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Plan to transform Son Tra into tourist zone to remain intact
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said on May 11 that it will not amend a controversial plan to turn nearly one-fourth of the city’s Son Tra Peninsula into a tourist zone.
Vietnamese spend US$1.38bn a year on cigarettes
The Vietnamese population spends a total of VND31 trillion (US$1.38 billion) a year on cigarettes, according to statistics released by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health.
Vietnam province fears ‘another Formosa’ as paper mill raises environmental concerns
With the fish death disaster caused by wastewater dumped by a steel plant into the waters off central Vietnam still fresh in the minds of citizens, administrators in a province housing a paper mill are worried about giving history the opportunity to repeat itself.
Vietnam clamps down on pre-paid SIM cards
Vietnamese authorities have imposed stricter policies to manage the information of pre-paid SIM card users and have promised to apply harsher fines on service providers that violate the rule
Ho Chi Minh City to build first retention basin to combat flooding
The administration of Ho Chi Minh City will go ahead with a project to build its first-ever retention basin in the rural district of Cu Chi as a means of curbing chronic flooding in the city.
Contemporary terracotta works on view in Hanoi
Simple-looking terracotta pieces of curious shapes are being showcased in a contemporary exhibit in Hanoi.
Hanoi BRT line hit by poor occupancy, four months after launch
The first bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Hanoi is not running at its full capacity despite having been in operation for four months.
Vietnamese lenders shut down night-time ATM services for better security
Several banks in Vietnam have decided to stop providing their ATM services at night-time in order to prevent criminals from stealing money from their customers’ accounts.
Poisoning from fake herbal medicine on the rise in Vietnam
Recently, the Poison Control Center and the Department of Nephrology of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi have received many patients suffering lead poisoning after taking herbal medicine of unknown origin.
Vietnam gov’t beefs up efforts to ‘rescue’ pig farmers
Vietnam’s agriculture ministry and its trade counterpart should clarify the causes behind falling pork prices and identify effective solutions, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined at a government meeting on Thursday.