Việt Nam News

HCM City has five ongoing projects aimed at transforming current solid waste treatment plants into waste-to-energy models, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Phan Thiết airport in the south-central province of Bình Thuận is set to be completed and operational by early next year. 

Nguyễn Xuân Cường, director of the Việt Nam Road Administration, said the agency has run 66 online public services in the first half of this year. Level-4 online public service on changing driving permits has been launched nationwide since November 14, 2022.

The police confirmed that none of the drivers involved in the accident had consumed alcohol or tested positive for drugs.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau is stepping up the development of brand names for specialty products and specifically identified products.

The province has 1,500ha devoted to producing seedlings and produces about 20 million seedlings of fruit, coconuts and other tree varieties a year.

HCM City’s waterway tourism is expected to earn VNĐ300 billion (US$12.6 million) per year this year and next year, and increase 10 per cent in the following years.

Nine historical production facilities will have to be relocated from downtown Hà Nội according to the urban planning project of the city's People's Committee.

The Dầu Giây - Phan Thiết Expressway in the south central province of Bình Thuận was flooded due to heavy rain, the narrowing of the Phan River's flow and inadequate design consideration for drainage capability.

According to figures, 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to Agent Orange, with over three million of them becoming victims.

The installation of vessel monitoring system (VMS) on large-capacity vessels and the issuance of exploitation licences and registrations, has reached about 98 per cent.

Hosted by the United Nations in Việt Nam, the event saw involvement from the HCM Communist Youth Union and the Department of Youth Affairs, part of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Fully trained young doctors are being sent to poor districts and communes of Điện Biên and Sơn La provinces, improving the healthcare systems there with more modern techniques and equipment. As a result, impoverished people are receiving better treatment and services.

The cost of living in many European countries is relatively high, posing difficulties in hiring on-site labour management. The cold winter in a majority of European countries also limits the diversity of employment options for workers.

The coastal province of Khánh Hoà has seen a significant increase in the number of visitors during the summer months, with a 60 per cent surge compared to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic hit.

The mountainous district of Ba Vì in Hà Nội possesses over 500 valuable and unique medicinal plant species. Taking advantage of this resource, the Dao ethnic community living at the foot of Ba Vì mountain has long been preserving and developing the rare Southern medicinal herb trade. As a result, the livelihoods of the local people have been steadily improving, and the socio-economic conditions of the region have been on the rise.

In June this year, Behn was further charged with 23 counts of sexually assaulting a child and causing a child to engage in sexual activity. The charges relate to boys aged six to 11 living in Việt Nam, spanning 2008–2018.

The management of roadways and sidewalks needs to be done carefully with high public consensus and having to choose the right time.