City struggles to diversify tourism products
For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.
Measuring the social costs of teen brides and grooms
Girls who get married before 18 years old are much more likely to drop out of school and face a much higher risk of family violence, experts warned in a seminar on child marriage prevention.
Sewers and open manholes pose threat to road user safety
Uncovered manholes are the latest threat to pedestrians in Viet Nam, with the hazard claiming at least two deaths in southern Bình Dương Province and HCM City in the last two weeks.
VN encourages quality reporting on human rights
Journalists must be cautious when writing about sensitive issues such as human rights, HoàngVĩnh Bảo, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications said today at a conference in Hà Nội.
HCM City doctors successfully treat rare liver artery aneurysm
Doctors at Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City’s District 3 have successfully performed an endovascular intervention on a 57-year-old man with a hepatic artery aneurysm, a rare condition.
Cameras to monitor Nội Bài-Lào Cai Expressway from Nov
Surveillance cameras and speed monitoring devices installed along Nội Bài-Lào Cai Expressway will start recording violations on November 3, the transport police department has said.
1 dead, 4 injured in Lạng Sơn road accident
One person was killed and four others injured in a road accident on National Highway 1A in Lạng Sơn Province on Wednesday, after a container crashed into a truck.
Hà Nội Police discovered coach transporting wood illegally
The Hà Nội Traffic Police yesterday discovered a coach illegally transporting wood on Phan Trọng Tuệ Road in Thanh Trì District.
Health sector PPPs still face challenges
The cooperation between public and private hospitals in easing hospital overcrowding has been considered an effective model, however, according to hospital representatives, the biggest hindrance to develop public-private partnerships (PPP) in the health sector is hospital fees.
Abducted fishermen back home
Three Vietnamese fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates have returned home after more than four years living in miserable conditions abroad due to the abduction.
Chairman of Việt Nam Railways offers to resign
Trần Ngọc Thành, who was appointed chairman of Việt Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) in April 2015, has submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).
Pay toll at Phủ Lý bypass from Nov
Motorists may have to start paying toll from November 6 to use the newly completed bypass road in Phủ Lý City, in northern Hà Nam Province.
Passengers bus to be prohibited on some streets in HCM City
To ensure traffic order and safety, HCM City’s Department of Transport has decided to ban private buses with more than 25 seats on some streets in District 10 including Lê Hồng Phong, Vĩnh Viễn and Trần Nhân Tôn from 6am to 10pm, starting October 29.
Teacher who beat boys badly is penalised
A secondary school teacher in the central province of Thừa Thiên - Huế was forced to resign as class teacher today after he admitted to badly beating six of his students with a ruler.
Former Vinashinlines officials to be prosecuted
The Supreme People’s Procuracy has decided to prosecute three former officers of Vinashin Ocean Shipping Company Ltd, or Vinashinlines on charges of embezzlement.
One dead, nine injured in coach accident
One person died and nine others were injured in a collision between a coach and a lorry in Cam Thịnh Đông Commune in central Khánh Hòa Province's Cam Ranh District.
PM approves waste treatment plan
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan for solid waste management in key economic zones in the north until 2030.
H’mông apple helps minority escape poverty
Residents of Mù Cang Chải District in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai are enjoying better lives thanks to their special ethnic fruit called Sơn Tra.
Better work conditions, more growth
Strong social dialogue, better working conditions and improved productivity will define economic progress in Việt Nam, as it enters a new era of global integration.
Level crossing nationwide will be reviewed
Every level crossing in the country will be inspected to ensure railway traffic safety and minimise accidents involving trains under a directive issued by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.
