Việt Nam News

The HCM City People’s Committee on Friday established a headmasters’ council, an association of the headmasters of 46 universities in the city.

All districts and communes in the capital city of Hà Nội will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks.

Ministries and localities have been told not to buy cars this year unless otherwise dictated by a comprehensive review of the  number of State-owned cars.

 Proposed legislation to eliminate some favourable conditions for female workers has met with resistance by both workers and employer. 

It is fairly common that women are forbidden from going near shrimp farms in several southern provinces because they are believed to bring bad luck.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Sunday morning launched the Earth Hour 2017 campaign in Hà Nội, delivering the message, “Lights off to turn on the future”.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has returned two Lexus cars presented by a local private company, the chief of the provincial People’s Committee office, Nguyễn Đức Thánh, said yesterday.

Former Ocean Bank chairman Hà Văn Thắm admitted his violations on Thursday, saying his actions were aimed at saving his job and preventing the bank from going bankrupt.

Hà Nội’s veterinary department has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during an inspection in February.

Fluctuations in the price of farm produce, due to a lack of long-term production planning and sustainable markets, are causing problems for many farmers in Đồng Nai.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has ordered the Department of Overseas Labour to withdraw the licence of Civil Engineering Construction Joint Stock Corporation 8 (CIENCO 8) that allows the export of labour to foreign countries.

The cost of raising whiteleg shrimp under the extensive farming pilot model is up to VNĐ 13.5 million (US$590) per hectare in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, with a low profit of only VNĐ 17.2 million ($750) per hectare.

Beer clubs, which offer entertainment services similar to bars and discos, have been booming in many big cities. However, there are currently no regulations on managing this type of business, causing difficulties for authorized agencies in deterring violations.

 Rescuers drop a rope down to rescue people after a coach went off the road on National Highway 4D as it travelled from Sa Pa District to Lào Cai City late yesterday afternoon.

Sea cucumber catching has become a trend among professional and non-professional divers in the region as the animal brings such a huge profit for them in a short catching time.

The HCM City Centre for Management and Executive Public Passenger Transport launched an online executive bus centre in District 1 on Thursday

Hà Nội’s veterinary department has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during inspection in February.

Già Hương and Cấy Mô bananas in Đồng Nai Province have been ready to harvest since February, but traders, mostly in China, have stopped importing the fruit.