Passenger train derails, no casualties

The SP2 train, which runs from the northern mountainous Lào Cai Province to Hà Nội, derailed early on Monday at Hà Nội’s Yên Viên station, but there were no casualties.

 

Fire destroys ancient church in Nam Định

Electrical short-circuit was blamed for the fire that destroyed a major church in Trung Đông Commune, Trực Ninh District in northern province of Nam Định on Sunday night.

Ethnic groups favour large-scale production

In a remote commune populated by the Xê Đăng ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, many villages have become prosperous by creating large fields for modern farming.

HCMC to ban light trucks in daytime

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong instructed the municipal Transport Department and relevant authorities to study and prepare for banning all light truck working in daylight at traffic congestions.

Keep iron mine closed: province

The central province of Hà Tĩnh has asked the Government not to resume activities of the Thạch Khê iron mine, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Concern over increasing taxis on road without passengers

The number of taxis in Việt Nam’s big cities is expected to rise well beyond planned targets or consumer demands, which will exert even more pressure on road infrastructure as well as causing waste, congestion, and environmental pollution.

Counterfeit goods plague markets

Market Watch forces nationwide detected more than 4,000 violations relating to smuggled, low quality or counterfeit goods, after examining around 4,350 cases in the first two weeks of April.

Forests disappear right under authorities’ noses

Rampant deforestation in the Central Highlands left to fester for many years by forestry authorities’ negligence has cost the region hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest, according to the Central Highlands Steering Committee. As a result, the Government recently decided to dissolve six companies it had assigned to protect the forests.

Palliative care guidelines updated

All people who suffer from life-threatening diseases will be eligible for palliative care, with the care beginning as soon as their diseases are detected, due to a change in a national guidance on palliative care.

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