No respite from cold spell in North

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has reported that another cold spell is moving towards the south and would affect to the northern provinces of the country.

National Cancer Hospital opens low-cost hostel

The National Cancer Hospital opened a 240-bed low-cost hostel for its patients and their family members at its Tân Triều branch in a ceremony held Monday to observe Việt Nam Physical Day.

Oceanbank scandal court case starts

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Monday opened legal proceedings in one of the biggest economic crime cases in Việt Nam at Ocean Bank, which involves 48 former leaders and employees of the bank.

Pedestrians want pavement back

Pavements, especially those in crowded areas of major cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, are being seriously encroached, causing difficulties for pedestrians.

Bugs in forest re-allocation

Re-allocation of State-owned forestry farms should be tightly controlled and supervised, and prolonged disputes must be settled, Trần Ngọc Bình, an expert from the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said at a seminar yesterday.

HCM City launches Youth Month

HCM City’s Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union on Sunday (Feb 26) kicked off “Youth Month” with social activities in the city’s 24 districts.

Two quakes strike Nam Trà My

Two earthquakes, measuring 3.9 and 3.2 on the Richter scale, struck the mountainous district of Nam Trà My yesterday afternoon.

City to develop public transport centre

HCM City authorities have decided to develop the Public Transport Management and Operation Centre into an agency that would use integrated solutions in public transport management instead of establishing a new agency.

Family perishes in house fire

A couple and their two children - aged nine and three - were killed yesterday when their house in Thủ Dầu Một City in the southern province of Bình Dương caught fire early morning yesterday.

City urges education investment

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

APEC studies tourism-climate change friction

Việt Nam, as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)  Year 2017, has initiated a round-table conference on  sustainable tourism development policy amid climate change in June this year, said Deputy General Director of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism Hà Văn Siêu.

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