Việt Nam News

Up to 2.25 million hectares of natural forests in the Central Highlands are not allowed to be open to commercial projects, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The press plays an important role in influencing public opinion about major public issues, said delegates at a conference held yesterday on the occasion of National Journalism Day (June 21). But a report published at the conference also highlighted reporters’ difficulties in conveying information to readers.

Seven-year-old Đinh Thanh Phong felt more than excited not only because he could meet a lot of friends from ASEAN countries but also he could deliver his wish towards ASEAN vision at the 4^th ASEAN Children Forum (ACF) hosted by Việt Nam this year.

Đinh La Thăng, the secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said the city must formulate a detailed plan this month to speed up the upgrading of old residences.

Seven fishermen from the central province of Hà Tĩnh’s Thạch Bằng Commune have rescued Major Nguyễn Hữu Cường, one of two pilots on board the missing fighter jet Su-30MK2.

A teacher shows his students how to swim in a pool in central Nghệ An Province. The move aims to reduce cases of drowning, especially in summer break. Statistics from the Ministry of Health reveals that on average nine children died from drowning every day last year in Việt Nam. Drowning is one of the main causes of child death in the country. — VNA/VNS Photo Bích Huệ

The Health Ministry plans to conduct a 45-day-long inspection at Coca-Cola Beverages Việt Nam Ltd Company for compliance with food safety laws.

Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng attended a ceremony this morning to commemorate Colonel Trần Quang Khải at Military Hospital No. 4 in central Nghệ An Province’s Vinh City. 

Baking hot temperatures have raised the forest fire warning in six provinces to level 5 – the extremely dangerous level, according to the Vietnam Forest Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Turbine group 2 with a capacity of 400 MW of the Lai Châu hydropower plant in northern Lai Chau province will provide electricity for the national grid starting this week.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged authorities in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) to focus on socio-economic development and improve living conditions for local people.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc offered condolences to relatives of the officers and soldiers involved in two separate accidents of a fighter jet and a rescue aircraft.

A head-on collision of two passenger coaches yesterday along Prenn mountain pass in Đà Lạt killed at least eight people and injured 30 others.
 

The body of the second pilot on board the missing fighter jet Su-30MK2, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Trần Quang Khải, was found late yesterday afternoon in the area of Hon Mat, an islet 40 nautical miles off the coast of the central province of Nghe An.

Vietnam News Agency in general and Việt Nam News in particular need to continue to renew news reporting and management methods, improve quality and accomplish the missions assigned by the Party and the State, making contributions to maintaining peace and stability, and fostering international integration while realising the 12th Party Resolution.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to buy salt to help salt producers, especially in areas with significant salt storage.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has suspended titanium mining operations, after an embankment was breached surrounding waste reservoirs at Hàm Thuận Nam District’s Thuận Quý Commune.

Việt Nam could improve migrants’ access to public services and employment by reducing the time and number of requirements needed for residents to get a household registration certificate, according to a report released yesterday.