Tollbooths proposed for HCM City

Innovative Technology Development Corporation has sent a proposal to the HCM City People’s Committee to install automatic tollbooths to collect tolls from vehicles entering the city centre.

HCM City tackles traffic woes

More flyovers and tunnels will be built in HCM City to reduce traffic congestion, the city’s Department of Transportation has said.

Shark found on Hạ Long Bay shore identified

 Scientists have identified the species of a shark found on the shore of Hạ Long Bay in northern coastal Quảng Ninh Province, whose image was posted on social network recently.

An old educator can teach us all a lesson

Teacher Ngô Mạnh Cường, 60, was one of the few residents of the capital city’s outer district of Ứng Hòa honoured for their virtues and contribution to society in the city last year.

Sympathy to Mexico over earth quake losses

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday offered his sympathy to his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto over the heavy losses of human lives and property caused by the strong earthquake on September 19.

APEC Women and Economy Forum to organise in Huế City

The APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum will take place from September 26 to 29 in Huế City of the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế, deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Đào Hồng Lan, told a press conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Boat with 17 fishermen on board rescued

A boat with 17 fishermen on board was rescued after being stranded at sea for a day, according to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre.

APEC media centre to open soon

The International Media Centre for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit has been completed for official launching in mid October after one year decoration.

300 Vietnamese farmers honoured for excellence

Some 300 farmers were honoured here on Tuesday for achieving excellent results in the manufacture and trade of agricultural products and for creating jobs for over 11 million labourers.

 

Ministry of Health suspends use, trade of medicine

The Drug Administration of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Health has requested a halt to purchases and use of three batches of Human Albumin 20% due to concerns over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

 

Social Security seeks int’l mentors

The Việt Nam Social Security agency said it would continue to strengthen ties with other organisations in countries and territories to establish a more modern and efficient social security system.

Hip replacement results improve in VN

Highly skilled doctors in Việt Nam using advanced prostheses and techniques have improved the quality and success rate of hip replacement surgery to a level as high as that of other countries.

 

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