Police detain one in bakery fire

The Hà Nội police on Monday detained a welder who was working at a bakery when the building caught fire, killing eight people most of whom were teens, on Saturday.

Scientific conference on nano technology opens

Experts discussed nanoelectronics, nano equipment, superconductivity, magneto-resistive materials and strongly correlated systems at a scientific conference that opened on Monday in Quy Nhơn City, the central province of Bình Định.  

New State budget rules start today

Establishments can publicise the information at meetings, post the information at their headquarters or issue publications on their budget estimates and balance.

Cleaner Euro 4 fuel hard to get

Đức Thuận of Hà Đông District bought a car with a Euro 4 emission standard after specific regulations were issued for such models in Viet Nam. However, he said, finding Euro 4 fuel is “a whole other challenge”. At present, only the Petrolimex chain sells Euro 4 at its pumps and even then, not at every station.

Việt Nam needs to develop renewable energy

Associate Professor Nguyễn Minh Duệ, chairman of the Việt Nam Energy Science Council speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the need to develop renewable energy in Việt Nam.

Unions demand better conditions

The minimum wage is too low for workers to survive on while social housing is inadequate and too expensive for them, trade unions told HCM City’s leaders at a meeting on Sunday.

Environment ministry approves Formosa ocean encroachment

Locals living near the Formosa plant in central Hà Tĩnh Province stated that the Taiwanese company is encroaching upon the sea to build a solid waste storage dock. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, however, said the construction is under an approved master plan.

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