Việt Nam News

Entrance exams begin for coveted seats at state-owned schools, but at least one-third of the applicants will be disappointed

The new Cốc San power plant in this northern province, a run-of-river hydropower facility supplying almost 30MW of power to regional off taker Northern Power Corporation, opened yesterday.

The Vietnamese education sector wants to attract students from the ASEAN region and increase the number of Vietnamese students studying in ASEAN countries, Education and Training Vice Minister Bùi Văn Ga said.

Scientists and food managers discussed measures to limit the use of banned substances and improve agricultural products’ quality during a scientific forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

Hà Nội needs a long term-plan to tackle tourist scams – an effort that will require the entire society’s involvement, a local tourism management official said.

Customs agencies throughout the country have begun tightening supervision of imported components of all electric motorcycle following the latest order of the General Department of Việt Nam Customs.

Satellite 115 station provides timely medical aid in traffic and other emergencies. 

HCM City has sought complete autonomy over its educational issues, listing several things it wants to do at a meeting with Minister for Training and Education Phùng Xuân Nhạ on Tuesday.

Work has begun on the US$322 million Cần Thơ Urban Development and Resilience project to reduce flood risk in the core urban area.

Đồng Nai will make environmental protection its top priority, while soliciting investment in its industrial parks.

Calculating the cost and choosing the investors and contractors for BOT projects must be transparent, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said yesterday.

HCM City’s new administration has ordered a careful review of the city master plan and amend everything that is impracticable to ensure people’s lives are not affected by bad planning.

Some 45 rescue personnel and soldiers from the Military Command, Border Guard and Fire Protection teams in the central province of Thanh Hóa were dispatched this morning to rescue three trapped gold miners.

Rescuers in the northern mountainous Lào Cai Province today continued their search for a British tourist who went missing while climbing the 3,143m Fansipan Mountain in Sa Pa District.

Police in HCM City have confiscated 1.2 tonnes of khat leaves imported from Africa and one case re-exported to the US. The leaves, which contain the stimulant cathinone, are banned in Việt Nam.

Three Vietnamese students from HCM City University of Technology won the first prize at the nation-wide Smart Water Innovation Contest, organised by the Swedish Embassy in Hà Nội. Their idea was to develop a smart phone app to detect water leakages, the embassy announced yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the HCM City People’s Committee to inspect violations related to construction of the Bảy Hiền Tower in Tân Bình District, ensuring the rights of local residents.

Minister of Transport Trương Quang Nghĩa, during an inspection on Sunday, said the new Ghềnh Bridge across the Đồng Nai River in the southern province of Đồng Nai would help the railway sector rebound after its recent decline.