Land with encroachments to be reclaimed for forests

Locals in the southern province of Tây Ninh have been asked to return the land on which they have illegally encroached to forestry projects, the provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Department said.

Man sentenced for fraud

The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday sentenced a 60-year-old man to 30 years’ imprisonment for fraud for misappropriating properties and making fake seals of state organisations.

Fishermen to get new jobs after fish deaths

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) will propose a new project to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in connection with the recent fish deaths in four central provinces.

Ten arrested for organising online gambling

Police in the northern city of Hải Phòng have broken up an online gambling ring, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s High-tech Crime Prevention Police Department.
 
 
 

Hà Nội takes steps to improve healthcare services

Hà Nội’s healthcare system needs thorough plans for infrastructure and human resources, or it will lag behind other modernised cities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung said.

Amendments to Law on Tourism discussed

After ten years of implementation, many provisions in the 2005 Law on Tourism is out dated and unpractical in the context of global integration and needed to be revised, experts in tourism sectors have said.

Traffic safety prioritised

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has requested ministries, agencies and localities to work together more closely to reduce traffic accidents, deaths and injuries this year by 5-10 per cent.

VN, Cambodia provinces to open more border gates

 An agreement to open four more pairs of auxiliary border gates has recently been signed between authorities of the southern province of Tây Ninh and its neighbouring Cambodian province of Svay Rieng.

Hotlines set up for illegal mineral exploitation

Hotlines will be set up at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the General Department of Geology and Mineral of Việt Nam (DGMV) as well as at localities to receive information on illegal mineral exploitation, said an official.

FV Hospital offers services to cancer patients

HCM City-based FV Hospital has is offering check-ups and treatment to nearly 900 cancer patients who hold national health insurance cards in order to ease the burden on the public hospital system.

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