World Bank: VN needs agro reform

Việt Nam’s agriculture has achieved remarkable growth in recent years but needs reforms and policy shifts to overcome major economic and environmental challenges, according to a World Bank report made public yesterday.

Belgium to train in key sectors

The Ministry of Education and Training and Belgian Development Agency are working to improve the capacity of the local workforce by improving management and professional skills of both individuals and organisations through the Facility for Capacity Building (FCB) programme.

 

Drowning accidents kill 5

A grandmother and her granddaughter drowned yesterday while taking their buffalo to a grassy area near the Đào River in the central Hà Tĩnh Province.

 

PM inspects food safety at vegetable market

Small businesses should not sell low-quality food products that come from unclear sources, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said to fruit vendors in the capital’s Hoàn Kiếm District this morning.

MoH preparing law to tackle alcohol harm

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is finalising a draft law on alcohol harm prevention and plans to submit it to the National Assembly for consideration in May 2018. 

Thanh Hóa needs development measures

The central province of Thanh Hóa needs proper socio-economic development policies and measures in the light of international integration, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a working session with local authorities in Hà Nội yesterday.

Teens turn their lives around, with curling irons

Several years ago, Nguyễn Anh Thư dropped out of school and had no way of earning an income in HCM City. Her family, originally from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, was too poor to pay for any kind of job training. 

Tilting house to be demolished

Local authorities and a house owner are joining hands to pull down a tilting house in the capital’s Đống Đa District.

Lào Cai police nab heroin smuggler

Police in the northern border province of Lào Cai’s Văn Bàn District arrested a drug smuggler and seized nearly 3kg of heroin yesterday.

VN to focus on youth’s sexual reproductive health

A workshop on the implementation on “Youth led initiatives on promoting access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for Vietnamese youth and adolescents” was held this morning.

Đà Nẵng launches Coast Guard ship

The defence ministry and the Sông Thu Shipyard Corporation launched a multi-purpose vessel, CBS 8005, for the Việt Nam Coast Guard Force at a ceremony yesterday.

Crash kills two, injures 17

A crash between a sleeper coach and a container truck killed two passengers and injured 17 others early Saturday morning in southern Bến Tre Province.

12 years in jail for banker

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Saturday handed down a 12-year jail term for Huỳnh Thị Bảo Ngọc for “swindling to appropriate properties”.

Police crack down on loaded vehicles

Hà Nội police yesterday stepped up enforcement against modified vehicles such as three wheelers and other rudimentary means of transport that carry cumbersome loads of goods, causing traffic disorder and endangering pedestrians and drivers.

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