Border guards suspended in illegal logging case
Four border officials in Đắk Lắk Province have been suspended pending investigation after the police discovered a large pile of illegal timber being transported to the province’s border area.
HCM City launches fingerprint scanning programme of students on school buses
The HCM City Public Transport Management Centre has launched a pilot programme to use fingerprint scans on school buses to enable schools to better manage school ridership.
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Dismantling illegal construction at heritage site slow progress
The illegal construction on Cái Hạ Mountain inside Tràng An Heritage Site in northern Ninh Bình province has not been dismantled completely.
Honey collectors sweeten the deal
In U Minh District in the southernmost province of Cà Mau, there is a popular job called “gác kèo ong” which literally means 'the guard of honey bees hives'.
Clarity needed to lure investors in BOT projects
Nguyễn Danh Huy, general director of the transport ministry’s Public-Private Partnership Investment Project Management Department, speaks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper about measures to attract investors to participate in BOT projects.
City to auction prime land plots in Thủ Thiêm new urban area
HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong has approved a plan to auction the right to use nine so-called “golden” land plots in Thủ Thiêm new urban area in District 2 with total starting price of VNĐ27 trillion (US$1.18 billion).
Human trafficking hurts Central Highlands kids
Two children were returned to their families in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk in April after a week of suffering from forced labour in HCM City.
HN orders skinny houses destroyed
Vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội Nguyễn Thế Hùng, has ordered districts to quickly eliminate the city’s small and super-narrow houses—which have an area of less than 15 sq metres—by evicting residents, compensating them to move elsewhere and destroying the homes.
Trust Bank trial of eight former officials begins
The HCM City People’s Court yesterday began its trial of eight former officials of Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank) for allegedly “violating regulations on lending activities of credit institutes”.
HCM City industrial production index drops
The industrial production index of HCM City of the first four months rose merely 6.07 per cent compared with the 7.09 per cent of the same period of 2017, according to figures released at a meeting held yesterday to review the city’s socio-economic development.
Asian innovators collaborate to boost social projects
Innovators and researchers from Asian countries and territories are meeting to exchange experience and knowledge, discuss and collaborate at the 4th Fablab Asia Network Conference that opened yesterday in HCM City.
8,000 admitted for emergency treatment in HCM City
During the four-day Reunification Day-Labour Day weekend HCM City hospitals admitted more than 51,000 people, including 8,000 for emergency treatment, according to the city Department of Health.
VNA crew suspended for landing on wrong runway
The crew of a Vietnam Airlines (VNA) flight were suspended for landing on an unopened runway at Cam Ranh International Airport in Khánh Hòa Province on April 29.
Heavy rains flood HCM City streets
Heavy rainfall that lasted for a few hours in the early morning of May 2 flooded several streets and alleys in HCM City.
Two foreigners praised for saving children in Đà Nẵng
Two foreigners have been praised by the local authority for their bravery in rescuing two children stuck at a guest house that caught fire in central city of Đà Nẵng.
City pilots rental of public vehicles
A HCM City pilot car rental service for Government officials that began on May 1 is expected to save more than VNĐ100 million ($4,404) per month for the State budget.
Jobs sought for VN workers in Taiwan fire
The Department of Overseas Labour Management has directed the arrangement of work for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on Saturday.
Four Quảng Ninh-based cruises suspended for safety purposes
Four ships belonging to Nam Bình An Limited Co in the coastal northen city of Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh Province were suspended from operation by the local authorities for a safety check after an incident happening for one of their ships on May 1.
Gas trading violations affects businesses and consumers
The trading of low quality gas, illegal extraction and failure to ensure the safety continue posing dangers to the health and rights of consumers.
Seventy-nine people die on the roads
Seventy-nine were killed and another 79 injured so far in 113 traffic accidents nationwide during the Reunification Day-Labour Day holiday combo that ended on May 1, the National Traffic Safety Committee reported.
