Residents of Mekong Delta provinces such as Bến Tre and Long An have complained about being bombarded with noise over the Tết holiday this year. The Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported that locals suffered from the excessive use of neighbors’ karaoke systems.
The Việt Nam Register Agency plans to finish upgrading camera systems for supervising activities at vehicle registration centres throughout the country before June.
In the run up to Tết, Thanh Niên Road, sandwiched between West Lake and Trúc Bạch Lake, is usually overcrowded with vehicles carrying kumquat trees and peach blossoms to and from the capital’s most famous flower markets - Tứ Liên, Nhật Tân, Xuân La or Phú Thượng.
The Government is determined to maintain the trust it has received from people and the whole political system since it began the 14th tenure nearly 10 months ago, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.
The southeastern province of Đồng Nai has identified a new Zika virus infection case, bringing the total number of infections to seven, the province’s Preventive Health Centre said on Thursday.
HCM City Party Secretary Đinh La Thăng on Thursday asked investors and workers to speed up construction of two major traffic projects at Mỹ Thủy and HCM City National University intersections.
Many businesses in HCM City resumed operations on Feb 2, the first day after a week-long Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, though most companies at export processing zones and industrials parks remain closed this week.
Nearly 500, or 10.1 per cent, of the over 4,780 flights operational during the six-day Tết holidays were delayed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has said.
Tây Ninh Province has directed all local authorities of its border districts to take immediate steps to prevent the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu and foot and mouth disease from Cambodia.
No fatalities have been reported in the fire that broke out in a factory in Quảng Nam Province’s Chu Lai-Trường Hải Auto Manufacture and Assembly Complex on Thursday evening.
The Ministry of Finance will propose to the Government that the number of State-owned cars are cut by 30 to 50 per cent by 2020.
The central province of Ninh Thuận has approved a new wind power project in Thuận Nam District’s Phước Minh Commune.
The HCM City People’s Committee has notified that the Lê Minh Xuân Industrial Zone in Bình Chánh District will be expanded.
The Provincial Child Friendly Programme (PCFP) funded by UNICEF has helped more than 3,600 vulnerable children in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.
The Government Inspectorate (GI) will this year conduct a series of crucial inspections, according to an official.
Around 10pm in the mist and cold of a winter night, Ngần Quốc Việt and Phùng Bá Thanh, teachers at the Tân Dân secondary school in Hòa Bình Province wore headlamp flashlights around their foreheads, wrapped themselves in coats and took cautious steps on a steep, slippery slope that led to the Đà River.
The Ministry of Education and Training expects to have 35 per cent of more than 400 universities and colleges across Việt Nam accredited this year, as part of its education accreditation plan announced early this week.
Farmers in suburban districts of Hà Nội resumed work early while the celebration of Tết (Lunar New Year) is still in the air.