Ho Chi Minh City seeks more green space amid rapid urbanisation

Ho Chi Minh City seeks more green space amid rapid urbanisation

Nguyen Van Thien, who lives in Binh Tan, Ho Chi Minh City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street.
Hanoi sets up centre for disease control

Hanoi sets up centre for disease control

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has approved the establishment of a centre for disease control based on the restructuring of the Centre for Preventive Medicine in Hanoi.
Dong Thap to release floodwater into rice fields

Dong Thap to release floodwater into rice fields

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap plans to release flood water into more than 81,000 hectares of rice fields between August and October to enrich the soil with sediment.
Bui River dyke upgrade mooted

Bui River dyke upgrade mooted

Authorities of Hanoi’s Chuong My District are studying a plan to repair and upgrade the Bùi River dyke using pre-stressed concrete to ensure safety for residents when floodwater overflows, said Dinh Manh Hùng, chairman of the district’s People’s Committee.
Proposal to raise emissions standards for cars

Proposal to raise emissions standards for cars

Vietnam Register, under the Ministry of Transport, has proposed raising the emission standards for cars to level 2 in order to minimise the increasing environmental pollution in the country.
Houses damaged by Da Nang – Quang Ngai Highway construction

Houses damaged by Da Nang – Quang Ngai Highway construction

Hundreds of houses along the Da Nang - Quang Ngai Highway are being damaged by construction on the road.
Quang Ninh coal mine accident kills one, injures another

Quang Ninh coal mine accident kills one, injures another

Two workers were trapped in a coal mine belonging to Mong Duong Coal Company in Cam Pha City, northern Quang Ninh Province, after an accident on Wednesday morning.
City adjusts planning for Thu Thiem resettlement areas

City adjusts planning for Thu Thiem resettlement areas

The HCM City administration has asked the Department of Planning and Architecture to work with agencies to propose adjustments to resettlement areas in the Thu Thiem new urban area.
Kien Giang has ambitious plans for industrial shrimp farming

Kien Giang has ambitious plans for industrial shrimp farming

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang has 2,000ha of industrial and semi-industrial shrimp farming models, or 79 per cent of its target for the year.
Hanoi on a new height

Hanoi on a new height

The Party Committee and people of Hanoi are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the implementation of Resolution No.15/2008/NQ-QH12 dated May 29, 2008 of the 12th National Assembly on the adjustment of the capital city’s administrative boundary.
Hospital-infection control work key task of health sector

Hospital-infection control work key task of health sector

Hospitals and clinics in Vietnam have started implementing surveillance of nosocomial infections and monitoring the hospital-infection control process, Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyen Viet Tien said at Tuesday meeting.
Abuse of health insurance fund continues

Abuse of health insurance fund continues

Vietnam Social Security (VSI) has reported that many hospitals have been found abusing the health insurance fund in the first six months of this year.
No plan to abolish high school graduation exam: minister

No plan to abolish high school graduation exam: minister

The education ministry will not terminate the high school graduation exam in the next few years.
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