Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for stringent management of liquor products following a series of alcohol poisoning cases.

HCM City Food Safety Management Board was officially launched last Sarturday to ensure health and quality of living for people in the city.

Local authorities of Nghệ An Province’s Quỳ Hợp District are investigating the breach in a wall of a tin tailing pond, resulting in the polluting of rivers and killing fish in the district, said Vi Thanh Tường, vice chairman of the district’s People’s Committee said yesterday.

Hà Nội investigative police has decided to prosecute a recent case of methanol poisoning that hospitalised 12 college students in the capital’s Cầu Giấy District.

Many bridges in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have restricted navigational clearance height and width, posing potential risks of accidents for vessels and affecting the development of local waterway transport.

Hà Nội People’s Committee has asked relevant agencies to take measures to speed up the issuance of land use right certificates to individuals and organisations in the city.

Construction on the Bưng Bridge project in HCM City’s Tân Phú and Bình Tân districts will begin in April, according to the city’s Urban Traffic Management Zone No.1.

HCM City plans to become a smart city, and the task requires concerted efforts by the administration and information technology community, a top city leader has said.

Around 15,000 ethnic students in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will receive 900 tonnes of rice in the first phase of a support programme for the second academic semester this year.

Physical education is considered as important as academic education, but the role of physical education is limited in many schools, showing the need for more investment in infrastructure and manpower in the field.

The low-cost hotel newly opened by the National Cancer Hospital at its branch in Tân Triều Commune, Thanh Trì District much helps relieve burdens of patients and their family members during their stay for treatment at the hospital.

The salt price in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu has increased two to three times compared to last year, according to local farmers.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has set itself a target of producing 63,000 tonnes of prawn and shrimp on brackish-water farms this year.

The health ministry has asked Hà Nội and HCM City to expand specialised inspection on food safety to 100 per cent of its districts and communes after successful trial implementation of this model.

Overloaded vehicles are once again being spotted on roads and highways across the country, despite the Government crackdown.

The city’s market management force on Thursday seized 1,000 litres of unknown origin home-made alcohol at a local private shop.

Many pavements in Hà Nội have been cleared on the first day of a campaign to curb encroachment on sidewalks, authorised agencies have said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the Central Highlands region to develop into a prosperous area by promoting its biodiversity, cultural values and organic agriculture.