Tilting house threatens lives of people
People in Quan Thổ 1 Alley on Tôn Đức Thắng Street of Hà Nội live in fear because they do not know when a house that tilts precariously will collapse.
Malware hidden in VN’s computer system: Bkav
Vietnamese technology group Bkav yesterday said the malware that recently attacked national carrier Vietnam Airlines has also penetrated the websites of government agencies, corporations, banks and research institutes, besides universities.
Đồng Tháp Province told to prepare for landslides
The Đồng Tháp Province administration has ordered relevant agencies to take immediate measures to prevent landslides along the banks of the Tiền and Hậu rivers, which threaten thousands of lives.
HCM City sets up Saigon Innovation Hub
The HCM City Energy Conservation Centre has launched the Saigon Innovation Hub (SI-HUB) to assist initiatives for innovation and start-up businesses.
Anti-flood plan floated in capital
Experts from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Việt Nam have concluded that the capital needs a modern sewage system for flooding prevention.
Deputy PM wants action on dengue fever
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has asked Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces to take drastic measures to stop the spread of dengue fever in the region.
Volunteers provide health care for homeless
When most of the houses have turned off their lights and darkness covers the city, Lê Hà Phương, a second-year student at Hà Nội College of Medicine wears her first aid bag filled with medical supplies and free medicine and gets ready to visit special patients.
American University debuts in Đà Nẵng
The American University in Việt Nam has been launched in the central city in a grand opening ceremony, the first education institution under the US curriculum in the central Việt Nam.
Agent Orange experts meet in VN
An international workshop was held in Hà Nội yesterday to share research on Agent Orange (AO) consequences and discuss measures to help Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims.
Typhoons caused $297 million losses, forecast system needs improvement
The first two typhoons to hit Việt Nam this year have caused damage worth more than VNĐ6.7 trillion (US$297.7 million), announced the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday.(MoARD) yesterday.
Banking university waives exam fees for disadvantaged students
The Banking University HCM City will not collect entrance examination fees from candidates from remote, mountainous and beach areas or from the four central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, and Thừa Thiên Huế.
Nha Trang City will have more car parks
The provincial people’s committee of the south-central Khánh Hòa Province recently approved a revision of the transport plan of Nha Trang City to create more space for car parks.
Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hits Điện Biên
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit Mường Nhé District in the northern mountainous Điện Biên Province on Sunday.
Deputy PM’s surprise check finds health station closed
A health station in Đắk Lắk Province’s Cư ÊBur Commune was found closed yesterday, when Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam and a health ministry team made a surprise visit.
University tuition fees must be publicised
Freshmen to universities with financial autonomy call on the universities to publicise tuition fees so that they and their families can manage the sum actively.
Ministry warns of sophisticated petrol, jewellery fraud
Several recently discovered cases of fraud related to weights-and-measures equipment at petrol stations and jewellery shops have sounded the alarm over increasing and more sophisticated trade frauds, the Ministry of Science and Technology reported.
Scheme to speed up National Single Window
National plan on the one-stop-shop mechanism for 2016-2020 set an objective to raise coverage across State agencies to 100 percent by 2018.
PM okays two bridges for City
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the construction of two cable-stayed bridges, including a VNĐ5.7-trillion bridge connecting HCM City’s District 2 and neighboring Đồng Nai Province to replace the current Cát Lái Ferry.
Homeowner to be charged in house collapse
Sinkholes test quality of road construction
Just a day after the first dangerous sinkhole, big enough to “swallow” a bus, was found on Trường Sa Street in the city’s Phú Nhuận District, another deep hole appeared 50 metres away from the original location.
