Eighteen fishermen rescued off Nghệ An coast

Eighteen fishermen from Quỳnh Lưu District in the central province of Nghệ An were rescued on Sunday, 24 hours after their trawler’s engine failed and it went adrift at sea, said the province’s Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue.

Fire destroys two buildings in Hà Nội

A fire broke out in a four-storeyed building in Hà Nội’s Hai Bà Trưng District on Monday morning, destroying most of the structure as well as the building next door.

 

Doctors remove 1.2kg tumour

Doctors from the Đồng Nai International Hospital have successfully removed a 1.2kg tumour from a woman’s gallbladder.

Smuggled rhino horn seized

The Police Department for Smuggling Prevention, Tân Sơn Nhất aviation forces and HCM City’s Tân Bình District police on Friday seized a four-kilogramme-rhino horn.

Japan wants to invest in metro lines in HCM City

Japanese businesses are keen to share experience, transfer technology and invest in the construction of metro line 3A and a trade centre at the central station of metro line No 1 in HCM City. 

Illegal sand mining boats seized

Hà Nội police on Saturday early morning seized 14 illegal sand mining boats on Hồng (Red) river section running through Tản Hồng Commune of Ba Vì District.

Motorbike accident leaves five dead

Five people were killed and one was severely injured in a motorbike accident on Saturday evening in Xuyên Mộc District of southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Five million lack toilets in VN

Only about 65 per cent of rural households in Việt Nam have standard toilets, said associate professor Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, director of the Health Environment Management Agency under the Ministry of Health (MoH), addressing the challenges related to rural hygiene.

HCM City farmers provided loans, farming techniques

More than 138,000 farmers in HCM City have been awarded the title of “Excellent farmers in production and doing business”, part of a programme that recognises outstanding contributions to the agriculture sector over the past five years, according to the city’s Farmers Association.

Pepper fails to survive flooding

Nearly two weeks have passed since the particularly devastating heavy downpour and the floods that followed in the Central Highlands. Hundreds of households in Đắk Lắk Province, however, still remain on edge since the floodwaters have put their pepper fields in jeopardy.

NA chairwoman honours humanitarian group

The National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân asked the Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) to continue to promote its humanitarian activities, healthcare, emergency aid and disaster prevention and response programmes at a ceremony to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary on Saturday.

Family medical clinics needed: officials

The HCM City Department of Health plans to create the best conditions for the private sector to open more family medical clinics to provide comprehensive primary healthcare service to residents.

Cà Mau farmers bet on blue-clawed prawns

Farmers in Cà Mau Province have begun to breed a new batch of blue-clawed prawns in rice fields, according to the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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