Passenger trains to have extra seats during Tết
Việt Nam Railways Corporation is seeking the transport ministry’s approval of a plan to add seats in passenger trains to meet the rush during the Lunar New Year in 2017.
Floor caves in at Hà Nội apartment building
Many residents in Block N5 of Đồng Tàu apartment building in Hà Nội’s Thịnh Liệt Ward are concerned about their safety after the lobby floor partially caved in last week.
Rain-related death toll rises in northern region
At least seven people died and four were injured, while one person was missing after torrential rains hit the northern and north-central regions over the past few days.
Toll collection to be supervised to prevent fraud
The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam has started to supervise toll collection in a National Highway 5 section in Hải Phòng City’s An Dương District to prevent loss of fees.
Hậu Giang has eco-tourism plan
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang is developing eco-tourism products based on its rivers, fruit orchards, and rural sights and life, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Charity walk
More than 5,000 students and pupils took part in a charity walk in HCM City’s District 7 yesterday to raise fund to help poor children to go to school.
Three students drown in Đắk Lắk reservoir
Three students drowned in a reservoir in Đắk Lắk Province’s Ea Toh Commune on Saturday.
Goal: English 2nd university language
The Ministry of Education and Planning has set itself an ambitious goal of making English the second language at universities across Việt Nam.
Plan to move one-stop municipal center under review
Plans by the central city of Đà Nẵng to move its departments and civil servants out of the one-stop shop Administrative Centre need to be open for public comments and further study, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Đặng Việt Dũng.
Fire destroys wood workshop in Quảng Ninh
A fire broke out at a wood workshop in northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Đường Hoa Commune yesterday, destroying 30 square metres of the workshop.
One dead, three seriously injured in train-car collision
One person was killed and three others were seriously injured on Saturday in central Khánh Hòa Province when a four-seat car, driving on the central Ninh Thuận-Khánh Hòa route, hit a southbound train in Cam Lâm Commune.
New rules for coaches to Hải Phòng
Regulations governing the operations of coaches operating on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng route will soon be channged to restore traffic order and ensure safety, said transport officials.
Gov’s goals strained by poverty rate rise
A steep increase in the number of poor and near-poor households following the implementation of new poverty measuring standards is putting pressure on the Government to achieve its poverty eradication goals.
Coconut growers, firms link up
Co-operation between farmers and businesses has brought high profit and stability of output for coconut growers in the southern province of Bến Tre, which farms the most coconut in Việt Nam.
Bình Định scallions dried up by drought
Hundreds of hectares of scallion seedlings in south-central Bình Định Province's Phù Mỹ District are dying because of a shortage of water due to prolonged drought, local farmer said.
City weighing 2 proposals to build public toilets
HCM City is considering two proposals, one from a Swiss company, to build public toilets.
Conference on gender equality
Gender equality for the advancement of women is both a target and a factor contributing to the country’s economic development, stated Việt Nam Women’s Union President Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà.
Đắk Nông wants plant built faster
The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has suggested speeding up the construction of the Nhân Cơ Aluminum Plant to ensure its completion in 2016 as scheduled.
New Hà Nội master plan doubles metro area
The master plan for Việt Nam’s capital city has been adjusted, nearly doubling the metropolitan area.
Rice-shrimp farming model needs zoning
Rotating rice and shrimp farming on the same fields in the Mekong Delta has proven so economically effective and environmentally friendly that experts have urged the creation of zoning areas for the cutlivation model.
