Recent scaffolding collapse attributed to overloading
Local authorities have attributed overloading as the initial cause for the scaffolding collapse in Hà Nội’s Nam Từ Liêm District.
Apatite plant’s sewer breaks, flooding Lào Cai
A sewer line of an apatite factory in northern Lào Cai Province broke on Wednesday, flooding some local households and their crops.
Head-on collision kills 2, injures 3
Two people were killed and three others were injured after a car crashed into a truck in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk on Thursday.
HCM City hopes to meet tariff target
HCM City Customs Department has collected more than VNĐ109 trillion (US$ 4.8 billion) in export-import duty revenues in 2017, translating to an increase of 7.75 per cent compared to 2016.
The strawberry whisperer with a BA in economics
After graduation from Hà Nội’s National Economic University, all the friends of Bachelor of Economics Vũ Văn Lực sought jobs in the city. But Lực decided to return to his homeland in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La to realize his dream of cultivating strawberries.
Illegal builders in the spotlight
The Ministry of Construction has again proposed that water and electricity be cut off at illegal constructions although this solution stopped in 2015 because of its inconsistency with regulations.
Phạm Công Danh acknowledges money transfer
Phạm Công Danh told the court yesterday that he had transferred VNĐ600 billion (US$27 million) to Hứa Thị Phấn, a former high-level advisor of Trust Bank, and had used VNĐ500 billion ($22.7 million) to increase registered capital at VNCB.
Experts emphasise gender equality in VN’s HIV response
The current national response to HIV fails to adequately respond to the diverse needs and rights of the main affected groups – women and girls.
Wage, insurance reform priorities: PM
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday urged the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to accelerate wage and social insurance reform projects.
Hydropower plants in Hà Giang province violate norms
The People’s Committee of northern mountainous Hà Giang Province has found many small hydropower plants in the locality violating norms.
Researchers suggest ban on mobile phone while driving
Transport researchers have suggested banning the use of mobile phone while car driving as it threatens road safety.
Parking ban at toll stations
The Directorate for Roads has asked investors of road projects under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts to ban cars from parking for over five minutes at toll stations.
Hà Nội to have 30 firework sites
Fireworks will be displayed at 30 locations in Hà Nội on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
Thousands of seats available on north-south trains
Some 170,000 seats are available for railway passengers going from north to south Việt Nam and vice versa before and after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.
Illegal Vietnamese workers caught in Malaysia
Twenty-one Vietnamese and Thai women without valid labour documents were caught at an entertainment facility in Puchong town, Malaysian police said on Wednesday.
Filipino stroke victim rescued at sea
A crew member on the Liberian-flagged Maribor was rescued at sea after suffering a stroke on the way from Singapore to China on Tuesday. He was treated at the International VinMec Hospital in Đà Nẵng.
VN to focus on digital government for growth
Digital government is becoming common in countries in the world, as industries increasingly rely on Government databases to promote growth and socio-economic development.
Helmets for Families programme raises awareness about helmet use
The Helmets for Families programme will donate more than 4,000 helmets to schools in HCM City’s outlying districts of Củ Chi and Hóc Môn during the 2017-2018 school year.
Scaffolding collapse kills three
Three workers died after a scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Hà Nội’s Nam Từ Liêm district on Wednesday morning.
Former BIDV chair stilll absent at corruption trial as he seeks medical care in Singapore
Trần Bắc Hà, former chairman of Việt Nam Bank for Investment and Development’s (BIDV) board of directors had yet to appear in court for the trial on Jan 16 of Phạm Công Danh, ex-chairman of Việt Nam Construction Bank’s (VNCB) board of directors, who has been charged with “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences”.
