Việt Nam News

The HCM City’s Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a plan to the municipal People’s Committee to link the urban railway system underground with high-rise buildings, apartments and shopping complexes.

For many people, a loaf of bread costing VNĐ1,300 (US$0.06) may not be worth much,  but for poor patients at Kon Tum General Hospital, the free breakfast is much dearer than its cost. No price can be put on the kindheartedness of its donor.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a programme to label poultry meat and eggs with details of product origin to protect consumers, according to Nguyễn Ngọc Hòa, deputy director of the local Department of Industry and Trade.

A national steering committee will be set up to fix incidents related to cyber security following a newly-approved decision by the Prime Minister.

A couple of Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) in Tràm Chim National Park. — VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu

Health experts called for increasing community awareness on oral health and prevention of dental diseases at a meeting organised by the National Hospital of Odonto and Stomalogy (NHOS) today.

Primary school teachers and students, who were selected through provincial traffic safety festivals and from provinces and cities that efficiently implemented traffic safety education, gathered in HCM City last weekend for the “National Traffic Safety Festival for primary pupils in the school year 2016-2017.”

Việt Nam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDIFI) has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a proposal to delay increasing toll on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway.

Accompanied by whirlwind, a surprise hailstorm occurred over the weekend in central province of Thanh Hoá, dealing devastating damages in its wake. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

Minister of Transport Trương Quang Nghĩa has sent a letter praising the kindness of Nguyễn Thị Ánh Tuyết, a sanitation worker of the Vietnam Airlines’ Việt Nam Airport Ground Service Co Ltd.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has ordered relevant ministries to strengthen measures against child sexual abuse and violence, following a series of cases causing public outrage reported on media recently.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday inspected a waste-to-energy (WTE) technology model – a made-in-Việt Nam invention successfully applied in Đồng Văn 2 industrial park in the northern province of Hà Nam.

Permanent Vice Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Council Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn asked Hà Nội authorities to accelerate the issuance of “red books”, saying that the process must be free from mistakes and lawsuits that affect public rights.

A series of events will be held in Bắc Ninh Province this week to mark World Water Day 2017, said the Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources.

The central city of Da Nang has suspended illegal construction of a coastal eco-tourism project in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve, the city’s construction department said in a statement yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met yesterday with 10 young people named Việt Nam's Outstanding Youths, lauding their talent, creativity and desire to contribute to the country and society.

Many farmers in the southern provinces of Bình Thuận, Bình Phước and Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu have been encountering difficulties due to a poor cashew crop caused by bad weather and plant diseases.

An automated car parking technology will be piloted on two streets in the capital city in the second quarter of this year.