Several roads in downtown HCM City will be closed to traffic from 6pm to 11pm on September 2 for the National Day fireworks show, according to the Department of Transport.

Several new policies will come into effect in September, including the Government’s new regulation on the number of deputy heads in agencies and units, and a credit policy for rural clean water supply.

An international conference was held on Thursday (August 30) in HCM City seeking to identify innovative practices and propose ideas related to finance, accounting and auditing from a global and sustainable development perspective.

Bình Hưng wastewater treatment plant and collection network expansion project, the largest of its kind in Việt Nam to date, was officially put into operation in HCM City on Friday

As people flee urban centres for the four-day break, roads leading out of cities have been overwhelmed, causing severe congestion.

The Mekong Delta province of Long An is focusing on improving its Provincial Innovation Index and Provincial Green Index rankings with a number of policies.

The Tiền Giang Provincial People’s Court has rendered severe sentences for a total of 111 defendants involved in a debt collection scheme orchestrated for the benefit of banks.

Farmers in Kon Tum Province are concerned about the growing incidence of theft of Ngọc Linh ginseng from their farms.

The HCM City health sector has urged the Ministry of Health to establish a national storage centre for rare and limited supply medications, including those for common illnesses such as measles amid an ongoing outbreak.

SIB Connect Market is an initiative within the framework of ISEE-COVID to foster SIB networks across the country and support their market expansion and revenue growth.

Every year Hà Nội residents of all walks of life, especially the young, take part in a range of activities to mark the special occasion and express their pride and enhance their sense of responsibility to build the capital city and the nation to become more prosperous, beautiful and happy.

Accrediting hospitals can help improve the quality of health care by setting attainable benchmarks, bettering coordination and management of services, and strengthening public trust in medical services quality.

Shinhan Life Vietnam visited and distributed 1,100 free meals to paediatric patients and their families at Children’s Hospital 1 on August 30.

HCM City authorities opened Cây Khô bridge on August 30, which connects the two suburban districts of Nhà Bè and Bình Chánh.

The intense rainfall also destroyed nearly two hectares of maize and flooded five hectares of fruit trees in Bảo Thắng District.

This represents an 8 per cent increase from current levels, signalling a heavy workload for Việt Nam's busiest airport.

The defendants are required to pay compensation of over VNĐ5.2 billion to 19 victims who were defrauded by the group.

Việt Nam News' daily print edition will return on Wednesday, September 4.

Doctors at the City International Hospital in HCM City have successfully performed an emergency caesarean section on a 32-year-old with peripartum cardiomyopathy, saving both mother and child.

The HCM City education sector has announced plans to assist over 360 students from the American International School Vietnam (AISVN), which has ceased operations due to financial difficulties, including tax liabilities.