Việt Nam News

Bidding must open soon for investors to carry out the 11 projects needed to complete the North-South Express, deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has said.

Lò Thị Phong from Chiềng Chung Commune in Mai Sơn District in the mountain province of Sơn La, has cultivated coffee for more than 10 years on 5,000 square metres of land, but she still finds life difficult.

The HCM City Traffic Safety Committee has deployed various measures to ensure traffic safety and order in the city before and during Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The Spring Volunteer Campaign, the 10th of its kind, was officially launched in HCM City yesterday with the participation more than 30,000 local students.

The Việt Nam Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Zone 3 has saved two foreign sailors after an accident in the waters off the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

HCM City will use a US$278 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the fourth phase of Belt Road 3 project extending from National Highway No.22 to Bến Lức District in Long An Province.

For 15 years, a retired photographer has volunteered to work as a traffic cop to help curb traffic jams in a suburban commune.

Customs officers at the Lao Bảo Border Gate in central Quảng Trị Province apprehended smugglers last Saturday seeking to illegally bring firecrackers into Việt Nam from Laos.

The People’s Committee of HCM City has sent an urgent message to 24 districts to shut down most parking lots using pavements by the end of March.

Japanese companies in Việt Nam are seeking more personnel, especially at the managerial level, as investment from Japan has risen greatly in recent years.

Dried-fish processing villages in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are busy making fried fish to meet demand for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday which falls on February 16 this year.

State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in a new decision.

As Tết (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hà Nội citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

The Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has helped improve the quality of meals for workers as it makes the issue part of the collective bargaining between employers and employees.

A jury in Việt Nam yesterday made awards to five outstanding female scientists for their research in the field of materials science and life science last year.

Search forces have recovered two bodies believed to be among the 15 fishermen lost after four ships sank on Monday.

A strong cold spell hit Sa Pa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai on Wednesday night. At 7am yesterday the lowest temperature in Sa Pa Town was 1.9 degrees Celsius, which was lower than that of Wednesday by 0.9 degrees. This marks the lowest temperature recorded in the town this winter. — VNA/VNS Photo Hương Thu 

A father who allegedly poisoned his three children before attempting suicide is expected to be charged, Hậu Giang Province police said yesterday. The children all recovered in hospital.