Việt Nam News

The authorities of HCM City plan to build major infrastructure to reduce traffic jams and flooding in and around the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in District 2, according to Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the city’s People’s Committee.

Authorities in Kiên Giang Province have been tasked to coordinate with the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to retrieve 1,029 original land use rights certificates reported missing on Phú Quốc Island District, a senior police official said.

A requiem ceremony was held in the central province of Quảng Trị on July 21 to commemorate soldiers who died during an 81-day battle here in the summer of 1972 to safeguard the country.

Two foreigners who were given fake money as change in Hà Nội last week were conned by a taxi driver, not a cyclo driver, as previously reported, police in Hoàn Kiếm reported.

Vietnamese students attending the 2018 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) won three gold medals and one silver, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

The Đồng Lộc T-junction in the central province of Hà Tĩnh has gone down in history because of the heroic sacrifice of hundreds of war heroes. According to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, it is especially remembered because of ten young female volunteers and their efforts during the war to liberate the southern region and reunify the country.

Intense rainstorms and deluge triggered by the typhoon Sơn Tinh has left 19 dead, 13 missing and 17 others injured in northern and north central provinces in recent days.

The prevention of food poisoning and food-borne diseases has been implemented drastically and showed positive results, proven by the decrease on food poisoning cases in the first six months of this year, a conference heard yesterday.

Rainstorm continues to douse the northern region since last night throughout the weekend’s morning, causing widespread flooding.

A building complex being illegally constructed in Yên Bái Commune in the mountainous district of Ba Vì was knocked down yesterday, only two months before its expected completion date.

 Watching cable television and accessing the internet are now basic needs for the majority of households in Việt Nam, but in many apartment buildings in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, residents are unable to freely choose their telecom and internet service provider.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng wants countrywide improvements in building plans to respond to incidents and disasters, including search and rescue activities, at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Hiring expansion remains robust this year in Việt Nam, though not as high as 2017, speakers said yesterday at a press conference held in HCM City.

Many newly built infrastructure works in HCM City have deteriorated quickly due to frequent tinkering with design and poor quality of work, experts have said.

Most canteens in hospitals cannot meet people’s demand as patients and their families often have to purchase food and necessities from street vendors.

Local border posts have been implementing measures to prevent illegal fishing methods.

More rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre have growing other crops on low-yield rice fields and are breeding aquatic species and animals that offer higher profit.

All 23 hospitals in HCM City’s districts this year will have enough doctors who can take turns providing technical assistance to medical staff at health stations in communes and wards, according to the city’s Department of Health.