Vegetable prices plunge in northern and central regions
March 16, 2018 | 10:38
After waking up at 5 a.m, Nguyen Thi Oanh, a farmer in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district, headed to the field to cut cabbages and carried them to the local market for sale.
Ireland celebrates St Patrick’s Day
March 15, 2018 | 17:17
Andrew Doyle, Ireland’s Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Forestry sends a message to Vietnam News readers on the occasion of St Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s National Day.
Southern region set for heat wave
March 15, 2018 | 17:15
With the cold high pressure system weakening and moving east and a subtropical high pressure system crossing the south, there will be a heat wave in the south, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), until May, according to the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Centre.
Three Chinese men jailed for using fake ATM cards
March 15, 2018 | 17:12
Hanoi People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced three Chinese men to prison for using fake ATM cards to withdraw some VND90 million ($4,000) in April last year.
Policemen suspected of taking bribes temporarily suspended
March 15, 2018 | 17:07
Some traffic policemen in Hanoi were suspended from work after they were caught taking money from violators, said Dao Vinh Thang, head of Ha Noi’s Traffic Police Division on Tuesday.
Tien Giang develops freshwater aquaculture
March 15, 2018 | 08:00
Freshwater aquaculture has prospered in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang recently because of advanced farming methods and good prices, according to the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Researchers make use of medical waste
March 14, 2018 | 15:24
For nearly 30 years, researchers at the Faculty of Tissue, Embryo and Genetics under Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University have been making use of amniotic membrane, which is commonly treated as medical waste and discarded. Under their hands, it has been processed to heal wounds and corneal damage instead.
Baby infected with rare disease saved
March 14, 2018 | 14:39
A 14 day-old baby infected with a rare intestinal disease is now in stable condition after the surgery, doctors of the Paediatrics Hospital of southern Đồng NaiProvince said on Monday.
Danish fund announces 2018 recipients
March 14, 2018 | 11:53
Eight art spaces and art initiatives in Hanoi and Hue will receive grants from the Danish Culture Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) to carry out and develop their activities during 2018.
Doctors warn of drug resistance in children with meningitis
March 14, 2018 | 11:40
Meningococcal disease is not new, but recently, drug-resistance in children with meningitis has been increasing, doctors in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have warned.
Tech bosses of multi-million-dollar gambling ring arrested
By Minh Vu
March 13, 2018 | 21:51
Two technology officers from VTC Online and CNC were arrested for running a multi-million-dollar gambling line under the wings of former C50 director general.
Public in favour of capital’s underground train station plan
March 13, 2018 | 13:00
Locating an underground station (Terminal C9) for the city’s urban railway project near Hoan Kiem Lake is reasonable, Dao Ngoc Nghiem, deputy chairman of the Hanoi Association for Urban Development and Planning told Tien Phong.
Reform may see labourers paid for their productivity
March 13, 2018 | 12:56
Businesses will likely narrow the pay gap among labourers and recalculate salary scales based on productivity at work instead of seniority, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has said.
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