Central provinces to tap maritime tourism potential

The central province of Quảng Nam plans to upgrade part of its Kỳ Hà Port for cruise services to nearby islands, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Đinh Hài has told Việt Nam News.

Thousands of Hanoians lack clean water

Up to 2,000 households with 7,800 residents in Văn Đức Commune of Hà Nội’s Gia Lâm District do not have access to clean water following the Health Ministry’s standards.

Methanol poisoning up in Hà Nội

An increase in the number of serious methanol poisoning cases reported in Hà Nội in the past several days has raised concerns among the city’s many drinkers and health authorities.

VN worker assistance programme launched

This year’s Assistance Programme for Workers was launched last Saturday (March 4) to provide free employment information for people who are seeking jobs in HCM City and other provinces, including Quảng Bình, Quảng Nam, Cần Thơ, Tiền Giang, and Đắk Nông.

Truck driver training to be offered nationwide

Last year, a couple was killed and their daughter injured after a truck hit their motorbike on Highway 51 in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Tân Thành District, which has the highest rate of fatalities in the province.

Kovalevskaya awards for VN female scientists

The individual prize at the Kovalevskaya Awards 2016 went to Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Kim Phi Phụng, a lecturer from the University of Natural Sciences under the Vietnam National University in HCM City.

VN celebrates female nation builders

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng congratulated the women’s movement and the Việt Nam Women’s Union (VWU) for their past achievements in his speech at the opening of the 12th National Women’s Congress  in Hà Nội yesterday.

Shifting sands: illegal VN sales to Singapore

Quite a few Vietnamese companies are taking advantage of sand dredging privileges authorised by the Government to rake in huge illegal profits, according to an expose by the Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

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