Việt Nam News

Hà Nội plans to name new streets after the country’s Trường Sa (Spartly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.

Torrential rain has been hitting several parts of Hà Nội since early this morning, after a long heat wave, raising the risk of flooding in many streets.

Electricity of Việt Nam is set to link up more islands with the national power grid this year.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to allow HCM City district authorities to speed up the renovation or demolition of older apartment buildings to ensure safety for residents and their property.

The Mekong Delta has vast tourism potential but it has not been exploited well, partly due to poor communications among relevant players, a seminar on tourism development in the delta heard yesterday. 

Residents in HCM City are worried about the road-users’ safety following successive trees fallen on its routes during the recent rains.

The Central Highland Lâm Đồng Province’s local authorities have warned drivers to be cautious on National Highway 20 after many people were either injured or killed in several serious accidents.

The building of Long Thành International Airport must begin by 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng told the leaders of Đồng Nai Province, where the airport will be located.

People will be allowed to record traffic violations for the first time, in an attempt to increase road safety awareness.

Nearly 100 young people in HCM City yesterday began their volunteer trip to neighbouring Laos as part of the “Red Holiday” and “Green Summer” campaigns launched by the city.

Families of seven Vietnamese fishermen, who were missing for nearly one week after their fishing vessel collided with a Philippines cargo ship in central Quảng Trị Province’s territorial waters, talked with the fishermen via telephones yesterday.

A unit for out-patient cancer treatment at Chợ Rẫy Hospital, the largest public hospital in southern Việt Nam, has been given 85 chairs for intravenous procedures related to cancer treatment which should help patients feel more comfortable during the process.

The Market Surveillance Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will step up supervision on smuggled and counterfeited food and beverages.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) kicked off Red Journey 2016, an annual blood donation campaign, at a ceremony held yesterday in Hà Nội.

The heat wave in the northern and central regions, including Hà Nội, will continue, with temperatures hovering around 35 to 38 degrees Celsius, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

President Trần Đại Quang hopes to receive further support from international professors and scientists for human resources training and connections in the science community, helping Việt Nam attain further achievements in science-technology.

The Transport Ministry’s plan to install electronic toll collection (ETC) systems on national highways by July 1 has failed to meet the deadline due to several difficulties.

The HCM City Department of Health has encouraged public hospitals to begin preparing for full financial and managerial autonomy, following a recent requirement from the city’s Party Committee.