Twenty three to stand trial for drugs

An investigative police unit, under the Ministry of Public Security, just asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy to prosecute 23 defendants for trafficking 1,200 cakes of heroin (a cake is equivalent to 350 grammes).

RMIT launches new digital academy

The Australian State of Victoria’s Minister of Training and Skills, Steve Herbert yesterday opened a Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) at RMIT Vietnam in HCM City.

Hà Nội tackles summer diseases

Hà Nội health authorities have taken precautions to prevent epidemics and diseases that frequently occur in the period over spring and summer during the hot weather.

High-tech HCMC treatments

District-level hospitals in HCM City are now using more advanced techniques and treatment, often performing at a level that matches city-level hospitals.  

ASEAN+3 foster labour cooperation

ASEAN labour ministers and their counterparts from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to strengthen co-operation in the fields within their remit during a meeting in Vientiane, Laos, yesterday.

Cổ Bi depot breaks ground

 Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình on Sunday launched construction on Hà Nội’s inland clearance depot, which will be the largest one in the capital.

Electronic toll tag cards being issued

The issuance of electronic tag cards to vehicles for automatic toll collection on highways is under way as the Ministry of Transport sets up electronic toll collection systems (ETCs).

PM okays ship pollution plan

 ​​​Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a plan to meet regulations in the annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention).

Three killed trying to cut open wartime bomb

Three people in the south-central province of Phú Yên were killed, when a mortar shell they attempted to cut open to extract gun powder and scrap exploded, on Saturday afternoon.

HCM City to remove substandard slaughterhouses

The two largest private abattoirs in HCM City, which supply thousands of pigs to the market everyday, will be closed down on June 30. All substandard private abattoirs will also be closed by the end of next year, the municipal People’s Committee said.

Food safety permits hard to get

Food service enterprises must apply for food safety and hygiene permits, but many enterprises complain it is too hard to get permits due to complicated procedures.

ASEAN exhibit for regional solidarity

An exhibition of photos, reportage and documentary films about the ASEAN Community has been showcased in northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Hạ Long City since last Saturday. The show ends tomorrow.

Võ Nguyên Giáp Park opens in Trường Sa

A park named after the late lagendary General Võ Nguyên Giáp was inaugurated after two months of construction on Sơn Ca Island in the Trường Sa (Spratly) district of the central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday.

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