Smuggled ivory and pangolin scales seized in Đà Nẵng

Nearly 10 tonnes of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales were found at a container that disguised as plastic scrap in Tiên Sa port of the central city on October 4, marking it as the largest smuggled wildlife products via port of Đà Nẵng city.

 

FrieslandCampina to expand nutrition education, physical development programme

FrieslandCampina Vietnam and the Central Council of Hồ Chí Minh Young Pioneer Organisation are jointly organising a training course for implementation of the Milk Drinking- Exercising- Healthy Programme for 40 primary school teachers in Đà Nẵng who are in charge of making plans and managing activities for the organisation.

 

Huge bomb uncovered in Tây Ninh

The Military Command, in co-ordination with local authorities in the southern province of Tây Ninh, successfully defused a large bomb in Tân Biên District.

Hà Nội to have 25 new parks

Hà Nội People’s Committee aims to implement several projects to strengthen national capacity in response to climate change and environmental pollution in the capital during 2016-2020.

Local police to battle bank robberies

The Ministry of Public Security has called on local police forces to strengthen the fight against robberies at banks, banking transaction centres and gold shops.

Concerns raised of sewer plans

A proposal to build a sewer system into Kim Ngưu River, one of the most polluted in the city, has been objected by some senior architects.

All Vietnamese are to have decent houses of their own

Nguyễn Văn Lý, deputy director general of the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policy, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the challenges the bank has faced over the last five months implementing the Government Decree 100/2015 on the National Social Housing Program

Road damaged by trucks avoiding toll booth

Provincial highway No. 35, connecting  Hà Nội’ Sóc Sơn and Mê Linh districts, has been seriously damaged due to the burden of hundreds of heavy trucks travelling day and night, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn.

Awareness of rabies help save lives

More efforts and investment are needed to eliminate the risk of rabies in the country, said Dr Phạm Văn Đông, Director General of the Department of Animal Health today at a meeting marking World Rabies Day with the theme Rabies: Share the message, Save a Life.  

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