Việt Nam News

Localities in the Mekong Delta region have improved their rankings in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), particularly in the business environment, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has just isued an official note regarding the draft blueprint for a transportation and hydroelectric project on the iconic Hồng (Red) River of Hà Nội, affirming that the Government has not started the process of approving the project yet.

The Bạch Mai General Hospital will provide free check-ups and consultations, as well as free medicine, to newly diagnosed asthma patients on May 21, in recognition of Global Asthma Day.

The police of northern Nam Định Province have arrested Phạm Văn Tú, 26, from central Hà Tĩnh Province, for illegally trafficking and trading four frozen tiger cubs.

Two construction workers died after they were buried inside a coal mine in northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Cẩm Phả City.

One man was killed and13 others were seriously injured when a coach collided with a truck early this morning on National Highway 1A in this central province’s Bình Sơn District.

The Ministry of Health has directed hospitals and healthcare centres in cities and provinces to strengthen monitoring and test samples for the suspected Zika virus.

The police in the northern mountain province of Điện Biên arrested a man for illegally trading six cakes of heroin in Núa Ngam Commune of Điện Biên District yesterday.

Cát Bi International Airport in the northern port city of Hải Phòng will officially welcome international flights starting from May 11, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam. 

Seventy-seven domestic enterprises yesterday were granted the National Quality Award 2015, the country’s only prize to recognise outstanding enterprises regarding their product quality and performances.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced several new vaccines in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation in an effort to improve the efficiency of disease prevention, the Preventive Health Department reported Friday, May 6, 2016.

The ultraviolet (UV) radiation index in the southern region, including HCM City, will continue to be at the high-risk level of 10-12 on a scale of 1 to 13 until the end of this week, according to a meteorological expert.

More than 17 tonnes of fish raised in cages in the northern Thanh Hóa Province’s Thạch Thành District have died of contaminated water, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported yesterday.

A 115-km stretch of the National Highway No 6 running through the provinces of Sơn La and Hòa Bình was re-opened to public on Saturday by the Ministry of Transport after a year of road works.

Bread street vendors earn their living on Hà Nội’s Hàng Giấy Street. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

 HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools with 1,000 students and more to ensure safe, hygienic meals.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant agencies to clear congestion on roads leading to Cát Lái Port in District 2, especially Nguyễn Thị Định Street and the Mỹ Thủy intersection.

HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hậu Giang will continue to enhance co-operation in the 2016-20 period, leaders said at a meeting held on Wednesday in the city.