Thanh Hoá residents stung by high chilli prices
Chilli prices in central province of Thanh Hóa have reached a record high. In many local markets, consumers have had to fork out VNĐ1,000 (US$0.04) for just two chillies.
New roads, old traffic safety problems
A number of highways have been opened for public use recently, benefiting the country’s socio-economic development. But ensuring traffic safety along these roads is difficult due to drivers’ low level of awareness and slack infrastructure management, transport experts say.
$1.7b plan to ease City traffic
HCM City will undertake 80 traffic projects in 2017 at a cost of VNĐ39 trillion (US$1.7 billion), according to the Department of Transport.
Auspicious start to 2017 tourism in VN
The year 2016 was considered a year of unprecedented growth for the Việt Nam’s tourism sector, highlighted by a record 10 million of international arrivals, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) announced.
More traffic cameras? Maybe not
New Year holiday sees 79 killed in traffic accidents.
Hà Nội’s Traffic Police Division has proposed installing 3,000 additional cameras to supervise traffic, but experts think installing so many cameras at once should be considered carefully.
From slum to supercity: Đà Nẵng targets world status
The central city of Đà Nẵng should aspire to become a top destination and hub for tourism, finance, logistics and hi-tech investors, the director of the Việt Nam Institute of Economics, Trần Đình Thiên, has said at the Science Workshop on Đà Nẵng’s 20-year Development and Future Outlook.
Charity walk to help disadvantaged people
Some 15,000 people are expected to join the 12th Lawrence S. Ting charity walk at the Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area in HCM City’s District 7 on January 7.
HN’s satellite areas: a dream that may not come true
The development of satellite urban areas is expected to help Hà Nội share the burden of accommodation, training, industry and services, but resources are needed to develop this model, according to experts.
Needed for 2017: more practice, less theory
Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the goals of his ministry for 2017.
City to shift 10,000 plants from unzoned areas
More than 10,000 production establishments in HCM City situated outside industrial zones will be relocated, according to the city People’s Committee.
Millions need retraining to compete with robots
Nearly 5 million workers in the textile, electronics and retail sectors will be affected by the technology movement, according to a survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Việt Nam (VCCI) on labour market trends.
Poster contest highlights APEC 2017 theme
A poster contest on the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Year 2017, which will be hosted by Việt Nam next year, was officially launched yesterday.
Traffic safety improves in 2016
Traffic safety was improved in 2016 with decreases in all types of accidents and the number of deaths and injuries, it was reported at a national conference of traffic police in Đà Nẵng City yesterday.
Death penalty for six drug traffickers
The People’s Court of Quảng Ninh Province yesterday sentenced to death six defendants in a drug trafficking ring, which involved the trade of more than 5,000 heroin cakes.
Sustained support needed to sustain poverty reduction
Poverty reduction programmes have had positive impacts on the living standards of ethnic minorities, but the challenge of sustaining the gains remains, experts say.
City eyes 8.4 - 8.7 per cent economic growth in 2017
In 2017 HCM City will focus its spending on key construction works and seven breakthrough programmes like relocating people living along slums in canals and building new apartments replacing old, dilapidated ones, a conference heard yesterday.
City tries to unclog streets in run-up to Tết
HCM City has announced measures to ease traffic congestion, which has worsened recently, during the upcoming festival season.
Sight glass of steam boiler explodes, one killed
The sight glass of a steam boiler at Hoà Bình Sugarcane JSC in northern Hoà Bình Province recently exploded, killing a worker who was operating the boiler.
Bus operators protest route changes
Trans-provincial coach operators yesterday refused to take on passengers at Mỹ Đình coach station in protest against the route changes by the Hà Nội Department of Transport.
Drivers rush to register bike ownership transfer
There are huge crowds at all traffic police stations in Hà Nội that accept registrations for the transfer of bike ownership, as the December 31 deadline draws to a close.
