Việt Nam News

HCM City, which plans to relocate people living in slums along canals, will move them to places nearby in order not to dislocate their lives.

Motorists along National Highway 1A section from central Thanh Hóa Province to southern Cần Thơ Province are far more prone to accidents since almost two-thirds of the stretch is devoid of any anti-glare panels, Tiền Phong (The Vanguard) newspaper reported.

At least four people were killed, including a 32-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter, and 10 others injured after an explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon in Hà Đông District’s Văn Phú Residential Area.

Some VND36 billion (US$1.6 million) will be spent on methadone treatment for drug addicts to improve efficiency and further develop this treatment method, officials said.

Vehicles of transportation firms that have a capacity of seven to less than 10 tonnes have to install black boxes before July 1, the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) said.

The health ministry has instructed hospitals nationwide to use antibiotics with more restraint in a bid to prevent growing resistance to the drugs.

Provinces and cities nationwide are busy preparing for International Day of Happiness, which falls on March 20.

President Trương Tấn Sang yesterday asked residents of Lộc An Commune of Lộc Ninh district in the southern Bình Phước Province to employ high technology for agricultural production in order to minimise the dependence on weather conditions.

Việt Nam’s first set of surrogate twins were born on Wednesday at Từ Dũ Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City, weighing 2.15 kilogrammes and 1.9 kilogrammes.

Illegal brick kilns in Sóc Sơn District have been a headache for local residents and authorities, but now the Hà Nội Department of Construction is cracking down on their operations.

An underground road beneath An Sương intersection in HCM City’s District 12 will be built to reduce traffic congestion at the area.

People's Court of Hà Nội yesterday opened a trial to indict seven Chinese defendants on charges of illegal money transfers between Việt Nam and China.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng urges Health Ministry, provinces, and cities to ease hospital overcrowding and expand satellite hospital networks.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) today appealed for donations for victims of severe drought and salt intrusion in the Central, Central Highland and Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta regions.