Việt Nam News

HCM City this year plans to open more roads and bridges in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the city’s Transport Department.

HCM City leaders held a reception last night (Jan 25) for a delegation of 800 Overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 26 countries and territories on the occasion of Tết 2019 (Lunar New Year).

ExxonMobil has pledged US$80,000 to help improve child healthcare in central Việt Nam, contributing $50,000 to VinaCapital Foundation’s Survive to Thrive programme and $30,000 to Operation Smile Việt Nam.

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has proposed the Ministry of Transport to work with competent agencies to study traffic flow and limit passenger cars and sleeper buses travelling on the Hải Vân Pass.

The Hưng Hà bridge crossing the Hồng (Red) River connecting the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng and Cầu Giẽ-Ninh Bình expressways will be officially put into use on Saturday, helping Hưng Yên and Hà Nam provinces attract investment and improve socio-economic development.

Within the past four days, police in localities found at least 22 drivers tested positive for narcotic drugs, according to the Traffic Police Department under Public Security Ministry.

The Ministry of Transport has set up four teams to monitor traffic safety at key bus stations, airports and domestic seaports for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The HCM City’s People Committee will open six modern industrial scale cattle slaughterhouse plants this year

Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Chàm Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

At midnight on a night in early January, around 50 barges bearing number plates from northern provinces were mining sand outside of Cần Giờ Sea, HCM City.

Việt Nam’s Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region could suffer bad saline intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

Strengthening co-operation between vocational schools and businesses is key to meeting the demand for high quality labour, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.

More than 120 residents of an old apartment building in HCM City’s District 1 were urgently evacuated on Wednesday night after it was determined that the building could collapse at any time.

Cases of dengue fever have been increased in the central coastal province of Phú Yên, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Localities nationwide have stepped up inspections to stop coach and truck drivers from drinking alcohol or using drugs.

Police officers will be mobilised to patrol at general and specialised hospitals at national, city/provincial and town/district levels to ensure security and order.

Authorities in Phú Quốc Island are strengthening oversight and protection of natural resources like sand and stone and cracking down on violators.

Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City has made plans to serve the increasing number of passengers during the peak season of the year during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which begins on February 5 this year.