HCM City starts biggest ever anti-flood construction

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc kicked off the largest scale and most expensive anti-flooding construction project ever planned for HCM City yesterday, the latest effort by authorities to deal with chronic flooding problems.

Ordinary folks with extraordinary courage

As the nation joins the CASA 8983 and Sukhoi Su-30MKI crew’s loved ones, colleagues and relatives, in their grief, VNS pays its tribute as a reflection on the extraordinary deeds performed by ordinary people.

Bodies of two missing fishermen found

The bodies of two missing fishermen from a boat explosion offshore from the southwestern province of Kiên Giang were found yesterday, a representative of Zone 4’s Marine Police High Command said. 

Ghềnh Bridge opens to traffic

The new Ghềnh Bridge spanning Đồng Nai River in the southern province of Đồng Nai opened to traffic on Saturday, more than three months after the collapse of the old bridge.

Hospital infection control lacking in VN

Hospital infection control and prevention is a major challenge facing Việt Nam’s health sector due to its important role in providing successful treatment to patients. However, many hospitals and health clinics do not pay enough attention to it, participants at a conference said yesterday.

CASA-212 black boxes found

Search and rescue forces of the Ministry of National Defense have found two black boxes from the CASA-212 aircraft coded 8983 at the depth of nearly 60 metres underwater, 26 nautical miles from Bạch Long Vỹ island area off Hải Phòng City.

Shrimp farms wipe out An Biên rice fields

Hundreds of farming households in An Biên District of the southern Kiên Giang Province failed to reap any rice this year due to saline water encroaching into their fields.

Aircraft accident outcomes announced

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence announced the initial outcomes of the search and rescue operations for the SU30 MK2 and CASA 212 aircraft yesterday.

State Audit to aid capacity-building

The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Việt Nam, the State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV), and the French International Technique Expertise Agency (Expertise France) have launched a project supporting SAV.

HCMC to host Mekong Forum

The Mekong Delta Forum 2016, entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta”, will be organised in HCM City on June 27 and 28, 2016 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed by climate change in the region.

Laser lights detected near Noi Bai

Hà Nội police on Thursday announced that four incidents involving laser lights directed at Nội Bài airport occurred this month, but the source of only one of the cases was identified.

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