Việt Nam News

Two fires broke out in southern Kiên Giang Province yesterday. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported.

Police and soldiers in northern mountain Hà Giang Province are investigating the largest case uncovered involving the illegal transportation of firecrackers in the area, according Col Nguyễn Ngọc Châu, deputy commander of the local border guard force.

Illegal stone mining activities have been going on since last April in Đắk Nông Province’s Đắk Kút Quarry, but no action has been taken against violators due to official apathy.

Tobacco smuggling continues to get more complex in southern Tây Ninh Province and has increased remarkably during the year end, the Voice of Việt Nam (VOV) online newspaper reported.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved construction of a bypass and road that will connect with National Highway No. 91.

Thirty-two public hospitals in HCM City this year carried out their own bids for the first time in 2016, helping reduce shortages of medicine.

Chu Phú Mỹ, director of the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development tells the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) that the capital city possesses ideal conditions for industrialising agriculture, but they need to be used well.

The Đà Nẵng Port handled its first tonne of cargo on the first day of 2017, part of the load on Panama-flagged Bindi Ipsa., its director said on Sunday.

Capacity of the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport would double as many expanded and traffic congestion ease projects have been announced, a high ranking official said.

A number of highways have been opened for public use recently, benefiting the country’s socio-economic development. But ensuring traffic safety along these roads is difficult due to drivers’ low level of awareness and slack infrastructure management, transport experts say.

HCM City will undertake 80 traffic projects in 2017 at a cost of VNĐ39 trillion (US$1.7 billion), according to the Department of Transport.

Chilli prices in central province of Thanh Hóa have reached a record high. In many local markets, consumers have had to fork out VNĐ1,000 (US$0.04) for just two chillies. 

The year 2016 was considered a year of unprecedented growth for the Việt Nam’s tourism sector, highlighted by a record 10 million of international arrivals, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) announced.

New Year holiday sees 79 killed in traffic accidents.

Hà Nội’s Traffic Police Division has proposed installing 3,000 additional cameras to supervise traffic, but experts think installing so many cameras at once should be considered carefully.

The central city of Đà Nẵng should aspire to become a top destination and hub for tourism, finance, logistics and hi-tech investors, the director of the Việt Nam Institute of Economics, Trần Đình Thiên, has said at the Science Workshop on Đà Nẵng’s 20-year Development and Future Outlook.

Some 15,000 people are expected to join the 12^th Lawrence S. Ting charity walk at the Phú Mỹ Hưng Urban Area in HCM City’s District 7 on January 7.

The development of satellite urban areas is expected to help Hà Nội share the burden of accommodation, training, industry and services, but resources are needed to develop this model, according to experts.

Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about the goals of his ministry for 2017.