Ministry warns of foot and mouth disease spread

The Ministry of Health has asked people across the country to take protective measures against hand, foot, and mouth disease after data from the ministry’s General Department of Preventive Medicine showed that over 2,100 people had contracted the disease in 57 localities this year.

New recruits

New soldiers at the enlistment ceremony in Yên Bái City.

New solution for urban water drainage

A new technique that helps improve water drainage in urban areas has been proposed by a Japanese company. The technique will help clean underground pipelines without digging them up, saving energy and cost, and can be applied in emergencies.

Hospitals face blood shortage

Hospitals in Hà Nội are experiencing an ongoing shortage of blood for transfusions due to a spike in the number of patients admitted to hospital for treatment after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Speeding bus kills 2 children in Bình Dương

Two children were killed and several other people were injured, two grievously, in the southern province of Bình Dương yesterday when a public transport bus crashed into a car and several motorbikes at a traffic signal.

North-South highway plan adjusted

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has decided to adjust its construction plan for the North-South Expressway linking Hà Nội and HCM City due to a funding shortfall.

Đà Nẵng moves forward with railway plan

The city of Đà Nẵng has started a pre-feasibility study to relocate the city’s railway station and redevelop the space with an urban project at a total cost of VNĐ15.44 trillion (US$683.2 million).

Gov’t responds to HN dyke proposal

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) agreed with a proposal of Hà Nội’s People’s Committee to lower the elevation of Hồng (Red) river dyke and asked the local authorities to map out an itinerary.

Tree saboteur identified

Hà Nội Police said they have determined the suspect who carved xà cừ trees or African mahoganies (Khaya senegalensis) on Láng Road in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District.

 

Man caught transporting heroin

The Sông Mã District Police in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, in coordination with the Mường Cai Border Guards, on Sunday nabbed a man transporting heroin and ecstasy.

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