Doctors, nurses sing for the supper of the poor

Heavy rains did not prevent both professional and amateur singers from attending the first Đêm Nhạc Blouse Trắng (White Blouse Music Night) at a HCM City coffee shop to raise funds for meals for poor patients and their caregivers.

Floor caves in at Hà Nội apartment building

Many residents in Block N5 of Đồng Tàu apartment building in Hà Nội’s Thịnh Liệt Ward are concerned about their safety after the lobby floor partially caved in last week.

Hậu Giang has eco-tourism plan

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang is developing eco-tourism products based on its rivers, fruit orchards, and rural sights and life, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

Charity walk

More than 5,000 students and pupils took part in a charity walk in HCM City’s District 7 yesterday to raise fund to help poor children to go to school.

Plan to move one-stop municipal center under review

Plans by the central city of Đà Nẵng to move its departments and civil servants out of the one-stop shop Administrative Centre need to be open for public comments and further study, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Đặng Việt Dũng.

One dead, three seriously injured in train-car collision

One person was killed and three others were seriously injured on Saturday in central Khánh Hòa Province when a four-seat car, driving on the central Ninh Thuận-Khánh Hòa route, hit a southbound train in Cam Lâm Commune.

New rules for coaches to Hải Phòng

Regulations governing the operations of coaches operating on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng route will soon be channged to restore traffic order and ensure safety, said transport officials.

Gov’s goals strained by poverty rate rise

A steep increase in the number of poor and near-poor households following the implementation of new poverty measuring standards is putting pressure on the Government to achieve its poverty eradication goals.

Coconut growers, firms link up

Co-operation between farmers and businesses has brought high profit and stability of output for coconut growers in the southern province of Bến Tre, which farms the most coconut in Việt Nam.

Bình Định scallions dried up by drought

Hundreds of hectares of scallion seedlings in south-central Bình Định Province's Phù Mỹ District are dying because of a shortage of water due to prolonged drought, local farmer said.

Conference on gender equality

Gender equality for the advancement of women is both a target and a factor contributing to the country’s economic development, stated Việt Nam Women’s Union President Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà. 

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