Green team work

People yesterday join a cleaning operation in canals along provincial highway No 428 in Tri Thủy Commune, Hà Nội’s Phú Xuyên District.

Deadly medical accident needs further investigation

The People’s Court of Hòa Bình City in the northern province of Hòa Bình yesterday decided to return dossiers on the medical incident which caused nine deaths to the provincial People’s Procuracy for additional investigation.

Cần Thơ to foster relations with the US

The People’s Committee of Cần Thơ City on June 4 held a meeting with the US ambassador and others to discuss investment potential and chances to promote multidisciplinary cooperation between Cn Thơ City and US businesses and government agencies.

Solar power set for schools in Quảng Nam

The central power corporation, under the Việt Nam Electricity (EVN), has debuted the first solar power system for three junior secondary schools in the central provincial districts of Duy Xuyên, Đại Lộc and Quế Sơn, providing a ‘green’ energy and money saving from power consumption.

Terrorism trial reopens after court receives 14 letters of appeal

The People’s High Court in HCM City on June 4 opened a new trial in the case of 16 people who allegedly plotted to use petrol bombs to blow up Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport as the country was preparing to celebrate Liberation Day, a national holiday which marks the liberation of the south on April 30, 1975. 

 

 

Contract signed for feasibility study for Long Thành airport

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) and the joint venture JFV (Japan, France and Việt Nam) have signed a contract on a consultancy and feasibility study for the first phase of the proposed Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

Emergency landing saves ill passenger

A plane on the way from Hà Nội to Đà Lạt City had to make an emergency landing at Đà Nẵng International Airport as a male passenger fainted at 10,000m in the air.

Traffic accidents plague southern highways

Connecting Việt Nam’s biggest city with its southern provinces, two major highways going through HCM City pose several risks of traffic accidents that spans from drivers’ attitude to cattle running and stubble burning.

Health ministry warns on swine flu threat

The Ministry of Health has issued a number of recommendations in light of a recent incident in which some 16 patients, their relatives and health officials at Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City on Saturday tested positive for swine flu (A/H1N1), according to the city’s Preventive Health Centre.

Buildings, car parking lots encroach on public spaces

Big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City have few parks and playgrounds because many plots earmarked for this purpose were being used for parking, business or other projects, reported Lao Động (Labour) Newspaper.

PP 2018 successfully concludes in Khánh Hòa

The US Navy’s hospital ship USNS Mercy left the port of Nha Trang on Saturday after two-week mission in Nha Trang, the central coast province of Khánh Hòa as part of the Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) since May 17.

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