National scheme on drug-rehabilitation network until 2020 approved
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the national scheme to restructure the net work of drug rehabilitation centres by 2020.
Police seize truck carrying wood of unclear origin
Đắk Nông Province’s traffic police yesterday evening seized a truck that was transporting dozens of cubic metres of logs of unclear origin.
Large crack appears in Yên Bái highway
A large crack has appeared in National Highway 32 C in the northern Yên Bái Province, which was heavily battered by storm Dianmu last week.
Toxic metals detected in Hà Tĩnh seafood samples
Heavy metals have been detected in six out of nine seafood samples taken on August 5 off Hà Tĩnh Province, the National Institute for Food Control’s latest report said.
Coal gasification furnace explosion kills two workers
An explosion at a coal gasification furnace in the central Nghệ An Province‘s Trung Đô Granite brick factory killed two workers, a factory manager said yesterday.
Endangered langur is Đà Nẵng’s mascot at APEC
The central city has chosen the red-shanked douc langur (Pygathryx nemaeus) as the official mascot of Đà Nẵng at the 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) Summit.
Committee to help victims of environmental incident in central region
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed a decision on the establishment of a steering committee to stabilise lives and production in four central provinces affected by the serious environmental incident.
Hà Nội tackles illegal construction
Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has urged the People’s Committee in Sóc Sơn District to review their management of agricultural land after local households have reportedly illegally built houses on farmland.
Growth not worth damaging environment: PM
The environment cannot be allowed to be destroyed for the sake of socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told an online environment protection conference with 63 localities yesterday.
Doctors donate blood to save child’s life
The life of a badly injured five-year-old child was saved after she received blood donated by doctors at Thạch Thành District General Hospital in the central Thanh Hóa Province yesterday.
Affordable homes urged for workers
Local authorities should facilitate private investment in affordable housing for workers at the Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone in District 7, HCM City Party Committee Secretary Đinh La Thăng has said.
Freed prison inmates adjust to outside life
A programme initiated by the Việt Nam Youth Union provides not only financial and employment support but also vocational training as well as legal consultation to young inmates and drug addicts.
Kon Tum: Illegal gold mining rampant in Đắk Long Commune
Illegal gold mining has become rampant in Đắk Glei District’s Đắk Long Commune over recent years, causing serious environmental pollution and damage to local residents’ life, online newspaper zing reported.
Bus crashes on Quảng Bình bridge
One person died and 10 others were injured early this morning when their coach crashed on a bridge in central Quảng Bình province's Sen Thủy Commune, Lệ Thủy District.
Police investigate 76-year-old for sex crimes
Police in southern Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province said they have decided to investigate a case in which a 76-year-old man is accused of committing sexual offences against seven children.
Malware detected in emails: Bkav
Việt Nam’s cybersecurity company Bkav has warned people about ransomware, a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system till a sum of money is paid.
Lâm Đồng garbage dump reopens after a year
The Cam Ly garbage dump in Lâm Đồng Province has been reopened after more than a year, to reduce the load on a waste treatment plant in Đà Lạt City.
Lào Cai floods kill seven miners
Floods killed at least seven gold miners in Lào Cai Province’s Văn Bàn District, while sweeping away their tents early Saturday morning, instead of two deaths as reported earlier.
Two men get death sentence for drug trafficking
The HCM City People’s Court yesterday afternoon sentenced two persons to death and six to life imprisonment for drug trafficking.
Universities to focus on quality over quantity
Universities should reduce the minimum enrollment quotas to focus on improving training quality, said Head of the Ministry of Education and Training’s Higher Education, Nguyễn Thị Kim Phụng.
