Việt Nam News

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.

Vietnamese students have won four third prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF 2016).

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.

The health ministry has called for increased efforts to provide effective and safe vaccines under the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) to all children in the country.

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.

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.

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.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Phạm Công Tạc said that sufficient scientific evidence has been collected to conclude the cause of unusual fish deaths that occurred in the central coastal region in early April, which will be announced soon.

The Transport Ministry asked highway investors to take urgent measures to deal with cracks and subsidence found on National Highway 1, which runs from Phan Thiết City in central Bình Thuận Province to Đồng Nai Province. The ministry said contractors will not be allowed to collect toll fees if repairs are not completed before May 20.

The Authority of Press under the Ministry of Information and Communications ordered a three-month suspension of Thế Giới Tiếp Thị (Marketing World), a supplement of Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper, for its violations in two articles.

People aged more than 40, especially women, should have a low-fat, high-fibre diet to avoid conditions like gallbladder stones, doctors told a workshop in HCM City.

The HCM City Party Committee has urged relevant authorities to check the safety of all construction works.

About four weeks ago, seven seventh graders from Nguyễn Du Secondary School in Cam Ranh city were taking photos when one of the female students fell into a reservoir. The others extended their hands to help, but they fell as well.

Việt Nam needs a strategy on renewable energy development to ensure energy safety in the context of the country’s rapid economic growth and global climate change, said energy experts.

Eleven units assigned to test fertiliser quality - and to grant quality certification to production and business facilities nationwide - would face severe punishment for violations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.

Việt Nam’s power needs would be fully met by renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report by World Wide Fund for Nature – Việt Nam and Việt Nam Sustainable Energy Alliance.

The World Bank has freshly approved a loan worth US$150 million for Việt Nam to improve local development policy related to economic management and competitiveness.

Salt producers have had a good harvest this year, but low prices are affecting their livelihoods.