Speeding bus kills 2 children in Bình Dương

Two children were killed and several other people were injured, two grievously, in the southern province of Bình Dương yesterday when a public transport bus crashed into a car and several motorbikes at a traffic signal.

North-South highway plan adjusted

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has decided to adjust its construction plan for the North-South Expressway linking Hà Nội and HCM City due to a funding shortfall.

Đà Nẵng moves forward with railway plan

The city of Đà Nẵng has started a pre-feasibility study to relocate the city’s railway station and redevelop the space with an urban project at a total cost of VNĐ15.44 trillion (US$683.2 million).

Gov’t responds to HN dyke proposal

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) agreed with a proposal of Hà Nội’s People’s Committee to lower the elevation of Hồng (Red) river dyke and asked the local authorities to map out an itinerary.

Tree saboteur identified

Hà Nội Police said they have determined the suspect who carved xà cừ trees or African mahoganies (Khaya senegalensis) on Láng Road in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District.

 

Man caught transporting heroin

The Sông Mã District Police in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, in coordination with the Mường Cai Border Guards, on Sunday nabbed a man transporting heroin and ecstasy.

Erosion destroys houses in Bình Thuận

Five houses in Tiến Đức Village, Tiến Thành Commune, Phan Thiết City in the province were destroyed by strong winds, increasing flood tide and erosion in the past two days.

Needy receive warm clothes in Thanh Hóa Province

World Vision Việt Nam and Korean Young One Group donated warm clothes and blankets worth over VNĐ1.8 billion (US$80,000) to children and the poor in Thanh Hóa Province at a ceremony on Saturday.

Teachers struggle to get students back post-Tet

In poor, remote, mountainous areas, teachers are going up hills and down dales, knocking on students’ doors to try and get them return to school. They say that this has become a regular post-Tết (Lunar New Year) task.

Universities fail to post accurate data

Universities and educational institutes must publicize their achievements, such as the rate of their graduates who have found jobs, before the national high school entrance exam of 2018.

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