Việt Nam News

The People’s Court of Biên Hòa City in the the southern province of Đồng Nai yesterday (July 30) sentenced 15 people to eight to 18 months in jail for causing public disorder on June 10 this year.

A builder was taken to the Emergency Department of Việt Nam – Germany Friendship Hospital last Tuesday in a critical condition after receiving an electronic shock while at work.

By the middle of this month, 14 registration centres which are responsible for testing and certificating vehicles’ roadworthiness will have been equitised, meaning that the private sector can now provide transport administration services.

Thirteen people have died and another four people were injured early Monday morning after their coach crashed into a container truck travelling the opposite direction on National Highway 1A in Vĩnh Điện Town, in the central province of Quảng Nam.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau is taking measures to speed up projects funded with Official Development Assistance (ODA).

HCM City has spent several billions of đồng on building new markets to replace old or temporary structures, but several of them have been abandoned for years.

Experts have urged authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change.

The Government has established plans to ensure the safety of reservoirs at the Hòa Bình and Sơn La hydroelectric plants, two of the country’s largest, said Trần Quang Hoài, standing member of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The high-tech agricultural production model is an important direction for Việt Nam’s agriculture, bringing high value to farm produce and raising the incomes of farmers, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

More effective plans for natural disaster prevention are needed in the Mekong Delta, which plays an important role in the economy, but is threatened by natural disasters, climate change and landslides, Nguyễn Trường Sơn, deputy director general of the Việt Nam Disaster Management Authority, said yesterday in Cần Thơ City.

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai is providing free coffee seedlings and farming techniques for farmers in an effort to replace old, unproductive coffee trees.

The Vietnam Vaccination JSC last Saturday (July 28) opened a 4,500sq.m vaccination centre in the southern province of Đồng Nai that can serve 1,500-2,000 people a day.

They call him the King of Avocado for his unrivalled knowledge of the tree, the exceptionally high quality avocado seeds he supplies and his passion for transferring his planting techniques to other farmers of the Central Highlands.

 Customs officials in HCM City discovered 40 shipments of various drugs in the first six months of 2018 and seized 54.5kg.

More than 600 people and officers of the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng were mobilised yesterday to clean up Phần Lăng Canal in An Khê District, following efforts made by the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to dredge all canals and drainage systems.

After 10 years, the city has achieved great results, contributing significantly to the overall achievement of the country. The capital’s economy continues to grow rapidly, reaching an average of 7.41 per cent growth per year.

The use of native English-speaking teachers at kindergartens would improve children’s speaking skills, participants at a seminar held in HCM City on July 27 said.

Việt Nam has honoured eight outstanding works at a programme entitled “Việt Nam Glory” held by the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hà Nội on Saturday.