“When will we be able to return to our apartment?” That’s the question many of the residents of Carina Plaza apartment complex in HCM City’s District 8 are asking again and again, following the devastating fire on March 23 that killed 13 people and injured 47.
Saigon Petro Co., Ltd has proposed halting the sale of popular 95-octane gasoline A95 and replacing it with E5 bio fuel, facing opposition from experts and customers.
Tiền Giang Province, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest fruit producer, has increased its fruit cultivation area to nearly 75,000ha this year, up 3 per cent against the same period last year.
At least 18 people died of rabies in the last four months, mostly because of ignorance about rabies control and prevention, reported the Preventive Medicines Department under the health ministry.
Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC) Society has preserved VNĐ102 billion (US$4.53 million), including money and goods, to prepare for the 2018 natural disaster prevention season.
An inspection team of officials from the construction and public security ministries and HCM City’s People’s Committee on May 7 examined fire safety measures in apartment buildings and high-rise buildings in the city.
Two died and 14 others were injured when a sleeper bus slammed into a lorry in the central province of Hà Tĩnh late Sunday evening.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in co-operation with the central Quảng Ngãi Province, has handed over 40 ‘safe’ houses to poor people living in flood and storm vulnerable communes in the province.
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast reported rainfall of 30-50mm in the northern mountainous provinces of Lào Cai, Yên Bái and Hòa Bình on Monday morning.
Many anti-landslide projects in HCM City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capital resources and slow progress of land clearance and compensation, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Efforts to restore and upgrade National Highway 12B section in Nho Quan district and Tam Điệp city of Ninh Bình Province will likely not be completed by late June as scheduled due to lack of progress on ground clearance.
The Radio Frequency Directorate has opened an electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) 10-metre testing laboratory in HCM City.
The recent instances of cooking gas cylinders exploding is due to fraudulent practices by suppliers, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.
Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.
Young Vietnamese entrepreneurs must pay attention to six crucial steps in order to successfully found a startup business, said CEO of Startup Việt Nam Foundation (SVF) Phạm Duy Hiếu at a forum held on Friday in Hải Phòng.
The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) kicked off at Hà Nội’s University of Science and Technology on May 6, attracting the participation of 188 contestants from 25 countries and territories.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has urged HCM City to boost the application of high technology in tracing the origins of food products as a way to gradually change the habits of production and consumption to improve awareness of food safety.
Nearly 800 HCM City officials and members and volunteers of the Việt Nam Red Cross Society took part in the annual celebration of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement held on May 5.
The HCM City Department of Health on May 5 began a campaign to mark ASEAN Dengue Day on June 15.
The third edition of the IoT Startup Competition was launched on May 5 by the Saigon Hi-Tech Park Incubation Center and the Startup Vietnam Foundation.
