Sharper focus on fight against fraud, fake goods as Tết nears

Đàm Thanh Thế, office chief of the National Steering Committee on anti smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit, speaks to Việt Nam News Agency about his committee’s resolve to fight bask trade fraudulence and fake goods, particularly in the up coming Lunar New Year Festival.

HCM City to pilot public car rentals

HCM City plans to run a pilot car rental service for Government officials to reduce expenditures, according to Võ Văn Hoan, spokesperson for the HCM City’s People’s Committee.

Bắc Giang looks at food safety

Authorities in the northern province of Bắc Giang have announced that nearly 2,000 enterprises violated regulations on food safety and hygiene last year.

Bắc Ninh police prosecute scrap owner for explosion

Local police from the northern province of Bắc Ninh has officially decided to prosecute Nguyễn Văn Tiến, the owner of scrap that exploded on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring nine people in Yên Phong District’s Quan Độ Village.

Typhoon Bolaven weakens

Typhoon Bolaven weakened as a tropical low-pressure system on Thursday morning after making landfall on coastal areas, stretching from Phú Yên Province to Ninh Thuận Province.

HCMC vocational schools struggle to enroll students

Although hundreds of thousands of university graduates fail to secure jobs, students and their families still hope to attend university at any cost—leaving vocational schools struggling to attract enough students to operate.

Beltway No 3 to help HCM City reduce traffic congestion

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Government for permission to start construction of sub-Project No 1 of Beltway No 3 ahead of schedule with the aim of dividing traffic flows and reducing the number of vehicles entering HCM City, which would reduce congestion in inner city districts.

Missing district head’s body found

Funtional forces found a dead male body in a house on the Alley 279, Hoàng Mai Street, Hoàng Mai District. The body bears similar charasteristics as Nguyễn Hồng Lâm, head of Quốc Oai District People’s Committee, who is missing several days before.

 

HCM City kicks off 2018 traffic safety campaign

The HCM City Traffic Safety Committee on January 3 kicked off the 2018 Traffic Safety Year Campaign with an aim to reduce the number of traffic incidents, deaths and injuries by 5 per cent compared to last year’s figures.

VNRC to provide Tết gifts to poor, AO victims

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has launched a humanitarian campaign to help the poor and Agent Orange (AO) victims ahead of the upcoming traditional Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

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