'Save public hospitals', French health workers urge Macron Thousands of French hospital workers demonstrated on Thursday over years of cutbacks they say have harmed care in a country with a health system once the envy of the world.

Customs dept reduces number of port procedures to ease congestion The HCM City Customs Department plans to reduce the number of and shorten the time for customs procedures at Cát Lái Port in District 2 to reduce congestion.

S. Korea hosts int'l forum on partnership with ASEAN South Korea's presidential advisory panel hosted an international forum here on Thursday on the country's push for stronger ties with Southeast Asian nations.

High tide: French police warn cocaine fortune hunters off beaches Authorities have closed beaches in southwest France as packages of cocaine continue to mysteriously wash up along the country's Atlantic coast, with more than 1,000 kilograms discovered since mid-October, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Liên Chiểu Port to play key role for a sustainable Đà Nẵng Speeding up the construction of the new Liên Chiểu Cargo Port would help promote Đà Nẵng as a key international logistics centre, and allow the existing Tiên Sa Port to be reserved for cruise ships only.

Sunk container ship to be raised from Long Tau River A plan to raise the container ship Vietsun Integrity from the Lòng Tàu River in HCM City’s Cần Giờ District where it sank on October 19 has been approved by the HCM City Port Authorities.

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Kiên Giang Province needs investment in tourism infrastructure, experts say Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang should offer incentives to attract investment in tourism infrastructure and services in Hà Tiên- Kiên Lương, Rạch Giá- Kiên Hải- Hòn Đất, and U Minh Thượng to realise their tourism potential, experts have said

Central provinces relocate residents in response to typhoon Local authorities in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa are planning to more more than 181,000 people from risk-prone areas in response to Typhoon Nakri, which is forecast to be the strongest so far this year in the East Sea.

Japanese festival to kick off in HN The Kanagawa festival, which features the original culture and tourism of Japan, will take place at the Lý Thái Tổ Garden near Hoàn Kiếm Lake on November 16-17.