Hit dramas nominated for 2019 Mai Vàng Awards

Two dramatic plays staged by HCM City’s private theatres are top candidates to be nominated for the 2019 Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Awards presented by the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper. 

Too many tourists

Many people are visiting tourist sites all at once. Overcrowding brings about all sorts of stops and delays, like traffic becoming so heavy that cars can only move slowly. And things are becoming very expensive.

Outdated trucks worsen fire prevention work National Assembly deputies on Friday expressed concern over fire prevention and control efficiency as more than half of fire trucks are outdated.

Sustainable water management a solution for drought

Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to sustainably manage water resources while climate change has triggered drought and salinity intrusion for coastal plains as well as seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

Kiên Giang gets Ministry of Construction nod to delay special economic zone plans The Ministry of Construction has green-lighted Kiên Giang Province’s proposal to suspend the master plan to develop Phú Quốc Island into a special administrative-economic zone.

Children in flood-hit areas struggle to go to school

While most students nationwide are eagerly preparing for the new academic year, which will officially start next month, many children in flood-stricken areas will struggle to return to school.

Ministers questioned over expressway projects and social networks

All 15 cabinet ministers and leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng had to take the hot seat.

Lawmakers discuss overtime cap and retirement age Many deputies agreed with the draft’s suggestion to increase the maximum allowable overtime working hours to 400 hours per year from the current 300.

NA Standing Committee clarifies planning law

Lawmakers at the ongoing meeting of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee approved a resolution on Tuesday to clarify vague definitions mentioned in the Law on Planning.

Post-merger stock exchange headquarters in Hà Nội The two national stock exchanges will be merged into one single stock exchange, instead of the initial plan under which the two current bourses will operate independently under the control and ownership of a new state-owned company.