VN confirm first two cases of Zika virus

The health ministry announced the detection of Việt Nam’s first two Zika cases in the central Khánh Hòa Province and HCM City at a press conference yesterday.

SBIC to accept returns of broken fishing boats

The Việt Nam Ship Building Industry Corporation (SBIC) has promised to solve all issues raised by fishermen from Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ngãi pertaining to broken steel-hulled fishing boats, according to a corporation representative.

Hail storm

Hailstorms hit Tuyên Quang Province early yesterday causing serious damage to houses and large areas of vegetable crops.

Truck drivers die in Bình Phước crash

Two drivers were killed when their trucks collided into each other early yesterday morning in the southern province of Bình Phước’s Đồng Xoài Township.

Fungal disease destroys Hậu Giang sugarcane

Phụng Hiệp District’s agriculture department has officially noted the fungal disease called bệnh gỉ sắt (uromyces appendiculatus) that is destroying local sugarcane crops.  

Revised Child Law: pioneering child rights

The revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education will be voted on this Tuesday, during the ongoing final meeting of the 13th National Assembly. Much attention has been focused on raising the legal age of a child in Việt Nam from 16 to 18. Việt Nam News spoke to child specialists about this issue.

City, Microsoft team up on 'e-gov' project

HCM City wants to co-operate with Microsoft on e-government to improve the city’s management, the secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee, Đinh La Thăng, said at a meeting held Thursday in the city.

 

Guard accused of molestation

A school security guard in Lào Cai Province has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting several children.

HCMC invests $21m in tree planting

The government of HCM City plans to invest VNĐ480 billion (US$21 million) to plant trees covering a total of 1,613 hectares, with the target of having 40 per cent of the city with green cover by 2020.

Work begins on Đồng Nai bridge after collapse

Construction began yesterday on a new bridge that will replace the 113-year-old Ghềnh Railway Bridge in the southern province of Đồng Nai, which collapsed last month after being hit by a barge.

HCM City asks Netherlands for support to curb climate impact

The government of HCM City sought support from the Netherlands for climate change and sea-level rise adaptation during a recent meeting with Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and Environment of Netherlands, held in HCM City.

Farmers urged to plant saline-resilient crops

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s areas affected by saline intrusion have been urged to switch to other crops or breed shrimp or fish. Experts have said that farmers in these areas should gradually adapt to saline-water cultivation models.

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