Soldiers give a new look to poor village It was early in the morning when Nậm Vì Commune was still engulfed in fog, when villagers woke up and gathered to say goodbye to soldiers from Điện Biên Province’s Military Staff Committee.

Project enrichs life in Central Highlands

Phạm Văn Mang, chairman of Ba Trang Commune’s People’s Committee in the central province of Quảng Ngãi, remembers the radiant faces and smiles of local people when a new bridge spanning the Tha Stream was opened thanks to the Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project.

City seeks to reduce road accidents, deaths by 10 per cent this year

HCM City hopes to reduce traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries by 5-10 per cent this year, People’s Committee chairman and head of the city Traffic Safety Board, Nguyễn Thành Phong, told a workshop on Wednesday (January 8).

HCM City unclogs roads with a raft of infrastructure works

New bridges and roads have helped ease the traffic congestion that used to occur frequently in some areas in HCM City.

PeaceTrees Vietnam marks 25 years of UXO activities in VN This year marks PeaceTrees Vietnam’s 25 years of tireless endeavours in its humanitarian mission to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Quảng Trị Province, said Nguyễn Phương Nga, President of the Việt Nam Union of Friendship Organisations.

Construction of interchange connecting Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway begins Construction of an interchange connecting Belt Road No 3 and Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway and other related infrastructure started on Monday in Hà Nội.

HDBank receives Labour Medal for ‘outstanding achievements’

The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank on Saturday (Jan 4) received the President’s Labour Medal for its “outstanding achievements in business and credit activities and corporate social responsibility”.

A man who lives for others

Phan Ngọc Anh, a brick factory owner in Quảng Nam Province, dedicates his life to charitable work.

Vĩnh Phúc invests in upgrading bridges Northern Vĩnh Phúc Province plans to invest VNĐ190 billion (US$7.14 million) to upgrade old bridges and build new ones crossing 34 canals.

Hà Nội to build ten pedestrian bridges

Hà Nội plans to build ten more pedestrian bridges in crowded streets in the inner city in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion and ensure safety.