Việt Nam News

Two car drivers were fined on Monday after they were found driving contrariwise on the Nhật Tân Bridge in a viral video that emerged on social media last week, Hà Nội traffic police said.

Đông Hải District People’s Committee in southern Bạc Liêu Province on Monday found the dead body of a 19-year-old girl, who had been missing for several days following the sinking of a ship.

A number of fish breeders in Long Sơn Commune, Vũng Tàu City, are concerned because their fish have been dying in the past 10 days and the situation does not appear to be easing.

The health ministry has asked all provincial health departments to take measures to prevent the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus from entering Việt Nam.

Cả Lách Canal in Bình Thành Commune, Thanh Bình District, southern Đồng Tháp Province, was hit by landslides during the past week, threatening 11 houses.

As the Southeast Asian country is looking to boost a high-tech agriculture, firms are looking for modern technologies in the world to apply in farming production.

A building contractor was killed and another seriously injured Saturday while working at their construction site in Khánh Hòa Province.

The city government has urged the Department of Transport to crack down on illegally operating passenger buses and stations, following requests from authorised transport firms in the city.

The central city’s People’s Committee has submitted an adjustment to its socio-economic master plan for 2030-2050 to the Prime Minister for approval.

HCM City People’s Committee has called on departments of transport, natural resources and environment and district-level People’s Committees to facilitate the city’s first two river bus routes.

The language and skills exams for Vietnamese workers wishing to work in South Korea will be held this year between June and September, the Department of Overseas Labour Management announced last week.

Investigation agencies have been tracing a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat at 1km off the coast of Tiên Sa Port on Saturday night.

The Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to upgrade an 80-km section of National Highway 22B in the southeastern province of Tây Ninh, according to the province’s Department of Transport.

Newly-constructed inland container depots (ICD) must have an area of minimum five hectares and ensure environmental protection and fire, explosion prevention requirements.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged the northern province of Ninh Bình to make tourism the driving force of the local economy, in order to turn the province into a must-visit destination in Việt Nam, during a working session with provincial authorities yesterday.

Kindergarten teacher Lê Thị Hồng Thanh is the veritable Florence Nightingale for local ethnic minority residents, and is always on call, helping people suffering from different ailments, from broken legs to heart attacks.

The Embassy of Việt Nam in Malaysia has sent a diplomatic note to relevant ministries and agencies in Malaysia requesting official information about the detention of two Vietnamese fishing vessels with 28 fishermen on board on April 2.

City authorities have acknowledged several lacunae in the Fire Fighting Department, including the lack of qualified personnel and inadequate planning for future contingencies.