Việt Nam News

A cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from Wednesday night, bringing the average temperature down to around 13-16 degrees Celsius.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ will provide public bicycle rental services on a pilot basis this year, Lê Tiến Dũng, deputy director of the city’s Transport Department, said last Sunday (Feb 5).

Authorities have proposed an expansion plan for HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport that will enable it to handle 45 million passengers a year.

Holding a board symbolising lucky money for the new year, Đặng Thị Thu Thảo smiles brilliantly, saying that it was the 16^th year she had been given lucky money for the New Year by the company she's working for.

HCM City Party Secretary Đinh La Thăng has urged local authorities to consider implementing a social housing policy that has helped attract more investors in Bình Dương Province.  

Hà Nội aims to reduce the number of poor households by 10,230 this year, a decrease of 0.6 per cent of last year’s total, and support at least 99 per cent of children in extremely disadvantaged circumstances.

Investigative police of Hà Nội’s Chương Mỹ District have begun criminal proceedings after an old war invalid was beaten after a traffic collision.

Doctors of HCM City-based Paediatrics Hospital No.1 successfully saved the life of a two-day-old infant by removing a giant hematoma from his body.

Bình Thuận District’s Hàm Cần Commune has got a new kindergarten under the One Milk Box-One Brick programme by Dutch dairy firm FrieslandCampina Việt Nam’s Dutch Lady brand.

A 53-year-old Australian tourist was found dead in the waters of Hạ Long Bay in northern Quảng Ninh Province on Monday.

Commuters in Hà Nội have to pay to use the bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Monday, after enjoying free rides for more than a month.

The Ministry of Health plans to look into health check-ups and treatments offered at public hospitals this year so as to ensure equal fees are charged at all facilities.

The police in Cần Thơ City on Sunday proposed that the city’s People’s Procuracy prosecute seven thieves that robbed gold worth VNĐ10 billion (US$442,000) in the Mekong Delta area.

Diễn Châu District in central Nghệ An Province has stepped up preventive measures against A/H5N1 avian flu after hundreds of ducks were found infected with the disease last week.

Two teachers of Sen Vàng Kindergarten in Hà Nội’s Hai Bà Trưng District were dismissed on Sunday after a video clip recording their abuse against kids went viral on the Internet.

A female passenger died and 37 others were injured when their coach crashed into a rock on Sunday morning after visiting the Saint Gióng Temple in Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District.

Heavy fines on littering and urinating in public space took effect in February 01 this year, however, majority of interviewed residents in Hà Nội said they do not know about the new regulation. Littering is observed to remain common in public areas as a long-standing habit of local dwellers, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

Chairman of People’s Committee of northern Hải Dương Province Nguyễn Dương Thái has imposed an administrative fine of VNĐ672 million (US$29,372) on a Chinese textile company for violating regulations on treating waste water.