Two toll stations to be inspected

The Việt Nam Road Administration has decided to conduct inspections and apply closer supervision of toll collection and turnover at two more toll stations managed and operated by Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) investors.

Việt Nam, US join hands to tackle post-war consequences

Good settlement of post-war matters like AO/dioxin victims as well as leftover bombs and mines in Việt Nam will make contributions to consolidating and promoting friendship between Việt Nam and the US, said Nguyễn Tâm Chiến, President of the Việt Nam-USA Society (VUS).

Quảng Nam struggles to hire doctors

The central province of Quảng Nam is struggling to recruit doctors for public hospitals and clinics because of low pay and tough working conditions.

HCM City to build $158m canal dyke

HCM city has announced plans to invest VNĐ3.6 trillion (US$158.4 million) in the construction of a levee along the canal complex of Tham Lương, Bến Cát and Nước Lên.

Cambodian woman held for gold smuggling

A 60-year-old Cambodian woman has been arrested and charged with smuggling eight kilograms of gold from her country into the southern province of An Giang.

 

Talks aim to better manage social insurance fund

The Việt Nam Social Insurance Agency will prioritise the development of e-transaction systems to help control costs and prevent abuse of the social insurance fund this year, officials have said.

Cần Thơ Police seize smuggled tobacco

Police from the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on Sunday seized nearly 4,200 packages of cigarettes that were being transported from An Giang Province to the city for consumption.

 

Needy people receive free heart checkups, medicines

Nearly 200 underprivileged children in the northern province of Ninh Bình received free cardiac examinations from doctors from the National Heart Institute and provincial obstetrics and paediatrics hospital on Sunday.

Seeing sexual harassment for what it is

The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace - an often subtle but disturbing form of aggression – is increasingly troubling without actions taken to stop it

Quảng Ninh kilns to stop operation by 2018

All temporary limestone kilns will be forced to stop operation by 2018, as part of an effort to curb environmental pollution and promote safety, the northern coastal Quảng Ninh Province’s People’s Committee has announced.

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