Bến Tre, Bình Thuận lack water
More than 400,000 people in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre are badly in need of water for household use, as the worst drought in 100 years continues in the delta
Ministry releases info on preventing the Zika virus
The Ministry of Health has released instructions on treating and preventing infection by the Zika virus for pregnant women in Việt Nam.
Việt Nam calls for int’l help to combat drugs: Deputy PM
Việt Nam is still struggling to tackle drug trafficking and needs international community support to win the battle, says Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.
City regulates high-rise buildings Hà Nội areas
The Hà Nội People’s Committee has issued regulations on the general planning and management of high-rise buildings in the five main districts of Hà Nội.
HCM City tightens food hygiene in school lunches
HCM City tightening catering services in schools
Rabies vaccines needed after bites, doctors warn
Doctors have warned of rising deaths from rabies due to neglect of post-bite vaccination, especially in pregnant women.
Hà Nội to open court for children
The Supreme People’s Court has urged lower courts and military courts nationwide to speed up the opening of courtrooms that are friendly to people under 18 years old.
Nigerian-led gang swindles 100 Vietnamese women
A gang of fraudsters led by a Nigerian were arrested in Cần Thơ City for allegedly swindling more than VNĐ20 billion (US$888,800) from naive Vietnamese women, said the local police yesterday.
Highway in central VN to open
The La Sơn – Túy Loan highway that links the central provinces of Thừa Thiên Huế and Đà Nẵng is expected to open by the end of this year when land clearance work has been completed.
More coaches, buses to run during coming holidays
The Hà Nội Transport Station Joint-stock Company will assign 700 more coaches to meet the passenger demand during holidays this month, Director of the company Nguyễn Tùng Anh said.
Project on food security, women’s nutrition launched
Thousands of poor women and children in the three northern provinces of Lào Cai, Lai Châu and Hà Giang will benefit from a project launched today in Hà Nội.
Water pipeline contract on hold
The Hà Nội People’s Committee has proposed that the Prime Minister ask the developer of the Đà River Water Project Phase 2 to postpone signing a contract with a Chinese pipe supplier.
Reproductive health programme launched
The BlueStar network started in 2008 with a pilot of 32 franchisees using the global MSI BlueStar model to increase availability to quality sexual and reproductive health services in private clinics, said Nguyễn Thị Bích Hằng, country director of MSIVN.
Car accident kills three
Three people riding a motorbike were killed instantly when their vehicle collided with a passenger car in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai yesterday.
Securing the Mekong Delta water supply
Local and international experts at a four-day workshop brainstormed solutions on creating a secure water supply in HCM City and the Mekong Delta region amid the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.
Đà Nẵng launches cost-cutting programme
The Đà Nẵng People’s Committee today said it would start a programme to cut wastage of money.
Campaign on waterway traffic safety to be launched
The Việt Nam Inland Waterways Administration has asked the waterway police departments in cities and provinces to start a campaign to check the safety of vehicles on their waterways.
Forest fire risk challenges southern province
Forest fires caused by carelessness, and at times deliberately, by humans, is currently a huge challenge for competent authorities in the southern Tây Ninh Province, online newspaper vov.vn reported.
Explosion at cassava plant injures five workers
An explosion occurred at midday yesterday in a cassava starch processing plant in t
Hail storm destroys crops, houses in northern provinces
Thousands of houses and several hectares of vegetable crops in the northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Hà Giang were reportedly damaged by large hailstones last weekend.
