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Vietjet and Đà Nẵng city signed a 5-year strategic cooperation memorandum to develop tourism and aviation and announced the opening of seven new international routes connecting the city and other countries. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet ĐÀ NẴNG — Vietjet and the People’s Committee of Đà Nẵng City have signed a Memorandum of …
Read More »Unusual weather, price hikes delay progress of North-South Expressway
A section of the North-South Expressway under construction. The project’s progress is affected by unusual weather and price hikes in fuel and construction materials. — VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng. HÀ NỘI — The progress of the North-South Expressway is facing difficulties, especially in four specific component projects that must be completed by December 31, …
Read More »Changing lanes: from homeless HCMC youth to successful business owner
Phùng Ngọc Phong at his garage. Photo dantri.com.vn HCM CITY — Driving around districts 1 and 5 brings back a lot of memories to Phùng Ngọc Phong, the 44-year-old director of a private company in Bình Thạnh District, HCM City. Despite his car and well-to-do looks, he grew up …
Read More »Ministry clarifies importance of booster COVID-19 vaccinations
Administering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination to residents in the northern province of Ninh Bình. — VNA/VNS Photo Hải Yến HÀ NỘI — Third and fourth booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 sustainably maintain the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention and control, said the Ministry of Health (MoH). In a …
Read More »HCM City abridges social housing investment process
HCM City has decided to shorten the process of licensing social housing projects. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has decided to shorten the process of licensing social housing projects from 500 days to 133 if developers use private lands and 217 days if they use unencumbered public …
Read More »Over 600 new COVID cases reported on Monday
Children in Hà Nội get vaccinations against COVID-19. More than 229.8 million shots of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country so far. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — There were additional 637 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Việt Nam on Monday with no deaths. The new figure brings the total number …
Read More »Hà Nội People’s Court starts appellate trial for 19 defendants related to Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi Expressway project
Defendants at the appellate trial on Monday morning in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The People’s Court of Hà Nội on Monday morning started an appellate trial for 19 defendants and related parties involved in violations at the Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi Expressway project. The trial …
Read More »Hà Nội’s farm economy yields high economic value
Nguyễn Văn Bình’s poultry farm in Đông Yên, Quốc Oai, Hà Nội supplies more than 160 tonnes of safely produced chicken meat annually. — Photos courtesy of Hà Nội Sub-department of Rural Development HÀ NỘI — In recent years, Hà Nội’s agriculture sector has created favourable conditions for organisations and individuals …
Read More »Automatic toll collection set for all expressways in Việt Nam by end of July
An ETC station on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Transport has asked the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN), the Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the Việt Nam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDIFI), and other service …
Read More »Health ministry issues latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccination
All agencies are asked to continue administering booster doses for those 18 and above, and complete second doses for those aged 5 -12 in August. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has issued its latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations. All agencies are asked to continue administering …
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