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Survey finds only 39 homeless families in HCM City

Vo Thanh Sang, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Statistics, explains to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) Online the concept of dwelling houses in the wake of a recent population and housing survey.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 18

Vietnamese honoured at ESCI Best Practices Awards Programme

 

More streets in HCM City to be identified for parking cars

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Transport to co-ordinate with districts to identify more streets to be used for parking cars.

Human-centered AI has great potential in Vietnam

Human - centered artificial intelligence (AI) is an approach that aims not to replace people but to enhance human life,Tran Minh Triet, deputy rector of HCM City’s University of Science, said at a recent conference in HCM City.

Labour convention ratification expected to boost development

ILO Director of the Department of Partnerships and Field Support, Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard, talks to Việt Nam News about Vietnam’s efforts in ratifying ILO conventions.

Perpetrator of tap water pollution will face prosecution

Hoa Binh province’s police have conducted an on-site examination and verified and traced the truck driver who discharged used oil illegally.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 17

Vietnam to attend Military World Games in China

 

Revised Labour Code needs to promote rights of female labourers

The revised Labour Code is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval this month. However, major changes to the law are still under discussion in an attempt to ensure gender equality and enhance the development of female workers.

Poor diets damaging children’s health: report

In Vietnam, one in three children under five is either undernourished or overweight, while worldwide, an alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them.

Drink and drugs play major role in traffic accidents

Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Truong Hoa Binh on Wednesday said alcohol and drugs are to blame for many serious traffic accidents this year.

Ministry warns against alcohol as a new law to take effect

A Vietnamese man drinks an average of 27.4 litres of alcohol annually according to a report announced by Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien at a recent conference.

Vietnamese Health Ministry to investigate woman's death at beauty clinic

The Ministry of Health has asked HCM City Department of Health to apply punishment and investigate the death of an overseas Vietnamese woman at a local clinic.

Lightning kills one, 5,000 homes flooded in Nghe An

Flooding has killed one and inundated more than 5,000 houses in the central province of Nghe An.

Hanoi's water pollution unable to be treated for now

Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco), which purifies water to supply for a large part of Hanoi, did not clean the contaminated water but isolated it.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau suspends land reclamation project

The authorities of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have suspended an aquarium project that has already reclaimed thousands of square meters of land in the sea, as experts and the public have voiced their objections, fearing coastal subsidence.

First private library on Vietnam War opened in Hanoi

In the coming time, the library will cooperate with other agencies to produce some films about the Vietnam War as well as showcase the war objects to help the families of missing Vietnamese soldiers find their loved ones.

Two Vietnamese women among 100 most influential women for 2019

Two Vietnamese women have been named among the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women for 2019.

Travel brochure featuring nine-dash line found at ITE HCMC

HCMC authorities have discovered a Chinese map with a nine-dash line featured in a Chinese travel brochure was displayed at the International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC), which took place last month in the city.

Violators of Thu Thiem urban project to be identified early next year

A list of key individuals found to have committed violations related to the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCMC’s District 2 will be drawn up prior to the Lunar New Year, or Tet holiday, in January 2020.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asks Hoa Binh, Hanoi to tackle water pollution

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the authorities of Hoa Binh Province and Hanoi City to direct Song Da Water Investment JSC (Viwasupco) to address the polluted tap water from the Da River, discovered last week.