Illegal sand exploitation must stop: Deputy PM
Ministries must intensify their actions to prevent all kinds of illegal river-bed mining and strictly punish those found to be illegally exploiting sand across the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.
HCMC anti-pollution, canal cleanup efforts
HCM City will mobilise all possible resources for spending on anti-pollution measures and urban improvement to improve the quality of life as set out in a recent Party Committee resolution.
Goal for agricultural production not met
Livestock husbandry and forestry plantation have maintained good growth, but agricultural production slowed over the last six months, a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
Producers urge national certificate for organic produce
Việt Nam has failed to issue a national certificate of quality for organic produce, creating obstacles for local producers pioneering in developing organic agriculture.
Gov’t mulls how to use Formosa money
Urgent need: workers’ housing
Only 20 per cent of workers at industrial zones have stable accommodations, prompting an urgent need to improve living conditions for labourers there, a senior official told a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.
HCM City considers limiting vehicles in downtown area
HCM City plans to limit vehicles on several downtown streets on weekend evenings in the future, according to the Department of Transport.
Students take national highschool exams
Students took their first two national high school exams in mathematics and a foreign language.
Fishermen target young lobsters
Many fishermen in the central province of Khánh Hoà are becoming prosperous by catching and selling young lobsters to breeding farms.
Large-scale rice fields booming
The southwestern province of Kiên Giang has set up 14 large-scale rice fields for growing crops in accordance with the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards as part of a four-year programme.
Hà Nội to crack down on obstetrics clinics
Hà Nội will crackdown and strictly fine those providing early gender indications of foetuses through ultrasound scans, said Nguyễn Đình Lân, deputy head of the city’s Population and Family Planning Department.
Central city plans to establish tourism police
The central city plans to establish a tourism police force as a pilot project to boost security for tourists and the tourism environment in the 2016-20 period.
Visa exemption for visitors from five countries extended
The Vietnamese Government has decided to extend visa exemptions by an additional year for tourists from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Foot-hand-mouth disease cases rise in Đồng Nai
The number of children suffering from foot-hand-mouth disease in June in the southern province of Đồng Nai has increased compared with the previous months, the provincial Preventive Medicines Centre said.
Green light for Cam Ranh Port rules
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved rules for the management and operation of Cam Ranh International Port in central Khánh Hòa province’s Cam Ranh Bay.
Last body from boating accident retrieved
The body of the last missing person involved in a boating accident in this Central Highlands province was found yesterday afternoon.
Prepare plan for using Formosa compensation money: PM
PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc this morning asked Deputy PM Vương Đình Huệ and Minister of Finance Đinh Tiến Dũng to prepare a plan for the compensation of US$500 million received from Formosa.
Teachers to train on new curriculum
More than 600,000 teachers and principals nationwide will train on the new curriculum and pedagogical approaches to help adapt teaching practices to the needs of every student and to improve teaching quality.
Half of VN unemployed labourers are under 24
The number of unemployed young people aged 15 to 24 was remarkably high for the first six months of the year, accounting for 47 per cent of unemployed workers, the General Directorate of Statistics (GDS) said.
