Việt Nam News

Some 2.5 million people living in suburban areas in Hà Nội do not yet have access to tap water, the city’s Centre for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Hygiene has revealed.

Cities and provinces in the central and southern central regions have been urged to take measures to deal with the heavy rainfall caused by the tropical pressure and the cold wave, the Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said.

The police force has stamped out more than 1,000 criminal rings that operated under the cover of businesses in 2016.

The central city of Đà Nẵng will commence construction on a tunnel under the Hàn River – the first of its kind in the city and the central region – in 2018 following a final decision taken at the last city’s people’s council meeting on Tuesday night.

A number of resettlement apartment blocks have been standing deserted in the capital city for many years now.

The Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee has approved a plan to develop 20,000ha of specialty fruits from now through 2020.

HCM City’s market management authorities should closely monitor the production and trading of goods for Tết (Lunar New Year) to keep out contraband and fakes, Lê Văn Khoa, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, said.

Hanoians still see three-wheel vehicles carrying bulky goods on a lot of local streets, ignoring regulations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has emphasised the need to provide better health care services for the elderly, by developing a standardised care system in health facilities and in the community, especially for those in rural and mountainous areas.

2016 has seen many religious events held across the country, attracting large numbers of followers and visitors, and religious organisations have actively joined in charity and humanitarian work to help natural disaster victims, it was reported at a conference on State management of religious affairs in Hà Nội yesterday.

Young people from around the world can apply to attend the third Global Youth Agriculture Summit from October 9 to 13, 2017, in Brussels, Belgium.

Hà Nội’s Health Department has asked pharmaceutical companies and drug stores of central hospitals to arrange 70 temporary places to sell medicine on New Year's and during the Tết holiday.

Around 1,500 tonnes of frozen seafood and 450 litres of fish sauce produced locally remain unsold in the stores of Quảng Trị Province because of Formosa toxic spill.

The health ministry has recommended that people avoid buying and eating poultry meat that does not have clear origins, to prevent an outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) and A(H5N6).

Tropical storm Nock-ten weakened into a tropical low-pressure system this morning when it passed through the northern part of the Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos.

HCM City has recently been suffering from constant traffic jams even during non-peak hours.

The Southern economic hub is rushing to realise its traffic infrastructure plan in which nearly 700km of expressway is expected to be built over the next five years.

Climate change and abnormal weather conditions has strongly impacted to people’s health and is causing outbreak and recurrence of new epidemics in Việt Nam, according to report of Ministry of Health (MoH).