Việt Nam News

Việt Nam is experiencing a worrying spike in the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and other types of synthetic drugs.

48 out of 108 (44 per cent) cut pork meat samples collected at wet markets in Hung Yen Province were found to contain the disease-causing bacteria Salmonella.

Local administration and provincial agencies are investigating illegal logging in the Bắc Trà My District’s protective forest.

Military sappers in the Tây Giang district of Quảng Nam Province yesterday found and defused three bombs left from the wars in the communes of Lăng, A Nông and Bhalêê.

 Việt Nam’s two biggest cities, Hà Nội and HCM City, severely lack parking spaces for cars, the Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newsaper reported.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday agreed that the revised railway law needs comprehensive regulations that will help revitalise the country’s railway industry.

Hà Nội People’s Procurate yesterday decided to prosecute a couple and an airport employee for attempting to smuggle gold worth VNĐ2.8 billion (US$122.600) to South Korea.

The HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday handed down jail terms to four people charged with irresponsibility causing losses to the Coastal Fisheries Development Corporation (Cofidec).

Over 300 veterans of the war to protect Việt Nam’s Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago attended a get-together in Đông Hòa District, Phú Yên province on Tuesday. 

The National Interdisciplinary Steering Committee on Food Safety will conduct a food safety action month from April 15 to May 15 to ensure that citizens produce, trade and consume safe food and liquor.

Energy labels will be compulsory for cars with less than nine seats from January next year and for motorbikes from January 2020, according to the prime minister’s decision.

A court in HCM City has handed jail terms and suspended sentences to 64 people who participated in an online gambling ring operating on www.dafabet.com.

Tam Nông toll station on National Route 32 passing through Tam Nông District has temporarily halted collection of toll following protests by locals and coach operators who felt the amount was “too high.”

Over 100kg of suspected rhino horns were discovered in luggage arriving in Hà Nội from Africa on Tuesday, according to Hanoi Customs. 

Together with Hà Nội and HCM City, the northern port city of Hải Phòng is implementing a campaign to return pavements to the pedestrians.

The Center for Science and Technology Development for Youth in HCM City has launched a VNĐ10 billion (US$440,000) programme to support young researchers.

A 62-year-old woman, who had suffered from allergic rhinitis for 20 years, visited Thủ Đức District Hospital’s traditional medicine ward several years ago, seeking relief after undergoing unsuccessful treatments at other health facilities.

The 2017 Robot Robotacon WRO, known as the Robot Talent Contest, yesterday opened for registration.