Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to upgrade an 80-km section of National Highway 22B in the southeastern province of Tây Ninh, according to the province’s Department of Transport.

Newly-constructed inland container depots (ICD) must have an area of minimum five hectares and ensure environmental protection and fire, explosion prevention requirements.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged the northern province of Ninh Bình to make tourism the driving force of the local economy, in order to turn the province into a must-visit destination in Việt Nam, during a working session with provincial authorities yesterday.

Kindergarten teacher Lê Thị Hồng Thanh is the veritable Florence Nightingale for local ethnic minority residents, and is always on call, helping people suffering from different ailments, from broken legs to heart attacks.

The Embassy of Việt Nam in Malaysia has sent a diplomatic note to relevant ministries and agencies in Malaysia requesting official information about the detention of two Vietnamese fishing vessels with 28 fishermen on board on April 2.

Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, yesterday visited Buddhist Monk Tăng Nô, Supreme Patriarch of Buddhist Sangha of Sóc Trăng Province, on the occasion of the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival.

The Vietnamese government has proposed to reduce contribution by employers to workers’ unemployment insurance premiums to facilitate “growth of enterprises” in the country by “improving their competitiveness”.

HCM City People’s Committee has instructed departments and other agencies to take measures to reduce the recreational use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) among local residents.

National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said that it in co-ordination with the Ministry of Public Security will inspect and strictly punish cases on illegal injecting foreign substance into shrimp.

HCM City is considering to bury overhead electricity and telecommunication cables on 46 small streets in Districts 1 and 3 to improve the quality of life for locals.

Statistics on traffic accidents last year showed that 40 per cent of 21,568 crashes occurred from 6 pm to 12 am when drivers felt tired after working all day.

City authorities have acknowledged several lacunae in the Fire Fighting Department, including the lack of qualified personnel and inadequate planning for future contingencies.

HCM City is considering to build car parking on the surface of Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè and Tàu Hủ canals in order to cope with traffic congestion in downtown.

Nam Trà My District in Quảng Nam Province has introduced the first ever Ngọc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis or Vietnamese ginseng) and medical herbs Centre in Trà Mai Commune as a major source of seed and sapling in Việt Nam.

Some 3.6 million Vietnamese are suffering from depression, accounting for four per cent of the total population, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Friday.

Ngô Văn Quý, vice chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee, urged the evaluation of trees at schools to avoid repeated tree collapse incidents, posing danger to students.

Trà Cổ border guard in Quảng Ninh northern province captured on Thursday a fishing boat, QN 9065TS, that using electric generator (being banned in the country) to exploit seafood on the sea. 

Fish breeding in floating cages in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province’s river have died en mass, resulting in huge losses for breeders.