Việt Nam News

Japanese encephalitis is quickly spreading in the northern provinces, said Trần Đắc Phu, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Việt Nam (AmCham Việt Nam) helped organise blood donations in HCM City yesterday (July 12) during World Blood Donor Day, which was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Twenty households along the Đồng Nai River in southern Đồng Nai Province’s Tân An Commune had to evacuate when their houses were damaged and sank almost a metre after a landslide.

The deputy head of the Southwestern Region Steering Committee, a central government group that oversees the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, has urged the region to retructure its agricultural sector and improve linkages to better adapt to serious challenges in a competitive global environment.    

The HCM City Department of Transport on Monday put into operation three weight stations to deter overloaded vehicles.

Four children and an adult drowned yesterday while swimming in a dam and a river, adding to the country’s grim statistics of drowning fatalities.

The Việt Nam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) objected to Chinese vessels attacking Vietnamese fishing boats in a statement on Monday.

Hồ Chí Minh City police and customs officials yesterday seized a batch of ephedrin -- used to produce synthetic drugs -- hidden in motorbike tyres.

Police yesterday arrested six men in HCM City and Gia Lai Province for their alleged involvement in a large online football betting ring.

Hà Nội plans to name new streets after the country’s Trường Sa (Spartly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.

Torrential rain has been hitting several parts of Hà Nội since early this morning, after a long heat wave, raising the risk of flooding in many streets.

Electricity of Việt Nam is set to link up more islands with the national power grid this year.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to allow HCM City district authorities to speed up the renovation or demolition of older apartment buildings to ensure safety for residents and their property.

The Mekong Delta has vast tourism potential but it has not been exploited well, partly due to poor communications among relevant players, a seminar on tourism development in the delta heard yesterday. 

Residents in HCM City are worried about the road-users’ safety following successive trees fallen on its routes during the recent rains.

The Central Highland Lâm Đồng Province’s local authorities have warned drivers to be cautious on National Highway 20 after many people were either injured or killed in several serious accidents.

The building of Long Thành International Airport must begin by 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng told the leaders of Đồng Nai Province, where the airport will be located.

People will be allowed to record traffic violations for the first time, in an attempt to increase road safety awareness.