Việt Nam News

Vietnam News Agency and Turkey’s Anadolu Agency signed a new agreement on professional cooperation at the 51st Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive Board held in Istanbul on Monday.

Promoting HCM City as a medical hub of ASEAN is vital to reduce the number of people travelling abroad for medical care and boost medical tourism.

The south-central province of Bình Thuận is boosting the development of agricultural tourism as it helps promote the province’s tourism and improve farmer incomes.

"If the research findings prove successful, this will represent a significant source of construction materials for projects in the Mekong Delta region," affirmed the Ministry of Transport.

The project includes more than 45km in Kiên Giang Province and 6.6km in Bạc Liêu Province.

Đồng Tháp Province plans to sustainably develop flower and ornamental plant farming to improve growers’ incomes.

Efforts towards sustainable poverty reduction have run into many difficulties as the majority of households living under or near the poverty line have difficulty finding sustainable livelihoods, especially those who lack professional skills.

They suggested developing the processing of special high-value elements, and building research and transfer centres to master core technology in extractive metallurgy.

HCM City plans to build two more water supply plants to cope with the shortage of clean water and ensure residents' quality of life.

HCM City has eliminated port infrastructure fees for imported and exported goods transported in and out of the city through the Việt Nam-Cambodia waterway route, in accordance with a waterway transportation agreement signed between the two countries.

Quảng Ninh Provincial People’s Court on Monday opened a first-instance trial for violations relating to the province’s health department, the hospital and the AIC Group.

The Ministry of Transport accepted a joint venture’s proposal on developing Vũng Áng – Tân Ấp – Mụ Giạ railway project under the form of Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

Only 2.9 per cent of schools were designed to provide access for disabled children, and just 9.9 per cent had sanitary facilities suitable for people with disabilities.

Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thắng, on behalf of the Government and Prime Minister, signed a report on the implementation of the railway development policy and the use of state budget to invest in railway transport.

In the context of improved healthcare and increased life expectancy, the issue of suitable employment for the elderly needs to be addressed proactively through labour and employment policies.

The inspection delegation will have to report inspection results to the EC’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries before a conclusion on the removal of the “yellow card” warning for Việt Nam is issued.

The northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 60th founding anniversary (October 30) this week in Hạ Long City.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved investment for a VNĐ9.6 trillion (US$391 million) project to renovate polluted Xuyên Tâm Canal in the city.