Việt Nam News

Four Chinese nationals were arrested for swindling and misappropriation of assets, the city police said.

The Government will create favourable conditions in terms of mechanisms and policies to enable the development of HCM City, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc promised at a meeting with the city People’s Committee on Monday.

The government has enforced Decree 41/2016/ND-CP regulating the authorisation for foreign organisations and individuals to conduct scientific research in Việt Nam’s territorial waters.

The HCM City Police, in the past three days, have discovered several cases related to fraud and gambling on football pools over the Internet.

Six foreign businesses operating in Việt Nam were discovered to be using pirated computer software, the Ministry of Public Security said. The police found illegal software installed in more than 500 computers of the businesses.

 An agreement to open four more pairs of auxiliary border gates has recently been signed between authorities of the southern province of Tây Ninh and its neighbouring Cambodian province of Svay Rieng.

Hotlines will be set up at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the General Department of Geology and Mineral of Việt Nam (DGMV) as well as at localities to receive information on illegal mineral exploitation, said an official.

HCM City-based FV Hospital has is offering check-ups and treatment to nearly 900 cancer patients who hold national health insurance cards in order to ease the burden on the public hospital system.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday suggested the central province of Phú Yên continuously expand industry and construction, as determined in its economic restructuring plan developed for this year.

People with HIV and AIDS are expecting medical costs to soar when international health aid is cut off next year, participants at a policy dialogue said yesterday.

Two taskforces which specialise in hunting robbers will be founded in Hà Nội and HCM City as proposal of representatives at a conference of the Ministry of Public Security held in Hà Nội yesterday.

The construction of the Cửa Hội Bridge that crosses the Lam River has begun in central Nghệ An Province’s Cửa Lò Town.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc spoke yesterday about the critical role that the Mekong Delta plays in national development as well as the enormous challenges it faces, particularly in adapting to climate change and ensuring sustainable livelihoods for its residents. 

 Hà Nội’s authorities plan to encourage the use of public transport and limit individual vehicles, moving towards eliminating private means of transport by 2025.

Four members of a family including two children died in a fire early this morning in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

Toll booths across the country that force drivers to suffer through long delays will face fines starting August 1. The fines are called for in a new decree, number 46/2016/NĐ-CP, specifying administrative fines on roads and railways and issued by the Government last month.

Experts from the United States’ Mayo Clinic will help the Saint Paul General Hospital apply stem cell transplantation in trauma-orthopedic treatment and train its human resources to handle such applications.

A cargo boat carrying 25 tonnes of aquarium fish feed hit the stern of a ship early yesterday morning on the Hậu River and sank soon after.