MoT announces $41.2m An Giang bridge

A bridge will be built to replace the Châu Giang Ferry now being used on the Hậu River in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, according to the Ministry of Transport.

 

Some city hospitals to increase fees

Public hospitals in HCM City which do not receive city funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 per cent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.

 

 

City mulls measures for airport expansion

HCM City authorities are considering ways to expand Tân Sơn Nhất airport, including building more passenger terminals and speeding up approved expansion projects on military land.

 

More management needed in medical sector

Medical equipment and machinery used in hospitals across Việt Nam require significant upgrades, and the management for these expensive devices is currently lacking.

Helping hands

Youth volunteers help clean an open sewage canal in An Hòa Commune, Rạch Giá District in the southern province of Kiên Giang as part of a summer campaign.

More management needed on food safety

The implementation of regulations related to food advertisement has improved, but managing advertising on social networks like Facebook and YouTube has faced a number of difficulties.

Pay heed to flood, heavy rain alerts: Committee

People are ignoring flood and heavy rain alerts, which has resulted in huge losses to life and property, said Văn Phú Chính, chief officer, Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention.

PM urges swift replies to public petitions

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministers, leaders of relevant agencies and chairmen of provincial and municipal people’s committees to speed up replies to comments and petitions they receive from the public.

Illegal labour migration to China rising in north Việt Nam

Desperate to find jobs, an increasing number of residents from the northern mountain province of Cao Bằng are illegally crossing the border to China, often to their own detriment, with worrying implications for small communities in the remote area.

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