Inspection ordered of substandard steel fishing boats

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered 27 coastal provinces across the country to examine the building of new steel fishing boats under a Government decree, following an order from PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Major social housing targets seem beyond reach

National housing development strategy states that by 2020, there must be 12.5 million sq.m of social housing apartments and affordable housing. However, the current space for these two types of housing stays at a meagre 3.5 million sq.m, meaning that each year, about three million sq.m has to be made available, a goal many say fairly unfeasible.

Viet Nam talks boost to tourism fund

The country inevitably must launch a fund to support sustainable Vietnamese tourism growth, Vũ Thế Bình, vice president of Việt Nam Tourism Association said.

Proposed decree fights ’fake news’

Social network users could face fines of up to VNĐ50million (US$2,200) if they violate regulations in a draft decree proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Spoilt rotten

Thanh Hóa Province’s authorised agency officers handle 4.5 tonnes of rotten animal guts yesterday.

Toll exemption for certain vehicles in Quảng Bình

Certain types of vehicles will be exempt from paying toll at Quán Hàu Toll Station and toll stations belong to traffic infrastructure investor TASCO in central Quảng Bình Province, said Nguyễn Văn Huyện, director of the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam.

 

Hà Nội launches two bus routes to suburbs

The Transport Corporation Hà Nội (Transerco) on Thursday introduced two bus routes to suburban areas – Nam Thăng Long-Xuân Hòa and Nghĩa Đô Park-Đông Anh – not covered by the service before.

Fish die en masse in Hoàng Cầu Lake

Residents living around the Hoàng Cầu Lake in Đống Đa District were greeted to the ghastly sight of a large number of dead fish in the lake on Thursday afternoon.

Major Hà Nội hospital projects dropped

Several major hospital construction projects that would have provided residents of the capital and its surroundings with thousands of beds have been abandoned over the past decade.

City cracks down on mystery meat

Pork without clear origins will not be allowed to be sold at the Hóc Môn and Bình Điền wholesale markets in HCM City from July, the city administration has said.

E-visa pilot scheme boosts tourism

The electronic visa (e-visa) pilot scheme has had a positive impacts on Việt Nam’s tourism industry since it was implemented at the beginning of the year.

City boat tours a washout with visitors

Boat tours along HCM City’s Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal, which were expected to make use of the urban waterway to boost water tourism in the city, have failed to attract tourists after two years of operation.

Pavement use fee proposal welcomed

Residents and urban planning experts have expressed their support for a proposal put forward earlier this week by the Department of Transport in HCM City to lease pavements for commercial operations.

Vietnamese workers in Qatar will be protected: MoLISA

It’s business as usual for around 1,800 Vietnamese workers in Qatar, as the Middle Eastern nation faces the biggest diplomatic crisis in decades, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced.

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