Việt Nam News

While a student condominium project has been halted due to a capital shortage, plans to give it a second life as a social housing complex have run aground due to the failure of Hà Nội authorities and the Ministry of Construction to compromise.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday granted the Vietnamese Women newspaper a merit certificate acknowledging their contribution to the women’s empowerment since the Đổi mới (Renewal) era.

The central city of Đà Nẵng will allocate funds of VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$146 million) to build a new drainage system and upgrade sewage works to deal with possible floods this year.

Việt Nam must exploit its water resources more efficiently if it is to ensure the remaining 4.5 million local people without tap water gain access, while at the same time the growing population and economy put additional strain on water capacity.

The blooming lucrative business of raising edible-nest swiftlets has led Mekong Delta families to race to turn their own homes into potential birdhouses—a process in which they play an all-day siren call to attract the birds.

Việt Nam Railways (VNR) has proposed a project to the Ministry of Transport to repair and upgrade 100 level crossings on the North-South railway route.

The Vinh Airport in northern Nghệ An Province will be fined VNĐ40 million (US$1,800) after a man without a boarding card was caught boarding a flight. 

The People’s Court here on Monday opened the first-instance criminal hearing of nine former officials who are allegedly responsible for the rupture of the Đà River pipeline 18 times.

The capital’s Social Insurance has announced it would coordinate with the city’s inspectors in compiling a list of enterprises that have owed social insurance debt for a long time.

The property developer Vingroup has officially announced its plan to join in the field of higher education by establishing VinUni University (VinUni).

Tens of houses and several hectares of vegetable crops in the northern mountain province of Hà Giang were reportedly damaged in hailstorms on Sunday.

Beginning March 3, 2018, persons who are between 15 and 18 years old can open debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards without the need to provide proof of income’s sources, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam.

Equipment at Tân Rai bauxite-alumina complex in the Central Highlands and equipment at some environmental treatment systems has deteriorated after nine years of operation.

Relocating households living near canals and renovating old apartments and develop transport infrastructure are among major projects the HCM City aims to carry out in 2018, according to the city’s authorities.

Many banks throughout the country need to recruit more employees for their newly opened branches this year or to replace staff members who quit their jobs before Lunar Tết holiday.

Room rental rates in HCM City have significantly increased after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, causing inconveniences for university students and labourers.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) offered 10,000 tonnes of rice in humanitarian aid to typhoon-hit residents in Việt Nam’s central provinces, said deputy chief of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Vũ Xuân Thành.

A chickenpox outbreak is currently peaking in northern region due to prolonged cold weather, medical experts have warned.