Police in northern Hải Phòng City on Monday busted a drug trafficking ring which involved transporting and trading dozens of kilos of drugs.

Dr Phạm Sanh, an expert on urban transport talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about which public agency should manage electric bikes in Việt Nam.

Being a newcomer does not mean Bình Phước will forever be “a follower” in terms of economic development, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told an investment promotion conference held in the province on Monday.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment made the warning during its recent report consulting the Government on Official Development Assistance (ODA) that Việt Nam needed to carefully consider whether to borrow from ODA loans in the future

Bamboo Airways’ first flights are scheduled for October and the airline plans to open 37 domestic and international routes in the future.

With space limited in downtown Hà Nội, parking spaces are at a premium. So difficult it is to find a place to park cars and motorbikes, it seems any spare piece of land, on sidewalks and even in the yards of state agencies, is used as an illegal lot.

President Trần Đại Quang has urged authorities in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to focus on improving the quality of infrastructure planning for socio-economic and urban development.

War veteran Nghiêm Quý Dân rides around the city on his tricycle, designed and assembled in a garage many years ago. Dân is just one of hundreds of war veterans and invalids who rely on self-made tricycles to get around Hà Nội, HCM City and other towns and cities.

Burning offerings a hot topic

An ancient tradition or a money making ploy?

The practice of burning paper has been with us for generations. But in recent years what once just fake cash and the odd gift has developed into something much more. Paul Kennedy reports.