Huế boat people chill out waiting for homes ashore

During wet, cold weather, bathing is a rare treat for Trần Quang, a boat resident in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province. Quang, 35, is one of more than 100 boat people living on a floating village in Thủy Phú Commune despite the tough, inconvenient life.

HCM City restarts pavement clean-up drive

The People’s Committee of HCM City on Tuesday (Jan 9) told District 1 authorities to review all parking lots that use parts of street pavements and close nonstandard lots by the end of this quarter.

HCM City continues administrative reforms

HCM City plans to improve its administrative procedures by using smartphone apps for tracking citizens’ submissions and forming working groups, according to Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of HCM City People’s Committee.

Việt Nam Construction Bank corruption trial continues

Phan Thành Mai, the indicted former general director of Việt Nam Construction Bank (VNCB), asked the court to reconsider the amount of purported loss on the third day of his trial for “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences” at his former bank.

 

Blood type O shortage

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion has called on citizens to donate blood type O until the Lunar New Year.

2 men held for smuggling heroin

Police in northern Điện Biên Province have busted a drug trafficking ring, arresting two traffickers and seizing 21 cakes of heroin weighing 7.5kg.

Villages for orphans celebrate

SOS Children’s Villages Việt Nam, which provides homes for thousands of orphans and abandoned children nationwide, on Tuesday celebrated its 30th birthday. 

Toll fee exemptions, reductions okayed

A new regime of exemptions and a 50 per cent fee reduction for commercial vehicles registered in a nearby ward will be applied at the controversial Cần Thơ-Phụng Hiệp toll booth from January 20.

Corruption trial enters second day

The Supreme People’s Procuracy released yesterday an indictment of Phạm Công Danh, ex-chairman of the members’ board, for “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing severe consequences” at the Việt Nam Construction Bank (VNCB).

 

Dead patient brought back to life

A patient who suffered a stroke and was declared clinically dead for 20 minutes has been released after 10 days of treatment, doctors from Hoàn Mỹ Đà Nẵng Hospital said yesterday.

Hải Phòng plans 4 big transport projects

The northern port city of Hải Phòng plans to implement four main transport projects in the period 2016-20, with foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling nearly US$500 million.

Report claims Vietnamese ’too short’

 In 2017, more than two million children in Việt Nam were stunted and 1.2 million were underweight, according to a report by National Institute of Nutrition.

Icy weather hits the North

People in the northern mountains shivered yesterday as temperature dropped to freezing point - and snow is likely to blanket Sa Pa Township this morning.

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