The number of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in Việt Nam dropped in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.

Tiền Giang Province is growing more honeydew melons via a drip irrigation method and in membrane houses to raise farmers’ incomes, according to the province’s Department of Science and Technology.

Enterprises have been reluctant to cooperate with university researchers on commercialization of their inventions and products because of the lack of intellectual property (IP) protection, according to the Việt Nam Invention Association.  

The central city rejected a proposal to build a 7km cable car route spanning the Thu Bồn River and connecting Hội An and Duy Xuyên District.

HCM City’s outlying Cần Giờ District has helped many poor and near-poor people rise above the poverty line in recent years through effective measures.

Seven people suspected of involvement in a case of throwing explosives into a police station in HCM City have been arrested, Police said yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) will apply knowledge management (KM) in the daily work of officials and civil servants in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the diplomatic sector, said Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affair Lê Hoài Trung.

The Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long will review and streamline procedures as part of its administrative reform and efforts to improve the quality of public services.

The Inspectorate of northern Hải Phòng has publicised hotlines for people and businesses to report information that helps to fight and prevent corruption.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau on Wednesday confirmed the first death caused by swine flu in the province this year.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved an adjusted construction plan at a scale of 1/2000 for the C30 and Trường Thọ complex areas in districts 10, Tân Bình, and Thủ Đức.

In the first half of the year, HCM City's economy performed well, achieving growth of 7.86 per cent, up from 7.76 per cent a year earlier.

The country is facing a shortage of Salbutamol, a medication approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat respiratory illnesses such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and prevent premature births. Experts say the shortage results from the widespread misuse of the drug to increase lean mass in animal husbandry.

Hà Nội officials want to make it compulsory to open a new bank account to register a car.

Việt Nam and France have agreed to work together in urban development and building smart cities, with a focus on exchange of information and expertise in the fields, an official said at a Việt Nam-France Smart and Sustainable City Cooperation Forum held on July 4 in HCM City.     

Lâm Đồng People’s Committee has approved a pilot project to promote the Đà Lạt potato brand in an effort to combat Chinese potato, which claimed to be of Đà Lạt brand.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society yesterday received emergency aid from both domestic and foreign individuals and organisations to help households affected by the recent floods in the northern part of the country.

The central city’s environmental protection sub-department has been testing the quality of water samples taken from the ocean beside Đà Nẵng and at waste water discharge outlets after local residents and tourists suffered rashes after swimming at public beaches in recent scorching days.

 The People’s Council of the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai have found 126 out of 313 water supply works in the province are operating ineffectively or are even unused.

Border guards in northern province of Điện Biên found a woman transporting about 3.5kg of heroin and 5kg of synthetic drugs on Wednesday.