For S’Tiêng people, lives improving bit by bit

For hundreds of years, S’Tiêng ethnic group in Central Highland Province of Lâm Đồng has been living in forest  in the bordering area among Lâm Đồng, Bình Phước and Đồng Nai, now better known as Cát Tiên National Park.

Companies investigated for falsifying US water filters

Hà Nội Police on Friday prosecuted two company directors for trading counterfeit products after police and the Market Watch Division last month confiscated more than 600 water filters illegally labeled “Made in US”.

"Mother Mushroom" jailed for 10 years

The People’s Court in the south central province of Khánh Hòa on Thursday sentenced Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, better known as ‘Mother Mushroom’, to 10 years in prison for conducting anti-State propaganda under Clause 1 of Article 88 of the Penal Code.

Mekong regions urged to develop agriculture

Provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta region need to focus on speeding up agricultural production, tourism and services to tap the region’s potential, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.

Hà Nội to reorganise loudspeakers

Hà Nội will reorganise the system of loudspeakers at the ward level in July, Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung said on Wednesday.

New WB financing to bolster Việt Nam’s efforts to spur rural development

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Thursday US$153 million in concessional financing to support Việt Nam’s National Target Programmes (NTPs) for rural development and reducing poverty, which are central to the government’s strategy for raising rural incomes and productivity.

Highland forest management official suspended

The director of the Bắc Biển Hồ protection forest’s management unit in Central Highlands' Gia Lai Province has been suspended from work for misconduct in forest land use.

PM orders strong crackdown on overloaded vehicles

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the National Committee of Traffic Safety and the Transport Ministry to take measures against overloaded vehicles, and non-transparent competitiveness in car transport businesses.

Insurance profiteering a plague

Health insurance profiteering is still common in private hospitals and health clinics, with medicine improperly prescribed and purchased, leading to an imbalance of. the healthcare fund, health experts have said.

Landslides cause five houses to fall into river

Five houses fell into the Rạch Giồng-Kinh Lộ River and three houses were damaged after a landslide occurred in Hiệp Phước Commune in HCM City’s Nhà Bè District on Tuesday.

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