Việt Nam News

It is a risky, dangerous job with little protection and not much income, but many people in Bến Tre Province dive into rivers and search for scrap metal, sunk boats and other pieces of usable junk.

The deputy director of the city’s Department of Transport has pledged to step up inspections and law enforcement to reduce or eliminate the number of illegal buses operating in HCM City, following requests from authorised transport firms.

In the middle of a forest in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, classes teaching reading and writing for under-50-year-olds have been held in the evenings for the past two years.

International-standard training programmes are being used at many universities in HCM City to help improve the quality of human resources, representatives of higher education institutions said at a conference held yesterday.

Two passengers died and 14 others were injured in a serious bus accident early yesterday morning on the section of Highway 91 passing through Ô Môn District in Cần Thơ Province.

Many national historic relic sites in Hà Nội have been encroached upon for parking areas under the lax management of local authorities, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

Deputy Prime Minister, Trương Hòa Bình, has asked the People’s Committee of northern Hưng Yên Province to inspect Hồng (Red) and Luộc rivers for illegal sand mining.

As the flood season continues in the Mekong Delta region, fears of epidemics in cattle and poultry has led to a focus on disease prevention.

The southern province of Bình Dương plans to call for investment in 20 projects in transport infrastructure, healthcare and education during the 2017-20 period, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Trần Thanh Liêm said.

Sài Gòn Habour Gate’s Zone 1 Customs Branch, under HCM City Customs Department, launched an official investigation into the shipment of 1.3 tonnes of ivory.

A serious bus accident occurred early morning on October 6 on the section of Highway 91 passing through Ô Môn District in Cần Thơ Province, killing two and injuring 14.

Toll fee at the Biên Hòa Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) booth in Biên Hòa City will be slashed by 20 per cent from November 1 this year, according to the Việt Nam Road Administration (VRA) under the transport ministry.

Việt Nam has more than 18 million unofficial workers, according to a report released in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Việt Nam Railway has announced plans to operate extra trains for Tết (Lunar New Year) from February 2 to March 4 next year.

Đồng Nai Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hà Nội University of Culture on Wednesday held a seminar on improving factory workers’ social life in the southeastern region.

Hà Nội will take over three delayed transport projects from the Ministry of Transport to speed up efforts in curbing traffic jams in the city.

South Korea plans to open a consulate office in Đà Nẵng city to help the flow of tourism and investment between the two countries.

There will be a boom in green buildings in Việt Nam if the community’s awareness of environmental protection improves, an expert told a symposium in HCM City on Thursday.