HCM City mulls flood prevention at airport

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam, the HCM City Department of Transport and other agencies held a meeting on Thursday to discuss solutions to Tân Sơn Nhất Airport’s flooding problem.

Firms fail to report workplace accidents

Many enterprises have been neglecting to report to authorities the accidents that occur at their workplaces, hurting labourers’ safety and making it difficult for the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ (MOLISA) Department of Work Safety to undertake a nationwide evaluation of workplace accidents.

WHO, UNICEF urge VN to enforce food regulations

WHO and UNICEF called on the Government of Việt Nam and State agencies to implement the Government’s Decree 09/2016/NĐ-CP that mandates the fortification of salt, wheat flour and vegetable oil.

Police hand over wanted criminals to China

Police in the central province of Khánh Hòa on Thursday handed over to the police of China two Chinese men wanted by the police of Maoming city, Guangdong province.

Traffickers getting high-tech using phones to lure girls

Human traffickers are getting more sophisticated – using high tech methods such as mobile phones and social media accounts to target young girls in remote mountainous areas leaving enforcements agencies with a mountain to climb to keep the girls safe.

Migrants dream of establishing village

In the middle of forest of Ea Súp District in Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk, there is an isolated land without electricity, clean water, school and clinic. The land is called zone 286 in Cư M’Lan Commune, some 15km from Yok Đôn National Park.

Respect the lives of animals

I have not been to an animal circus performance for a long time. Twenty years, perhaps, since I was about four or five.

Dengue fever may make a comeback

Dengue fever may still turn into epidemic, although the number of cases from the beginning of the year has decreased significantly compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)'s Preventive Medicine Department.

HCM City seeks further support from INGOs

HCM City is seeking further support from international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) in socio-economic development, said authorities at the annual meeting between the HCM City Steering Board for INGO Affairs and INGOs held yesterday (June 7) in the city.

 

Drug trafficker arrested in Thanh Hóa

Authorities in central Thanh Hóa Province arrested a suspect who was caught illegally transporting drugs from the Việt Nam-Laos border area into the province, police said on Thursday.

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