Province to invest $17m to clear post-war ammunition

Central Bình Định Province will invest more than VNĐ392 billion (US$17.1 million) to continue implementing a programme on clearing post-war bombs, mines and explosives in four affected areas in the province.

Korean constructor to cover Vĩnh Tân 4 incident

South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, general constructor of the Vĩnh Tân Thermal Power Plant No 4 in Bình Thuận Province, will take responsibility for the fire at the construction site .

Mass food poisoning in Tiền Giang

Some 70 textile workers were hospitalised at Tiền Giang Province’s Cai Lậy General Hospital on Wednesday for allegedly food poisoning.

Man sells trees meant for local cemetery

Man set up a fraud by selling huge trees meant for a war matyr cemetery in Quảng Trị. Huge trees at community places are subjects to be protected under Vietnamese laws.

Central provinces to tap maritime tourism potential

The central province of Quảng Nam plans to upgrade part of its Kỳ Hà Port for cruise services to nearby islands, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Đinh Hài has told Việt Nam News.

Thousands of Hanoians lack clean water

Up to 2,000 households with 7,800 residents in Văn Đức Commune of Hà Nội’s Gia Lâm District do not have access to clean water following the Health Ministry’s standards.

Methanol poisoning up in Hà Nội

An increase in the number of serious methanol poisoning cases reported in Hà Nội in the past several days has raised concerns among the city’s many drinkers and health authorities.

VN worker assistance programme launched

This year’s Assistance Programme for Workers was launched last Saturday (March 4) to provide free employment information for people who are seeking jobs in HCM City and other provinces, including Quảng Bình, Quảng Nam, Cần Thơ, Tiền Giang, and Đắk Nông.

Truck driver training to be offered nationwide

Last year, a couple was killed and their daughter injured after a truck hit their motorbike on Highway 51 in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Tân Thành District, which has the highest rate of fatalities in the province.

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