Inadequate urban planning stresses residents

Irrationalities in urban planning and management have led to an overly dense urban population and an overloaded transport infrastructure in the capital city of Hà Nội.

 

Vietnam News Agency leader active in China

General Director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi met head of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s Propaganda Department Huang Kunming in Beijing, China on April 26 morning, as part of his working trip from April 24-28.

Agricultural ministry ranks food safety management

Just 13 out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide are considered to have good practice of food safety management, according to a newly-released report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Smuggled pangolin scales seized

HCM City’s Customs Department yesterday seized nearly 3.8 tonnes of pangolin scales, illegally imported to Cát Lái Port, District 2.

Vietnam People’s Navy ship visits Cambodia

A sailing ship, coded HQ-286 and named Lê Quý Đôn, of the Việt Nam People’s Navy with 116 crew members from the Việt Nam Naval Academy docked at Sihanoukville port in West Cambodia for a four-day official visit to the country between April 25 and 28.

Tây Ninh launches new irrigation work project

 The Tây Ninh Province People’s Committee on Friday started the construction work on an irrigation project in the western area of the Vàm Cỏ Đông River in Hảo Đước Commune, Châu Thành District.

Blood donors to cover 2% of population

Việt Nam has set a goal to increase the blood donation rate in the country to cover at least two per cent of the population by 2022 through voluntary donors.

Lorry falls into river in Lâm Đồng

A bridge collapsed leaving a lorry being hang on it in an accident happened at about 7am on Friday in Đạ K’nàng Commune, Đam Rông District in the Central Highlands of Lâm Đồng.

Việt Nam sees decrease in traffic accidents

Việt Nam registered over 1,300 traffic accidents from March 16 to April 15, resulting in 639 fatalities and 1,009 injured people, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Driving schools at fault for easy driving tests

Many driving training centres in HCM City ignore regulations, and encourage learners to pay additional fees aside from tuition in return for guaranteed success in theory tests required for drivers’ licenses.

 

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