Cai Lậy BOT station to re-open in June

The Cai Lậy BOT toll station in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang is scheduled to re-open in June after operation was suspended for over six months.

Indian navy ships visit Đà Nẵng Port

Three Indian naval ships—frigate Sahyadri, fleet tanker Shakti and anti-submarine stealth corvette Kamorta—with 900 crew members began a four-day friendly visit at Đà Nẵng City’s Tiên Sa Port on May 21.

Land erosion wreak havoc in Cà Mau

Land erosions have caused major damage to property in Cà Mau Province’s Năm Căn District, the Vietnam News Agency reported on May 20. 

 

Last section of national expressway set for completion

The Năm Căn-Đất Mũi road section on the Hồ Chí Minh National Expressway is expected to be finished by June 2018, a project management board representative said on Sunday. The 7.4km road in the southern province of Cà Mau is the last section of the expressway, which was financed with VNĐ3.9 trillion (US$172 million) in government bonds.

 

Missing backpacker’s body found

The body of Thi An Kiện, 24, a backpacker, who was previously reported missing on May 12, was found on Sunday in the coastal central province of Bình Thuận’s Phan Dũng Commune.

Students snub Cần Thơ vocational schools

While many universities in Cần Thơ city have managed to reach 65-100 per cent of their enrolment quotas this year, many vocational schools and colleges are struggling to find students since admission to universities is easier than ever before.

Preserving urban heritage is a must

Professor Doctor and Architect Hoàng Đạo Thúy talks to Nhân Dân newspaper about the need to create harmony between the nation’s heritage conservation and development.

Mekong farmers switch to growing lemongrass

More rice farmers in Tiền Giang Province’s Tân Phú Đông District have switched to planting lemongrass as part of the district’s agricultural restructuring to adapt to climate change.

Young volunteers help community

Despite sultry hot weather, the traditional medicines clinic in the Northwest Nghệ An General Hospital is full of patients waiting for young doctor Lá Văn Khôi to receive free-of-charge health examination from him.

Info database needs public support

The Digital Vietnamese knowledge system, an ambitious Government funded open database similar to Wikipedia, now boasts more than 10,000 articles, alongside 3.5 million question and answers following its launch in January.

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