Vinh suspends 17 construction projects

The People's Committee of central Nghệ An Province's Vinh City has suspended the construction of 17 building sites, which had unlicensed tower cranes or cranes that were operating outside specified construction areas.

Hydropower’s heavy toll

The mass development of hydropower power plants in the country's central regions over the past 10 years has led to a series of problems in the central regions, such as flooding, riverbank erosion, drought and degradation of water quality.

Land corruption on the rise: NEU research

“Through research and practices, management and use of land is considered to be one of the fields with highest risks of corruption in Việt Nam. This affects sustainable development and life quality of residents,” said Professor Trần Thọ Đạt, principal of National Economics University (NEU) yesterday.

Four dead in central VN flooding

Four people died and two others went missing in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi and Bình Định on December 6-7, while more than 2,300 houses were submerged in water, the Centre of Flood and Storm Prevention in the Central and Central Highlands regions reported yesterday.

HCM City economy grows 8 per cent

The HCM City People’s Council is reviewing the socio-economic situation and the city’s revenues and spending this year, drawing up plans for 2017 and reviewing all voters’ complaints at a four-day meeting which ends today.

Fire razes La Phù factory

Fire and police officials on Wednesday began examining the factory in La Phù Commune to determine the cause of the huge fire that razed it on Tuesday night.

 

PM calls for social housing development

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked authorised agencies to fine-tune mechanisms and policies to attract more resources to social housing development, especially for poor people, war invalids and workers.

Mekong delta prepares for dry season

Many provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to secure freshwater for farming and household use since drought and saltwater intrusion is expected to be severe in the 2016-17 dry season.

HN Police crack down on traffic violators

Hà Nội traffic police will not overlook violations made by any public servants, police officers or journalists, said Colonel Đào Vịnh Thắng, head of Hà Nội Traffic Police Department.

Man robs bank with fake gun

Police in the central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province are hunting for an armed bank robber who fled Huế City with an undisclosed amount of money after looting a bank on Tuesday.

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