Embassy requests help for Vietnamese fire victims in Russia

The Việt Nam Embassy in Russia is appealing for help for Vietnamese victims of the fire that occurred last Saturday at the Mir shopping centre on the Avenue of Victory, Orenburg City, Russia, also known as “the mall of Vietnamese.”

Vietnam National University continues to adopt CDIO

The Vietnam National University - Hồ Chí Minh City will continue to adopt conceiving-designing-implementing-operating (CDIO) as the framework for its member universities’ curriculum planning and outcome-based assessment until 2020.

Inspection ordered into HN sidewalk project

Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee, Nguyễn Đức Chung, has tasked the city’s inspectorate with investigating the paving of sidewalks throughout districts in the city and asked for results by the end of this month.

Microsoft Office Specialist Championship launched

The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship 2018 in Việt Nam was launched on Tuesday by the Hồ Chí Minh Central Youth Union and IIG Việt Nam, an organisation for testing and educational quality accreditation.

Taxis banned on 13 streets

The Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has banned taxis from operating on 13 streets to reduce traffic jams during rush hours.

Super satellite city planned in Hòa Lạc

Hà Nội plans to construct a super satellite city by 2030, with a total area of over 17,270ha located in two districts of Thạch Thất and Quốc Oai and Sơn Tây Town.

New trial run needed for Hà Nội’s first metro line

Another trial run should be planned for Hà Nội’s Cát Linh–Hà Đông urban railway project, after the first one was cancelled due to a delay in capital disbursement, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Ngọc Đông.

Smuggling, fake goods up in holiday season

As the flow of goods intensifies in anticipation of increased demand during the Christmas and New Year season, there has also been an uptick in smuggling, authorities say.

Central provinces to get heavy rainfall

Central provinces from Quảng Bình to Phú Yên, as well as the northern part of the Central Highlands will experience strong rainfall, which will subside starting from December 6.

PM halts Cai Lậy toll fee collection

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc ordered the temporary postponement of fee collection at the Cai Lậy Build-Operation-Transfer (BOT) toll station in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang for one to two months at a meeting held yesterday in Hà Nội.

Key municipal councils meet

The 15th Hà Nội People’s Council opened its fifth session yesterday, in which the council said Hà Nội needed to strengthen urban order and strictly handle violations of construction regulations.

Leaders visit Hải Phòng and Hà Tĩnh

The Government will focus on boosting economic development and ensuring social welfare, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told voters in Kien An ward in northern Hải Phòng City yesterday.

51 construction officials disciplined

Hà Nội authorities have disciplined 51 government officials and civil servants working at the Department of Construction or took part in construction management in the locality since 2014, the city People’s Committee reported yesterday.

Hải Phòng to build new residential quarters

Old and deteriorated residential quarters are being rebuilt, several modern ones are being completed, and from next year, a number of new quarters will be built in Hải Phòng City.

Two schoolboys drown in Yên Bái

Two schoolboys, aged 6 and 9 years, reportedly drowned while playing in Khe Dài Stream in the northern mountainous Yên Bái Province’s Đồng Tâm Ward on Sunday afternoon.

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