President Trần Đại Quang saidThe 55th Agent Orange (AO) Day in Việt Nam was commemorated in Hà Nội yesterday when President Trần Đại Quang said the settlement of chemical toxin consequences is an urgent and long-term issue, and also the responsibility of the whole political system and people.
The infringement of intellectual property (IP), manufacturing and trading of counterfeit goods in Việt Nam has become increasingly complicated with more sophisticated tricks being employed. Yet, most violations were punished with administrative penalties.
Hundreds of people in An Phú and Ngọc Thach hamlets in Tinh An Commune in central Quảng Ngãi City have gathered near the Trà Khúc River to stop trucks from removing sand from the river, the online Dân Trí reported.
Trần Văn Thêm, 81, of northern Bắc Ninh Province’s Yên Phụ Commune, after 44 years charged with murdering, was declared innocent by Deputy Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Bùi Ngọc Hòa yesterday afternoon.
Residents of Hà Nội will be able to watch the Perseid meteor shower from 1 to 2am on Friday, with the number of meteor sightings expected to double, compared to last year.
HCM City plans to spend more than VNĐ5.7 trillion (US$253.7 million) on three general hospitals in the city’s outlying districts in order to help reduce 80 per cent to 90 per cent of patient overloads at city or central-level hospitals, according to the Department of Health.
More than 50 overseas Vietnamese teachers from 13 countries and territories are participating in a training course in Hà Nội from August 7 – 21.
The Grace Southern Baptist General Confederation is holding its third general conference in
Prenatal and postnatal screening has helped reduce the risk of deformities among a majority of newborns, a doctor at Hà Nội Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital has said.
Eleven drug smugglers were sentenced to death while two other defendants received sentences of life imprisonment for storing, trafficking and trading more than 280 kilos of heroin at an eight-day-long court session in the northern province of Lạng Sơn that ended yesterday.
Nearly 1.2 million students in HCM City are expected to enrol in schools for the upcoming academic year, an increase of 59,000 compared to last year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.
The Centre for Science and Technology Development for Youth has kicked off the Contest on Youth Innovation Ideas 2016 for young Vietnamese aged 6 to 35 at home and abroad.
Despite an order issued by the Hà Nội People’s Committee two months ago to tear down all illegal billboards in the capital, not only have they not been removed - their number has increased.
HCM City plans to use state budget funds to build 10 fly-over systems at the city’s most congested traffic sites this year, according to the city’s Department of Transport.
The amount of hi-tech crimes has risen by 21.6 per cent in the first six months of the year, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Security.
Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has approved, in principle, the construction of 1,000 public toilets to serve the local populace and tourists visiting the city.
Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng are conducting an investigation of a case in which one man was killed and two others injured while on duty at the Nam Ban Protective Forest in Lâm Hà District on Monday afternoon.
A Lexus car crashed into a house in northern Hải Phòng City at 1am today, leaving one dead and five others injured, including a 17-month-old baby.
The regulation to penalise drivers who drive through yellow traffic lights will be reviewed and cancelled if it is found improper and impractical, Police Major General Trần Thế Quân said.
Viwasupco, which is implementing a Hà Nội water supply project, said it had cancelled a bid and would not sign a contract with China’s Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd.
