As one of the fastest-growing provinces in the southern key economic zone and among Việt Nam’s hottest investment destinations, Bình Dương is opening its doors to investors in a diverse range of fields.

The HCM City People’s Committee has petitioned the Government to draft a master plan for the protection of the Đồng Nai River Basin.

Nearly 90 per cent of the country’s urban sewage is discharged untreated directly into waterways, according to a report by the Ministry of Construction.

With the new school year set to start on September 5 most schools around the country are fully prepared to welcome students with though a few others are worried about a shortage of classrooms.

Bình Dương Province Environmental Police, in collaboration with Thủ Dầu Một City Traffic Police, arrested the drivers of two trucks found to be illegally trafficking 21 tonnes of hazardous waste on Sunday, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

Hồ Chí Minh city needs up to VNĐ73 trillion (US$$3.15 billion) for flood prevention projects by 2020, according to its Department of Planning and Investment.

Hà Nội company VitaDairy yesterday opened a nutritional products manufacturing plant at the Mỹ Phước Industrial Park in the souther province of Bình Dương.

Nguyễn Thanh Lâm, 35, a driver of a self-modified three-wheel vehicle, who drove in the wrong lane, is identified as a cause of the accident that killed 3 people and injured 1 person in the southern Bình Dương Province in Saturday.

HCM City needs long-term flood-prevention plans that would focus on the most densely populated areas first and limit development in lowland areas, experts said at a meeting held on June 20 in the city.

There is a new segment in the property market in and around HCM City: burial grounds.