Việt Nam News

For the last five years, 600 young cadres have been appointed vice chairman of a communal people’s committee at 64 poor districts across the country. They’re sent off to work with a university degree, very little experience, and a good deal of energy and fresh perspective.

Tourism construction on Sơn Trà Peninsula could come to a dramatic halt, after the Đà Nẵng People’s Committee met Monday with the city’s tourism association to discuss the Sơn Trà Tourism Area Development Master Plan.

APEC’s two-day third senior officials meeting (SOM 3) began yesterday with the participation of more than 200 delegates from the 21 APEC economies, the APEC Business Advisory Council, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council.

HCM City Police have decided to prosecute two people for smuggling electronic devices of different kinds from Japan into Việt Nam.

Minister of Information and Communications Hoàng Vĩnh Bảo on Monday requested the revocation of the journalist card of Nguyễn Thế Thắng.

The Ministry of Health has denied granting any favour to pharmaceutical company VN Pharma amid doubts over the ministry’s involvement in the company’s scandalous drug smuggling racket.

A collision between a sleeper bus and a 45-seater coach occurred on a highway outside Hà Nội on Tuesday, injuring 10 people and paralysing traffic in the area.

As many as nine people were taken to Cần Thơ City General Hospital on Monday after they sustained burn injuries at a wedding party in Trường Long Commune, Phong Điền District.

Camera-equipped drones known as flycams have become increasingly popular, especially among Vietnamese photographers and filmmakers, but few people know they need permission from the Ministry of Defence to fly the devices.

The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday opened the first instance hearing for ex-banker Hà Văn Thắm and other 50 defendants for serious violations of the State’s monetary policies.

Growth cannot be sustainable in APEC economies unless it is economically, financially and socially inclusive, experts said at a symposium held yesterday in HCM City.

The massive stimulus package of VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.32 billion), introduced in 2013 to encourage social housing development in Việt Nam and revitalise the listless real estate sector, has been entirely disbursed. However, with the expiry of the attractive interest rates, many businesses are contemplating pulling out of the social housing market while the demands show no signs of flagging.

Local administration of the Central Highlands of Gia Lai Province’s Kon Chro District had a headache in seeking effective solutions to bring the situation that hundreds of local residents committed suicide recent years under control.

Fifteen teams of volunteers took part in a campaign in HCM City on August 27 to control dengue fever in Vĩnh Lộc B Commune in Bình Chánh District, a dengue hot spot.

Goods smuggling, for years, has been a pressing issue in the southern provinces that share hundreds of kilometres of border with Cambodia and Thailand.

The Việt Nam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has fined five enterprises to the tune of VNĐ191 million (US$8,400) for violations in food safety and hygiene.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested all public educational establishments to refrain from collecting fees other than tuition fees in the 2017-2018 school year.

Toko Việt Nam Co Ltd has been fined VNĐ802 million (US$35,600) for various violations related to environmental protection.