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HCM City's 34 toll booths to reduce peak-hour congestion

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed investing VND250 billion for 34 automatic toll booths to prevent traffic congestion during peak hours in the city centre.

Young designer to introduce ao dai collections in HCM City

Fashion designer Minh Chau will introduce his latest ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) collections at Diamond Place next week.

CNG buses in HCM City could lose fuel supply

Environmentally-friendly buses in HCM City could face operating problems as compressed natural gas (CNG) suppliers plan to reduce CNG supply, according to local authorities.

Vietnam builds Global Navigation Satellite System stations

Vietnam is completing the construction of 65 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide highly accurate geo-spatial positioning data.

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Tax tools should be used effectively

The battle against single-use plastic products has not yet delivered any satisfactory results. Solutions are plenty, but what is lacking is their enforcement.

Ensuring African swine fever does not cause a food shortage

Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Kinh tế và Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about measures to prevent a food shortage at the end of this year.

Red tape hinders development of wind power in Vietnam

Vietnam has very large potentials to increase the generation of electricity from wind and the sun. However, the reason for the lack of progress is cumbersome administrative procedures.

 

Local authorities told to report on land available for social housing projects

The Ministry of Construction has asked cities and provinces throughout the country to make reports on land available for social housing projects.

 

Vietnamese goalkeeper named in Thai league’s team of week

Vietnamese shot stopper Dang Van Lam was named the top goalkeeper of the week in the Thai League by Thailand’s Siam Sports newspaper.

Hoan Kiem Lake erosion poses safety risks

Many parts of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake's banks have eroded without repair, ruining the landscape and threatening visitors' safety.

Cancer vaccines to be brought to Vietnam

 Vietnam will receive cancer vaccines from Japan in the near future, Prof Ta Thanh Van, Rector of the Ha Noi Medical University (HMU) told Lao Động (Labour) newspaper.

Authorities want banks to give up corporate bond addiction

The Ha Noi Stock Exchange said that Nha Trang Bay Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company successfully issued private corporate bonds worth VND650 billion (US$28.2 million), all of it to the Viet Nam Maritime Bank.

VN tourism industry faces environmental challenges

The tourism industry is considered a spearhead sector, making contributions to the national economy. But, tourism growth is posing challenges to the environment, especially at popular tourist sites.

South Korean sentenced 14 years in prison for taxi robbery

A South Korean man has been sentenced 14 years in prison for robbing a Danang taxi driver last year.

 

Vietnam ranks fourth among countries with largest number of motorcycles

Vietnam ranks fourth among the countries that house the largest amount of motorbikes in the world, according to Motorcycles Data’s statistics in 2018.

 

More than 3,800 people killed in traffic accidents in H1

More than 8,300 traffic accidents occurred in the country in the first half of this year, which left 3,810 people dead and over 6,300 others injured, according to the National Committee for Road Safety.

 

Whirl kills 1, damages nearly 1,200 houses in An Giang

Heavy rain and strong wind across the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 23 caused one dead, wrecked and blew away roofs of 1,192 houses, and inflicted serious damage on local assets and farming.

 

Vietnam’s U22 team to face challenges in SEA Games 30

Vietnam’s U22 team are set to come up against a number of disadvantages after it was revealed they will play their fixtures on artificial turf pitches during the upcoming SEA Games 30 in the Philippines.

 

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