Việt Nam News

Hồ Chí Minh City People’s High Court yesterday upheld the lower court’s 30-year prison sentence given to the former board Chairman of the Việt Nam Construction Bank (VNCB), Phạm Công Danh.

A programme on thrift practice and anti-wastefulness in the 2016-2020 period was issued last week in Hà Nội by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in order to free up needed resources for economic growth and social security.

HCM City has begun operating electric buses on a pilot basis on three short routes, including one targeted at tourists.

The Ministry of Health has managed to simplify majority of its administrative reform procedures, which has contributed to the satisfaction of people over its services.

General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng praised the “outstanding performance” of the Party Central Committee’s office while extending Tet greetings to its staff yesterday.

As part of the healthcare programme Care for Tết 2017, HCM City doctors have been offering free health exams to residents in the city and neighbouring provinces of Bình Phước, Đồng Nai and Tây Ninh as well as to soldiers stationed at border areas.

The central provincial port authority of Quảng Ngãi has assigned nine passenger boats and 15 cargo ships to serve commuters and islanders traveling to Lý Son Island ahead of Tết (lunar New Year).

Three blazes happened on Tuesday night, destroying houses and forest in Thanh Hóa, Quảng Ninh and Sóc Trăng provinces. 

Bình Dương Province’s Fatherland Front Committee on Monday organised a celebration for 200 overseas Vietnamese visitors for Tết (Lunar New Year), which began this week.

A fisherman and his wife in the central coastal Province of Nghệ An, Diễn Châu District. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Five fishermen from Bình Định Province were rescued and taken home safely on Monday after their boat sank in rough seas on Sunday.

More than 10 tonnes of sweet meat without original and hygiene-related certificates were destroyed on Monday in Đà Lạt, the online newspaper Vietnamplus reported.

More than 370,000 cases of traffic violations have been discovered and fined for one month nationwide, the online newspaper Vietnamplus reported.

The health insurance medical information system, rolled out last June, is the optimal solution to ensure transparency and prevent insurance fraud. This consensus of opinion was evident among Government officials  at a conference by the Việt Nam Social Security agency on Monday to announce its review on yjr implementation of the health insurance medical information assessment system.

The Hà Nội traffic police’s proposal to allow Hanoians to own only one car and one registration plate interferes with the citizens’ right to own property.

Firefighters from Hà Nội's Firefighting Police Office have put out a blaze that occurred at Dịch Vọng Market in Cầu Giấy District early this morning.

The National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) said it plans to put into operation 63 projects worth over VNĐ21.2 trillion (US$934.43 million) in 2017.