Việt Nam News

Ba Vì District authorities order Điền Viên Thôn resort to dismantle 17 villas by March 30 for land use violations

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has asked ministries and sectors to prepare a diplomatic note to China, asking them to release water from hydropower dams upstream of the Mekong Delta to release more fresh water in the dry season.

Urban development statistics in Việt Nam show a relatively bright picture, especially in Hà Nội and HCM City. But there is already a price to pay for burgeoning development: urban social infrastructure overload.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam asked for improved quality of education and training at a seminar in Hà Nội promoting vocational training yesterday.

Although the proportion of women in leadership roles and management in politics and the economy in Việt Nam has increased in recent years, it is still insufficient compared to their potential, Tôn Nữ Thị Ninh, vice chairwoman of Việt Nam’s Peace Committee, has said.

Finnish and Vietnamese education officials and experts discussed ways for the two nations to co-operate at an education forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

A Thanh Hóa official apologised after fishermen led a 10-day protest over a proposed tourism plan that would have affected their livelihoods.

The Đà River water pipeline broke yesterday afternoon, disrupting water supply to thousands of households in Hà Nội for 10 hours.

The Project Management Board number six under the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam has asked the transport ministry to approve the construction of Nha Trang- Phan Thiết Highway.

A fire broke out at around yesterday at Đức Tài composite production joint-stock company in Cà Mau City of this southern province, destroying the 1,500sq.m. workshop.

The HCM City People’s Court has rejected the appeals by the victims’ family and the gang killers, and justified the Instance Court’s verdict of life terms to death for the two accused.