Authorities investigate fish death amidst protest

Authorities in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are working closely with government agencies to identify the cause of the recent mass death of farm-raised fish in the province’s Long Sơn Commune.

Education reforms risk contradiction: experts

A major effort to reform the nation’s education system and make it more practical and relevant has been ongoing for the last five years, but there is a danger that this can stumble on its own contradictions, experts say.

World Food Day 2016 in Việt Nam

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Việt Nam on Friday celebrated the 36th World Food Day in the southern Ninh Thuận Province with a vow to take numerous measure to ensure food secuity.

Cheating group on internet arrested

Police in the northern Phú Thọ Province in coordination with the Crime Prevention Department and police in northern coastal Quảng Ninh Province and HCM City have arrested a group of people who set up fake websites to appropriate property.

Land clearance woes delay ‘black to green’ plans

“I am very excited when my land gets investment to build large-scale constructions. Therefore, when my family receives information of site clearance, my family members achieve consensus, and quickly hand over the land and move to a shelter arranged by the district authorities,” Nguyễn Thị Lan, a resident in Bạch Đằng Ward, Hạ Long City said.

City to ensure safe school food

HCM City is helping schools link up with food producers who meet Vietnamese good agricultural practices (GAP) standards to safeguard students’ health and safety.

Seminar discusses nuclear future

Vietnamese atomic energy has been successfully applied across various sectors in Việt Nam—including health care, industry and agriculture—experts said in a seminar in Hà Nội yesterday.

MONRE highlights severe seawater pollution

The quality of seawater in coastal areas of Việt Nam has been on the decline, with a heavy weight of total suspended solids (TSS), according to Việt Nam Sea and Islands General Department.

Hà Nội proposes food safety standards

Hà Nội's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has petitioned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and relevant agencies to formulate and promulgate certain food safety standards.

Expressway construction not urgent

The Transport Ministry has proposed Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc put on hold investment in building the Tuyên Quang-Phú Thọ expressway until 2020.

Illegal football betting ring busted

Police in the northern province of Bắc Ninh yesterday decided to initiate criminal proceedings against seven people for their alleged involvement in a large online football betting ring.

Fire breaks out at grill restaurant

A fire broke out at a restaurant on Hai Bà Trưng Street in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District last night destroying all of its facilities and a warehouse nearby.

Việt Nam supports Francophone synergies

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh stressed that Việt Nam backs the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)’s efforts to enhance economic cooperation apart from joint work in traditional sectors.

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