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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính speaks at the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in the northern Cao Bằng Province on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang CAO BẰNG — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Đồng Đăng-Trà Lĩnh Expressway.  The four-lane route, which connects the northern …

  A life insurance contract. Insurance companies could face fines of up to VNĐ100 million for intentionally providing incorrect advice under a new Ministry of Finance decree that is in the works. VNA/VNS Photo  HCM CITY — Life insurance companies could be fined up to VNĐ100 million for providing “incorrect …

Passengers at Mỹ Đình Bus Station in Hà Nội.— VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — The number of passengers using bus services during the peak period of Tết (Lunar New Year) is predicted to increase by about 300-350 per cent compared to normal days in Hà Nội. The peak …

Medical workers take care of HIV/AIDS patients at Nhân Ái Hospital. — Photo khoahocphothong.vn BÌNH PHƯỚC — The Nhân Ái (Humane) Hospital is the biggest HIV/AIDS hospital in Việt Nam which provides free treatment for end-stage HIV/AIDS patients and people from drug rehabilitation centres in HCM City. It is located …

Mangrove seedlings planted by SK in the coastal area in Trà Vinh Province in 2023. — Photo courtesy of MangLub Vietnam TRÀ VINH — Starting with the planting of mangroves in the southern province of Trà Vinh in 2018, SK Innovation has restored 226 hectares of mangrove forests in Southeast …

  Workers on a construction site for an expressway project. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to kickstart 13 infrastructure projects next year, comprising a bridge and 12 roads, with a combined cost of VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.2 billion). Local authorities will oversee the …

Oanh prepares a styrofoam box to collect rainwater for growing vegetables in front of the forest guard post — Photo cand.com.vn HCM CITY — People often say that forest protection is a job for men. However, in the Cần Giờ mangrove forests of HCM City, the green lungs of the …

  Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang participates at the conference on reviewing activities in 2023 and launch tasks in 2024 held by the Ministry of Information and Communications on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said that in 2024, …

HÀ NỘI — As 2023 is nearing its end, the Vietnam News Agency has selected the top 10 events shaping the country in the year as follows: 1. Mid-term meeting of 13th-tenure Party Central Committee The Party Central Committee perceived that during the first half of its 2021-26 tenure, the …

Nguyễn Đức Trung at the trial. On the afternoon of August 14, 2023, Trung kidnapped a child to threaten the family and demand ransom. — Photo vtc.vn HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội People’s Court conducted a trial yesterday, sentencing Nguyễn Đức Trung, 31, former Captain of the Traffic Police …