Việt Nam News

Thousands of containers were left at Cát Lái Port, HCM City over the last few months because owners haven’t visited the customs department to complete the necessary procedures, Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper reported.

The Department of Children Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will provide training on how to prevent online bullying and sexual abuse of children during Action Month for Children in June.

The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad concluded in Hà Nội on Saturday, with the Vietnamese eight-member delegation winning four gold, two silver and two bronze medals. 

A passenger bus carrying 31 recently-retired civil servants overturned at noon on Saturday in Khánh Hoà Province, killing two and seriously injuring around 20 of the group.   

 HCM City authorities report positive results on several fronts four months after the government resolution that gave the city more control over its governance was approved by the National Assembly. Among the notable improvements was approval by the city’s People’s Council to increase civil servants’ salaries.

After the 2017-2018 spring-autumn garlic harvest 15 days ago, farmers of Lý Sơn island district in the central province of Quảng Ngãi are preparing for a new onion crop but there is one thing in short supply, sea sand.

The Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration has called on the Ministry of Transport to assess and invest in three waterway transport projects in the Mekong Delta under public-private-partnership mode.

The Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) of Việt Nam has announced the successful production of inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine (IVACFLU-S) for commercial use.

One of the goals of the new general education programme issued by the Ministry of Education and Training is to reduce pressure on students and give them more practical experience. But after a month-long pilot programme in six provinces and cities, experts and teachers have identified major shortcomings in the curriculum.

A fire occurs at a construction site in Hà Nội French Hospital in Hà Nội yesterday afternoon, destroying motorbikes of workers.

President Trần Đại Quang met with Vietnamese and foreign scientists in Hà Nội yesterday after they attended the seminar themed “Science for development” that took place in Quy Nhơn City in the central province of Bình Định on Wednesday and Thursday.

The trial of 28 former officials of Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank) (now Việt Nam Construction Bank) continued yesterday with a focus on how the former senior advisor of the management board of Trust Bank, Hứa Thị Phấn, was able to increase the value of her house at 5 Phạm Ngọc Thạch Street in District 3 in HCM City.

Three Vietnamese cities, Đà Nẵng, Hội An and Đông Hà, have entered the final round of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)’s 2017 – 2018 One Planet City Challenge programme along with 37 other cities around the world.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs held a conference in Hà Nội yesterday to introduce the Law on Belief and Religion, and a decree stipulating a number of articles of the law and enforcement measures to ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic agencies in Hà Nội as well as domestic ministries and agencies.

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have expanded the highly profitable super-intensive shrimp farming using advanced techniques.

The natural resources and environment ministry is developing a draft decree to replace Decree No. 51/2014/NĐ-CP (Decree 51) allotting sea areas to organisations and individuals for exploiting marine resources.

Women migrant workers face the risk of violence and trafficking, discrimination while accessing fair and sustainable employment, and supportive services, as well as insecurity.

HCM City People’s Court on Friday sentenced a restaurant owner to seven years in jail for misappropriating more than VNĐ 663 million (US$29,100) from an Australian client.