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HCM City encourages investment in Northwestern Urban Area

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture, after collecting feedback from local authorities, plans to ask the city People’s Committee to approve the zoning plan for the HCM City Northwestern Urban Area.

Projects with slow disbursement to face punishment

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) will punish organisations and individuals in project management units whose failure to fulfill their responsibilities cause a slow disbursement of funds.

Dengue fever enters peak season in southern Vietnam

The dengue fever season is peaking, with a sharp rise in incidence of the mosquito-borne disease in HCM City, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and the south-east, according to preventive medicine centres.

The number of legal violations by foreigners in Vietnam is increasing

More than 380 Chinese were found gambling online in Our City, a 100 percent foreign invested urban area in Duong Kinh district in Hai Phong City.

Grassroots cadres taught Cham ethnic language

Seeing the significance of using ethnic minority languages in communicating with ethnic minorities, the central province of Ninh Thuan has provided training courses on Cham ethnic language to grassroots cadres.

 

Ministry of Health to open one-door administrative unit in 2020

The Ministry of Health will put into operation the one-door administrative unit in the first quarter of 2020 at latest to facilitate business operations.

 

Blaze reignites city relocation debate

The serious fire at Rang Dong’s factory and the resulting environmental and health hazards in the areas has once again brought the removal of hundreds of polluting factories from the capital to the agenda. 

 

Locality put on alert as bad weather forecast

Some areas in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Lao Cai have been warned to expect flash floods and landslides.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 19 (Hourly updated)

 

Ministry to review floating solar-power projects on lake in Dong Nai

 

Haze from burning straw affects Noi Bai Airport

Communities living near Noi Bai International Airport are being warned to stop burning straw as smoke is causing problems for pilots.

Business associations disagree with working-time reduction

Most enterprise associations disagree with the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours to 44 hours per week under the draft revised Labour Code.

Whitmore’s disease cases in Vietnam on the rise in rainy season

The latest case of Whitmore’s disease, also known as melioidosis, was reported at Hanoi’s Duc Giang General Hospital on Monday.

Vietnam hard-pressed to maintain high human capital index in long term

Even though the human capital index (HCI) of Vietnam exceeds the global, regional, and even upper-middle-income country averages, Vietnam still faces challenges in ensuring high-quality human resources.

Health ministry leaders responsible in fake cancer drugs scandal: GI

Government inspectors have found leaders of the Health Ministry responsible for wrongdoings at the ministry which led to the import of thousands of fake cancer medications by the pharmaceutical company VN Pharma.

Vietnam carries out measures to lift EC’s yellow card

Vietnam has carried out comprehensive measures as recommended by the European Commission to remove a “yellow card” warning from the commission on Vietnamese seafood.

 

Vietnam's power consumption demand estimated to rise nearly 10% in 2019

The power demand is estimated to increase by 9.9% this year, according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 18

Short circuit caused Rang Dong fire: police

 

Removal of factories from inner city needed after factory fire

Architect Dao Ngoc Nghiem, former director of Ha Noi’s Department of Planning and Architecture, speaks to Cafeland – an online newspaper specialising in real estate, about the need to remove factories

Water source a lifeline for farmers near U Minh Thuong national park

Chopping open a coconut, pouring the liquid into a cup and taking a big slurp, Nguyen Quoc Tuan, also known as Sau Tuan, carefully observes his four rows of ginger.

Requiem for peace

A requiem in tribute to soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation was held on Luc Dau river, the northern province of Hai Duong on September 16.