

16 million pre-activated SIM cards locked
As many as 16 million of the 17 million pre-activated SIM cards that were recalled have been locked by service providers as of January 15
As many as 16 million of the 17 million pre-activated SIM cards that were recalled have been locked by service providers as of January 15
Sixteen transport companies have announced increases to bus ticket prices of between 10 and 60 per cent, depending on the route, during the upcoming Tết holiday.
The embankment built to prevent landslides, which belongs to the Ngàn Trươi-Cẩm Trang Irrigation Project in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, is seriously damaged.
The International Manpower Development Organisation (IM Japan) on Thursday presented 1,000 wheelchairs to invalids and people with disabilities.
People in Hà Nội release carps to give Ông Công-Ông Táo (Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods) a ride to Heaven to deliver an annual report on the household's activities to the God of Heaven today.
Online services for exchanging old notes for new ones mushroom in the days prior to the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, although the activity is illegal and charges fees ranging from eight to 120 per cent in some cases.
Following the rapid development of information technology and the proliferation of various news sources, demand for updated information is rising, provoking fierce competition among media agencies, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said at a national conference in Hà Nội on Wednesday to review media performance in 2016 and set tasks for 2017.
Trần Đức Anh Sơn, deputy director of the Institute for Socio-Economic Development (ISED) in Đà Nẵng, yesterday donated to Hoàng Sa District several documents and old maps that clearly establish Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracels) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Officials from the Việt Nam General Labor Confederation have voiced concern over a recent proposal revoking the maternity benefits to which female workers are entitled.
Solutions to ease traffic congestion on the Pháp Vân intersection of Hà Nội have been proposed by the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam.
Hà Nội authorities have asked three construction giants to devise planning schemes to develop the areas along the iconic Hồng (Red) River that flows past the capital city.
The HCM City People’s Committee plans to build two more water plants in an aim to improve water supply by 2019.
HCM City has agreed to the Transport Department’s proposal to open temporary smart parking lots in downtown areas to meet demand.
HCM City authorities have asked Chợ Rẫy Hospital, the major hospital in the southern region, to build new medical facilities and satellite hospitals to reduce severe patient overloading at city hospitals.
More than 280 blood-pressure screening spots have been set up in HCM City under the Communities for Healthy Hearts programme.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday urged residents to give children the complete four doses of the diphtheria vaccine.
Two Laotians were arrested on Wednesday for smuggling some 41,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Việt Nam, according to the border force of the central province of Quảng Bình.
The Cần Thơ City Police on Wednesday asked the municipal People’s Procuracy to prosecute nine traffic inspectors for receiving bribes.
Inspectors from the Ministry of Health discovered 244 cases related to the trade and manufacture of unsafe dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products last year.
The Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee, Youth Union and Student Support Centre have gifted bus tickets to 5,000 disadvantaged students and workers for returning home for Tết (Lunar New Year).