In an effort to prevent taxis from driving around to pick up passengers and causing traffic congestion, at the beginning of this month the HCM City authorities launched a pilot programme placing five taxi stands at five locations in the downtown area of District 1.
The southern provinces of Tây Ninh and Bình Dương yesterday started building the new road ĐT 784 and upgrading the 782 – 784 existing road to better link the two provinces at total cost of VNĐ2 trillion (US$87.5 million).
The Mekong Delta provinces need to apply advanced technology in agriculture, human resources training, e-government and climate-change adaptation, experts said yesterday at a conference held in Vĩnh Long Province.
Việt Nam’s first-ever high speed train running from Hà Nội to HCM City is projected to cost more than US$58 billion, project consultants unveiled on Tuesday.
With the new school year approaching, 43 cities and provinces across the country are facing a shortage of teachers.
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face a lack of qualified facilities and government support policies, while parents lack sufficient knowledge about the disorder, experts said at a conference held in HCM City on August 29.
Việt Nam's rapid progress in research and application of biotechnology in agriculture is contributing to the country's goals for green growth and to farmers’ demands, according to experts.
Better managing the production, trading and use of herbicides is an urgent task for Việt Nam and the world, said Hồ Xuân Hùng, head of the Vietnam General Council of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Train travel is falling behind other forms of transport, as passengers are choosing air and roads ahead of the tracks.
Provinces in low-lying areas in the Mekong Delta are at risk of heavy flooding due to water from upstream coupled with quickly rising tides, especially in Kiên Giang, An Giang, Đồng Tháp and Long An provinces.
The Hạ Long – Hải Phòng Expressway and Bạch Đằng Bridge will be open to traffic on September 1
The coastal province of Ninh Thuận has asked the Government for more funds to improve the quality of life of ethnic minorities and local residents in mountainous regions.
The entire length of the Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi highway, connecting the two central provinces, will open for traffic from National Day, September 2.
The People’s Procuracy of Đắk Nông Province has begun criminal proceedings against Bùi Văn Khang for abusing position and power while performing duties in the case relating to Phan Hữu Phượng (also known as Moustache Phượng).
Border guards in central Quảng Trị province on Tuesday arrested a Lao man carrying 65,800 methamphetamine pills from Laos to Việt Nam. The man was named as Liep Latsavong, 19, residing in the Lao province of Savannakhet.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday signed a decision to establish a National Committee on E-Government – a step closer to realising Việt Nam’s ambition of streamlining Government procedures with online technologies.
The central city and Turku city, Finland have inked a Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation of sea port development, logistics, public transport and smart traffic.
Việt Nam is striving towards producing its own vaccines that can rival foreign ones both in terms of quality and costs by 2020, deputy health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long said.
Bình Thuận Province is preparing measures to prevent an outbreak of dengue fever in the peak rainy season.
HCM City needs to improve energy efficiency and collaborate with international organisations to become a low-carbon and sustainable city, experts told a meeting held in the city on Tuesday.
