Việt Nam News

An official tests the equipment at the Tổng Cáng water supply station in southern Sóc Trăng Province’s Trần Đề District. Launched yesterday, it is the first station in the province to use reverse osmosis (RO) water purification technology.

Some 400 Japanese nationals took their first Vietnamese language proficiency exam on Sunday at the Japanese College of Foreign Languages in Tokyo, Japan, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Northern Yên Bái City Police began prosecuting Lê Duy Phong, who is responsible for readers' feedback of online Việt Nam Education’s, on Sunday for abuse of office and appropriation of property, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.

HCM City last Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness of the fight against drug use following Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s instructions to authorities nation-wide to mark Action Month for Drug Prevention this month.

Dental tourism has been identified as one of HCM City’s five main medical tourism products, according to its Department of Tourism.

Nguyễn Thị Lụa, 54, a homemaker in Hà Nội, was detected with leukaemia at  Saint Paul Hospital where she had registered for a check-up, funded by health insurance.

A dam of the La Bách reservoir in central Phú Yên Province’s Sông Hinh District is at risk of breaking as a large amount of water has permeated through a large area of its downstream surface.

Water used for kidney dialysis in Hòa Bình General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, in one of Việt Nam’s most serious medical incidents, did not meet standards, tests revealed.

A heat wave engulfed the North on Monday, with temperatures rising by one to two degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

Việt Nam and Laos convened the fourth meeting of their Scientific and Technological Co-operation Committee in Cửa Lò town, the central province of Nghệ An, yesterday.

Enterprise drives the development of Hà Nội and the city has committed to leading the country in improving the investment and business environment and supporting enterprises, said municipal leaders at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

A model of advanced schools in which students learn soft skills, English and computer skills in a modern facility has been expanded to nine more public schools after approval by the HCM City People’s Committee.

The HCM City People’s Committee will issue temporary construction permits to allow owners to renovate old houses or build new houses in areas where construction projects have been suspended.

HCM City Food Safety Management Board and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Long An Province signed an agreement regarding the production, trade and consumption of agricultural products for the 2017-2020 period.

The capital city’s authorities are drawing up plans to set aside additional streets for pedestrians only to “lessen public dependency” on private vehicles, especially motorbikes, the head of the municipal department of transportation, Vũ Văn Viện, said at a June 21 workshop on traffic safety.

 The World Bank (WB) in Việt Nam yesterday announced that it has recently approved a US$300 million fund to support Việt Nam in enhancing transport connectivity in countryside and forest protection in eight coastal localities. 

According to the Earthquake and Tsunami information centre , under the Việt Nam’s Institute of Geological Sciences, three small earthquakes have struck the northern region of the country in June.

The HCM City People’s Council’s Cultural and Social Affairs Board  has instructed the city’s Department of Education and Training to speed up school construction to meet the increase in the number of students.