Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to support VNĐ55 trillion (US$2.4 billion) from the Government bond in the 2016-20 period to build the North-South Highway from Hà Nội to HCM City.  

Four power plants in the central provinces of Nghệ An, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế have been asked to undertake urgent repairs before the flooding season arrives.

The floating platforms on West Lake that have not been shifted out despite orders will be dismantled, the Tây Hồ District People’s Committee said on Wednesday.

Two drug traffickers were arrested and 19 varieties of synthetic drugs were recently seized in Nam Định Province, the province’s police said on Wednesday.

 The Government has issued a decree on punishments for administrative violations in the minerals and water resources sectors, imposing fines ranging from VNĐ250 million (US$11,125) to VNĐ2 billion ($89,000).

Two people died when a boat carrying tens of attendants of the Nghing Ông Festival capsized in Bạc Liêu Province on Thursday morning, the Việt Nam News Agency reported.

Customs officers detected two consignments containing pangolin scales at the Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on Tuesday. 

The HCM City’s Department of Transport has proposed opening eight pedestrian streets in the downtown area.

A knowledge hub to support climate change action was launched in Hà Nội on Tuesday morning.

Expenses for the launching of basic projects and constructions will be reduced by 100 per cent in the 2016-20 period, according to the Hà Nội People’s Committee.

Phạm Ngọc Thạch Medical University’s Việt Nam-German Faculty of Medicine yesterday (April 4) signed a contract of cooperation with Germany’s Klinikum Braunschweig Hospital on clinical training for medical students.

News broke on Tuesday that a party committee had voted, asking to sack Võ Kim Cự for his responsibility in the Formosa environmental disaster last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to establish a team to inspect the use of forest land for other purposes in Phú Yên Province.

The Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Health Ministry asked the Việt Nam-Germany Hospital to clarify information related to the death of a female patient after two intestine surgeries.

Việt Nam will soon complete policies, mechanisms and a national standard system to develop organic farming in the future, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Xuân Cường has said.

Southern provinces and cities have drawn up a plan for prevention of avian influenza A(H7N9) as requested by the Prime Minister, following several outbreaks in China.

Doctors of Hà Nội-based Việt Nam-Germany Hospital successfully conducted a liver transplant on a patient in very critical condition, the most serious case in the hospital's history. This was announced by the hospital at a press conference on Monday.

Hà Nội’s Department of Health on Tuesday suspended operations of Vĩnh An Đường clinic for further investigation after a series of violations were discovered.