Việt Nam News

Hà Nội is planning a massive US$5.5 billion expansion project for Nội Bài Airport to brace against overloading that is expected in just a few years, said an official.

The area under safe vegetables in HCM City topped 15,800 hectares last year, 18.9 per cent up from 2011 when a programme to strengthen food security began, according to the city People’s Committee.

Drunk driving or refusal to comply with a police ordered alcohol and drug test will now attract penalties of up to VNĐ18 million (US$800).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved updated plans for Hòa Lạc High-tech Park, to be completed by 2030 in Hà Nội’s outlying districts of Thạch Thất and Quốc Oai.

Funds from the State budget and international sponsors for malaria elimination initiatives have declined in recent years, creating difficulties for meeting the 2030 target, a conference here heard today.

The closure of Lương Yên Bus Station on Hà Nội’s Nguyễn Khoái Street is expected to ease traffic congestion in nearby areas and offer chances for coach operators to use better facilities, transport experts said.

The development and collapse of an underground karst cave caused a depression in An Tiến Commune, Mỹ Đức District in Hà Nội on April 2, experts have said.

The Sông Đà Stock Company 11 was accused of mixing soil with concrete while laying a base for the 220kV-electric poles in Vụ Bản District of northern Nam Định Province.

Australian Navy warship HMAS ANZAC, with 28 officers and 156 sailors on board, is visiting Việt Nam from Monday until Thursday on a goodwill visit.

Hundreds of ancient trees in Trà Vinh city, which is described as the "Green City" of the Mekong Delta region, could be at risk of death, experts warn.

Five students reportedly drowned in three districts of central Nghệ An Province yesterday afternoon.

Heavy rains and strong winds have flattened paddy fields in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, causing difficulties for farmers to harvest rice.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) is investigating the destruction of a local household’s roof allegedly caused by an aircraft landing at an airport in central Nghệ An Province.

Coach operators have been left in the lurch after the closure of Lương Yên Station was announced by Hà Nội’s Transport Department.

Cigarette smoke affects some 30 million non-smokers, especially women and children in Việt Nam, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese students won six gold medals in the second round of the Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) 2016, held in Singapore.

The National Traffic Safety Committee has sent a notice to the concerned ministries and sectors to ensure public order and traffic safety during the coming university and college entrance exams.

The HCM City Police today proposed to the municipal People’s Procuracy to begin legal proceedings against three people for showing a lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences and embezzling money.