Việt Nam News

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday presented over 100 Tết (Lunar New Year) gift packages to welfare policy beneficiaries, impoverished families and dioxin (Agent Orange) victims in Nam Đàn District in the central province of Nghệ An.

The increasing amounts of remittances sent back to the homeland by overseas Vietnamese over the past few years have helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty, and improve living standards of recipients.

HCM City has managed to control abuse of antibiotics and banned substances in animal breeding by imposing tough penalties and destroying meats found with such substances, according to the city Animal Health Agency.

The demand for domestic helpers in big cities such as Hà Nội surges during the run up to Tết, and the cost of hiring help has sky-rocketed as well, according to Nguyễn Văn Thắng, an official at a job agency in the capital city.

HCM City plans to raze 14 dilapidated apartment buildings this year and rebuild six of them, its Department of Construction said on Thursday.

Besides improving teaching and studying quality, ensuring safety and security at schools is also an important duty, and experts believe that to do the work well, co-operation between families, schools and the community is needed.

Financial burden on the workers on the eve of the new year prompted many to go to loan sharks and fell into the never ending debt trap.

Deputy Minister of Transport Lê Đình Thọ has instructed relevant agencies to take necessary measures to ease the congestion on roads around Tân Sơn Nhất Airport during Tết (Lunar New Year).

HCM City ‘s Police Investigation Agency reported on Friday they were detaining seven Iran nationals and a Malta national for further investigation involved in property appropriation.

Hà Nội-Bắc Giang Highway, which opened one year ago, is expected to witness a reduction in traffic congestion and accidents between Hà Nội, northern Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang provinces. However, several shortcomings reported on the highway have caused annoyance to residents and drivers.

Trucks with 4 axles and over will banned from the provincial roads No. 391 and No. 395 of the northern Hải Dương Province from January 15, director of the provincial Department of Transportation said on Friday.

A week of cultural events has been held in HCM City to commemorate the 45^th anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Việt Nam and India and the 10^th anniversary of their Strategic Partnership.

Volunteer medical team from Chung Ang University (CAU)’s hospital in collaboration with Doosan Vina Heavy Industry of Korea provided free examinations and medicine to 2,500 residents in the central province following the 8^th annual medical service between January 9-14^th.

It is necessary to have a unit responsible for applying a geography information system for flood prevention, Tất Thành Cang, HCM City’s deputy secretary of the Party Committee, has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has instructed authorities and society in general to take responsibility for providing good care to the aged, while encouraging the development of healthy-living models.

A senior official from Năm Căn District People’s Committee in the southern province of Cà Mau confirmed that a suspension bridge collapsed on Friday morning after a barge collided with a bridge abutment.

Enterprises have a responsibility to help locals improve living conditions, Deputy PM Trịnh Đình Dũng told people, businessed and workers in Nhân Cơ Commune in Central Highland's Đắk Nông Province.

In an hour, the money the richest Vietnamese can earn from their wealth is almost 5,000 times higher than what the poorest group of Việt Nam spend daily on the basic needs.