Việt Nam News

For the first time in Việt Nam, an elephant reared in the half-wild environment in southern Đồng Nai Province has gotten pregnant, according to the provincial Forest Management Department.

Prolonged heavy rainfall and impact of the strong cold air over the week have caused serious landslides and paralysing the Trường Sơn Đông route through the Tây Nguyên Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The People's Court in HCM City yesterday sentenced dozens of defendants linked to a vast gambling ring.

The HCM City Preventive Health Centre is piloting the use of thermal foggers to kill mosquitoes, replacing the ultra-low volume (UTL) cold fogger, as the number of Zika incidences continues to increase.

Many new regulations regarding school personnel have made it hard to ensure safety and quality in teaching, according to the HCM City Department of Education and Training.

Central coastal  localities stretching from Thừa Thiên- Huế to Khánh Hòa have been put on alert of being hit by another torrential rain, with rainfall of up to 300mm, and floods between December 6 and 9.

The  American  Chamber  of  Commerce  in  Việt Nam last Saturday awarded 50 scholarships worth a total of VNĐ 620 million (US$27,300) to university students in HCM City.

The Hà Nội police are applying a range of measures to ease traffic congestion in the city as Tết (Lunar New Year) draws near.

People raise more concerns about food safety and hygiene in the run-up to Tết, the lunar new year celebrations, when demand for meat grows. Some recent visible violations related to animal slaughter in Hà Nội are especially troubling.

Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình has urged Tân Sơn Nhất international airport in HCM City to step up efforts to “tackle airport overload, cyberattacks and laser beam incidents to ensure the security of the southern region’s busiest airport”.

The HCM City Urban Transport Management Authority No 4 on Sunday began construction of D1 Street connecting Nguyễn Văn Linh Street with Sài Gòn University and the Him Lam residential area in District 7.

Three babies conceived via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the northern province of Thái Nguyên were born on Sunday, Hospital A’s director Đỗ Minh Thịnh said.

The central city’s traffic police has launched its own facebook, Cảnh Sát Giao Thông Thành Phố Đà Nẵng, or Đà Nẵng City’s Traffic Police, to get feedback and exchange information and idea with local residents and tourists after a two-month trial.

Southern Đồng Nai Province has reported its first case of Zika – a woman who tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus, the local health department reported.

The HCM City police have busted a drug trafficking racket from Cambodia to Việt Nam, seizing around 1.4kg heroin and 4kg ecstasy, and arresting eight persons involved.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Friday handed down prison sentences to two Chinese nationals for “using computer, telecommunication and internet networks to appropriate property”.

The Tây Ninh People’s Court yesterday sentenced Nguyễn Ánh Ngọc, a 40-year-old woman, to 13 years in jail for defrauding property owners and appropriating properties.