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Capsized vessel creates 150-tonne Long Tau River oil spill

A container vessel has sunk on Long Tau River in HCM City, leaking 150 tonnes of oil.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 21

 

Vietnamese cuisine promoted in France’s Argelès-sur-Mer city

 

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.

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.

Donated land gives the gift of education

Poor children in Bon Sar Village, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, are now able to read and write thanks to Nay Bim, an elderly villager who donated land and funds to build a school.

Salt workers struggle under the harsh sun

Salt workers in Chau Ha Village have put up with intense sunshine over the last few days to filter seawater to make salt.

HCM City eyes economic gain from treating garbage buried at landfills

HCM City plans to treat garbage buried at three non-active landfills, the city's People’s Committee has said.

Migrant works in IZs face difficulties in finding accommodation

Accommodation for low-income workers in industrial and economic zones (IZs and EZs) has become more scarce in the face of increasing demand.

The ugly side of filler treatments

In the quest to obtain the perfect look, many end up in hospital with necrosis and pus-filled wounds all over their bodies.

Spreading literacy in Truong Sa

Coming to the nation’s sacred outpost Truong Sa, one of the simple and peaceful images impressive to strangers are island teachers enthusiastically drying shells on the sunny school steps to make toys and learning tools for local students.

 

Caged-sturgeon breeding brings high incomes to mountainous farmers

Breeding cold-water sturgeon in cages has brought a stable source of income for poor farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Safety initiative in apparel and footwear factories started in VN

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in co-operation with IDH – a Dutch sustainable trade initiative – kick-started the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS).

Quang Tri’s Vinh Phuoc River on the verge of drying up

Water levels of Vinh Phuoc River in central province of Quang Tri has reached the lowest in 15 years, threatening water supply for 30,000 households in Dong Ha City and neighbouring areas.

Ginseng men in the midst of Ngoc Linh forest

A group of men neatly wrapped themselves in three layers of clothing in the middle of a summer night in July, quietly chatting. They each had a cup of hot tea.

A small action can enact big change

The Principal of Marie Curie primary school in Hanoi, Nguyen Xuan Khang, received a letter on July 25 from a 5th-grade student named Nguyen Nguyet Linh with a question: "Can our school give up releasing balloons into the sky on its opening day,

More responsibility needed for the safety of kids

Frustration, pain, heartache and above all else, anger.

Just a few of many emotions people are feel right about now after hearing the tragic news a six-year-old boy died after he was left on a school bus in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Three children drown in Quang Binh

Three children aged five to seven were found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a local river in the central province of Quang Binh.

Hanoi rejects land use adjustment in Ciputra urban area

The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has rejected a proposal to adjust the land use rights of part of the Ciputra urban area in Bac Tu Liem District.