City anti-landslide projects lag

Many anti-landslide projects in HCM City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capital resources and slow progress of land clearance and compensation, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

Highway 12B construction delayed

Efforts to restore and upgrade National Highway 12B section in Nho Quan district and Tam Điệp city of Ninh Bình Province will likely not be completed by late June as scheduled due to lack of progress on ground clearance.

Youngsters will lead Việt Nam to future prosperity

Young Vietnamese entrepreneurs must pay attention to six crucial steps in order to successfully found a startup business, said CEO of Startup Việt Nam Foundation (SVF) Phạm Duy Hiếu at a forum held on Friday in Hải Phòng.

19th Asian Physics Olympiad launched in Hà Nội

The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) kicked off at Hà Nội’s University of Science and Technology on May 6, attracting the participation of 188 contestants from 25 countries and territories.

Task force to combat pickpockets in buses

A special task force has been set up to strengthen social order and security at transit points and in buses during peak hours in the capital city of Hà Nội.

 

An Giang’s infertile paddies grow other crops

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang switched to growing other crops on 20,000ha of paddy fields during the 2017-18 winter-spring crop, earning big profits and managing to cope with climate change.

VN authority tightens aviation safety

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines, airport authorities and air traffic management officials to tighten supervision to ensure aviation safety.

Hospitals running out of patients

Financial and managerial autonomy for public hospitals has yielded positive changes, but district hospitals have seen limited benefits and new challenges.

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