Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, talks to Viet Nam News Agency about the city’s achievements in 2017 and plans for 2018.

Authorities in HCM City and neighbouring provinces should focus on preparations for traffic safety during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho has said.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the northern port city of Hai Phong on February 3 started construction of a memorial house dedicated to Nguyen Duc Canh, founder of the Tong Cong Hoi Do Bac Ky, the predecessor of the VGCL, on the occasion of his 110th birthday.

People at risk of contracting hepatitis C virus (HCV) will be able to access more convenient testing options and information through a new initiative launched on February 1 in HCM City.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association has held a lot of activities in 2017 to contribute to tightening the friendship and solidarity between the two nations.

Twelve out of 22 defendants in the “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” case in PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), have lodged their appeals, two weeks after the Court of Hanoi declared the judgments.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria held a seminar on February 2 on the occasion of the 88th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3) and the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising (January 31).

VOV.VN - All of the goods are being given to the poor for free at a charity market on February 3-4 in Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi with the aim of delivering a warm and happy Lunar New Year (Tet) to disadvantaged people.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on February 3 visited and presented gifts to policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged children and poor people in the Mekong Delta province of Long An ahead of the 2018 Lunar New Year (Tet).

VOV.VN - The northern mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province has been frozen over with a blanket of white snow on the ground and ice clinging to trees since late January due to the prolonged cold spell.

Five Vietnamese think tanks have been ranked in the top 100 think tanks in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region in the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.

The World Bank (WB)’s Carbon Finance Unit approved a resolution on supporting the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD ) programme in the Northern central coast Vietnam in line with the results-based payments at a meeting in Paris on February 1.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam on February 2 revealed that it has signed a US$100 million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited (CEIL) to help a series of municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in first- and second-tier cities in the Mekong Delta region.

About 4% of Vietnam’s population get infected with hepatitis C but they are not aware of the infection, thus increasing the risk of the virus spread among the community, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1. 

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has affirmed that the city will seek all measures and mechanisms to deal with its urban problems and improve living and working conditions for its citizens.

VOV.VN - Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will continue  its best efforts to become one of Vietnam’s leading multi-media groups, said VOV Vice President Vu Hai at a ceremony marking World Radio Day 2018 hosted by VOV at its Hanoi-based headquarters on February 2.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control companies thought to be likely of polluting the environment - even industries not yet in operation, such as power plants. 

The Ministry of Health has synchronously implemented measures to ease patient overload in hospitals over the past five years, contributing to improving the quality of health check-ups and treatment, said Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. 

General Yoeung Sokhon on February 2 led a delegation of Military Zone 3 of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces to pay a Tet (lunar New Year) visit to the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, after leaving its neighbour – Bac Lieu province.

The first-ever Youth Survey on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released during a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. 

Online shopping has increased significantly in Vietnam, especially by young consumers, according to the High Quality Vietnamese Product Business Association.

The Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2 presented medical equipment to the reproductive health care centre of the southern central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang held a meeting on February 1 to implement urgent measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will help the central province of Ninh Thuan fight and adapt to natural disasters with a focus on children amid climate change.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong has urged Japan’s law enforcement agencies to soon conclude investigation into the death of a ten-year-old Vietnamese girl named Le Thi Nhat Linh, and strengthen evidence to bring the suspect to trial. 

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi received 40 Chinese students aged 8-15 from the southern provinces, cities, and autonomous regions of China on February 1, who are taking a “young reporters” training course provided by Hong Kong Home and Abroad News Press.

VOV.VN - Qatari Ambassador Mohammed Ismail Al-Emadi on February 1 presented gifts worth VND50 million to Social Protection Centre N03, which is home to nearly 100 elderly people and 100 orphans.

VOV.VN - Miss Vietnam 2016 has made a return to Yen Bai province to embark on a charity project.

VOV.VN - Black and white photos of traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations in Hanoi from around 40 years ago have been put on display at the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on February 2 to mark the 110th birthday of Nguyen Duc Canh, one of the founders and first leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam who sacrificed his life for the revolution of the Party and people.