City to auction prime land plots in Thủ Thiêm new urban area

HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong has approved a plan to auction the right to use nine so-called “golden” land plots in Thủ Thiêm new urban area in District 2 with total starting price of VNĐ27 trillion (US$1.18 billion).

HN orders skinny houses destroyed

Vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội Nguyễn Thế Hùng, has ordered districts to quickly eliminate the city’s small and super-narrow houses—which have an area of less than 15 sq metres—by evicting residents, compensating them to move elsewhere and destroying the homes.

Trust Bank trial of eight former officials begins

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday began its trial of eight former officials of Đại Tín Bank (Trust Bank) for allegedly “violating regulations on lending activities of credit institutes”.

HCM City industrial production index drops

The industrial production index of HCM City of the first four months rose merely 6.07 per cent compared with the 7.09 per cent of the same period of 2017, according to figures released at a meeting held yesterday to review the city’s socio-economic development.

Asian innovators collaborate to boost social projects

Innovators and researchers from Asian countries and territories are meeting to exchange experience and knowledge, discuss and collaborate at the 4th Fablab Asia Network Conference that opened yesterday in HCM City.

City pilots rental of public vehicles

A HCM City pilot car rental service for Government officials that began on May 1 is expected to save more than VNĐ100 million ($4,404) per month for the State budget.

Jobs sought for VN workers in Taiwan fire

The Department of Overseas Labour Management has directed the arrangement of work for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on Saturday.

Four Quảng Ninh-based cruises suspended for safety purposes

Four ships belonging to Nam Bình An Limited Co in the coastal northen city of Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh Province were suspended from operation by the local authorities for a safety check after an incident happening for one of their ships on May 1.

Seventy-nine people die on the roads

Seventy-nine were killed and another 79 injured so far in 113 traffic accidents nationwide during the Reunification Day-Labour Day holiday combo that ended on May 1, the National Traffic Safety Committee reported.

Draft of amended Law on Education raises concerns

Proposals for draft amended Law on Education by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), especially regulations on private nurseries, are raising concerns among the public, including parents and nursery school teachers.

Đà Nẵng motel fire extinguished

Firefighters in the city of Đà Nẵng extinguished a fire at the three-storey Bảo Hoàng Motel on Kinh Dương Vương Street, Liên Chiểu District on May 1.

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