Rubber plantations destroyed by storm

Rubber growers in central Quảng Trị Province’s Vĩnh Linh District are devastated after some 1,000ha of their rubber plantations were damaged by tropical storm Sonca.

Science Avenue is named in central Bình Định Province

The central Bình Định Province got its ever first Science Avenue following a naming ceremony co-organised by provincial People’s Committee and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) on Thursday.

Schools to up traffic safety ed

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to strengthen education of traffic rules and traffic culture for all students from pre-school to high school.

PM urges nation to care for revolutionaries

Caring for revolution contributors is an important and frequent political task of the Party and State, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the national conference commending outstanding individuals who rendered service to the nation held in Hà Nội yesterday.

The man who built an alcohol-free village

People often say it’s not easy to change one’s habits, but a man from Cu Pua Village in the central province of Quảng Trị has succeeded and inspired others to follow.

 

See bigger picture, HCMC told

Deputy PM Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked HCM City authorities to adjust the city’s master plan by carefully considering solutions to improve road infrastructure and connections with surrounding provinces.

Smuggling, trade fraud on the rise

The national steering committee against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit (Steering Committee 389) has reported that 12,000 smuggling and trade fraud cases were penalised over the first six months of 2017, an increase of 1,000 cases compared to the same period of 2016.

HCM City steps up flood-prevention efforts

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked all investors to maintain water drainage systems of their buildings’ basements as part of a wider effort to control flooding.

High school students need more driving skills

High school students are involved in 90 per cent of child-related traffic accidents in Ha Noi, both as drivers of motorbikes and bicycles, and victims. Another 10 percent are smaller children driven or carried by adults, according to a study sponored by the National Committee for Road Safety and the Việt Nam Association of Motorbike Manufacturers (VAMM).

313,000 households to receive housing aid

Around 313,700 houses will be renovated and/or built for Vietnamese citizens in recognition of their contribution to the nation in the second phase of the housing aid project.

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