatic black bear owned by Trần Văn Trách in
Twenty four projects in central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế may have their licences revoked because of serious delays getting off the ground.
Police in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk arrested a woman on Tuesday morning for illegally carrying 7.7kg of heroin in her luggage.
The investor of an infrastructure project at the Quảng Trạch Electricity Centre had been told not to dump 2.3 million cubic metres of soil into waters near Hòn La Island,
Trà Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta has confirmed it second fatality from A/H1N1 swine flu this season.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has sent a message to traffic agencies ordering them to ensure road safety during the three-day holiday from September 1-3 to celebrate National Day (September 2) and the nation’s new school year ceremony (September 5).
Hà Nội reported 41 more dengue fever cases over the past week, according to the municipal Department of Health.
Đức Giang General Hospital has started a medical programme to provide free checkup, consulting and endoscopy surgery to patients with digestion diseases, especially digestion cancers on August 13 in Hà Nội.
The National Wage Council yesterday finally reached a consensus to an option of raising the 2019 regional minimum wage for non-State employees at 5.3 per cent compared to the 2018’s wage.
“What could a bank note of VNĐ1,000 (US0.43 cents) buy?” you may wonder as you contemplate an accumulated stack of small money. On a small islet in the Mekong Delta of Sóc Trăng, an eatery offers an answer: meals there priced at VNĐ1,000 not only satisfy customers’ stomachs but also fill their hearts and souls.
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