HCM City seeks to improve agricultural efficiency

HCM City plans to increase the value of its agricultural output to VNĐ640-660 million (US$27,400-28,200) per hectare this year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Cold weather to continue in northern, north central provinces

Temperatures in the northwestern region will generally be between 14-17 degrees Celsius, though some areas will experience a low of 11 degrees Celsius. While some areas will have temperatures above 22 degrees Celsius, on the whole, highs will be between 19-22 degrees Celsius.

Việt Nam must reduce gender imbalance at birth: official

Gender imbalance at birth in Việt Nam must be put under control, or it will leave unpredictable consequences, affecting the natural imbalance, threatening the population stability and sustainable development of the country, the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population and Family Planning has said.

HCM City bans sleeper buses entering downtown

The HCM City Department of Transport has banned sleeper buses from entering the city centre between 6am and 10pm in an effort to crack down on picking up and dropping off passengers illegally.

Omicron subvariant XBB detected in HCM City

The COVID-19 sub-variant was reported in December last year and only accounts for a small share of positive cases, according to a COVID-19 research team of the Hồ Chí Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.

Train strains

As the Tết holiday approaches, the demand to travel by train is surging. The railway sector is employing various measures to ensure passengers have safe and comfortable journeys home for the biggest holiday of the year.

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