Việt Nam News

 Trương Thị Mai, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, yesterday presented gifts to celebrate Vesak 2017 .

The Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province customs on Monday set up a port control unit that will link up with international counterparts to secure customs clearance and prevent smuggling and transport of prohibited goods.

The Plant Protection Department is set to issue a new decree on fertiliser management to encourage legitimate producers and eradicate fake products, which are widepsread.

HCM City authorities are soliciting private investment in healthcare projects because public resources are limited, according to the Department of Planning and Investment.

A wide gender gap, improper legal framework and lack of self-confidence create major barriers for women, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to participate in political life in Việt Nam, Associate Professor Đỗ Thị Thạch from HCM National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPA) said yesterday.

Transferring the right of suing companies for overdue social insurance payment to workplace-based trade unions has not been as effective as lawmakers had expected.

An unidentified 20-year-old Vietnamese man was caught smuggling 1.5 kilos of rhino horn worth VNĐ2 billion (US$87,890) on a flight from Africa to Việt Nam on Monday.

A fine of up to VNĐ40 million (US$1,760) will be applied to the trading of pre-activated SIM cards, according to a decree on penalities on telecommunications, information and technology sector.

Hà Nội Police have arrested three Chinese nationals on the charge of using fake ATM cards to appropriate property.

Agricultural production in the capital city remains small-scale and outdated, despite successful land reform and investment in irrigation networks for many years, says the Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

Police in HCM City’s District 12 last week inaugurated a control centre for surveillance cameras they have installed to tackle street crimes and traffic violations and regulate public order and security.

Việt Nam needs to invest in human resources to take advantage of and keep updated about the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0, Nguyễn Văn Thụ, President of the Việt Nam Association of Mechanics said.

Hoàng Văn Tạ, 53, was the first person to farm salmon in his commune in the mountainous province of Lạng Sơn in 2007. Now he earns as much as VNĐ4-5 billion (US$180,000-$220,000) a year from salmon.

The shocking traffic accident that claimed 13 lives last weekend in the Central Highlands, and several such mishaps of late, underscore a failure to check rash driving at many levels. 

Around 1.1 million residents of central coastal cities are expected to benefit from a World Bank’s project to provide better sanitation services and better transport infrastructure in the region, according to the bank.

A new bridge officially opened to traffic in Phú Thuận A Commune, Hồng Ngự District, in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp after six months of trial use.

Border guards of the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Sunday destroyed some nine tonnes of oysters of unclear origin.

Certain vehicles will be banned from entering 10 different streets in Hà Nội during three rush-hour slots during the second APEC Senior Official Meeting (SOM2) from May 8-25, the city police has announced.