Five killed in fire in Đà Lạt

Five persons were confirmed dead after a fire broke out at a house in Central Highlands’ Lâm Đồng Province’s Đà Lạt City on Monday night.

$66b invested in Greater Mekong Sub-region: ADB official

The Greater Mekong, including Việt Nam, is expected to have a colossal US$66 billion poured in to strengthen regional economic co-operation in the next five years, said an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official on Tuesday.

Public in favour of capital’s underground train station plan

Locating an underground station (Terminal C9) for the city’s urban railway project near Hoàn Kiếm Lake is reasonable, Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, deputy chairman of the Hà Nội Association for Urban Development and Planning told Tiền Phong newspaper (the Vanguard).

Bus stops need renovating to attract riders

After a long decline, in 2017, for the first time the number of bus riders in Hà Nội has witnessed the increase of more than three per cent. According to experts, the improvement of bus stops and shelters can enhance the public transport’s attraction to passengers.

Intellectual property court on way

The establishment of an intellectual property court in Việt Nam is in sight but has yet to be completed, a deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has said.

600 workers abandoned by Texwell Vina find new jobs

Some 1,700 out of 1,928 workers at the Korean-owned Texwell Vina Company, which has closed and whose managers have fled the country, have received unemployment benefits while more than 600 have found new jobs, Đồng Nai Province authorities have reported.

French training programme begins in HCM City

An intensive training programme for French teachers and managers, chiefs and communication specialists at French teaching centres in 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific began yesterday including at the HCM City University of Paedagogy.

Over 70 charged for online gambling

Police of northern Phú Thọ Province have launched legal proceedings against more than 70 defendants for their alleged involvement in a major gambling and money laundering case.

HCM City general hospitals to be improved

The HCM City People’s Committee is carrying out the final steps of a pre-feasibility study report for improvements to general hospitals in Củ Chi, Hóc Môn and Thủ Đức districts before submitting it to the People’s Council for approval.

Đắk Lắk halts massive teacher dismissal decision

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk on Sunday announced that a decision by Krông Pắk District to suspend the labour contracts of about 200 teachers in the locality would be halted.

Social housing projects halted by capital shortage

People with low-incomes are now confronting a crisis as the preferential loan package of VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for affordable home purchases ended in 2016, with no workable alternative currently on offer.

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