VOV.VN - A blanket of ice and frost spread across many areas of the northern mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province on January 10 as temperatures dropped to 5-6 degrees Celsius, even hitting 3 degrees C in places.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has taken a number of measures to manage, monitor and care for elephants so as to help conserve and develop the animals, said Director of the province’s centre for elephant conservation Huynh Trung Luan.

The Government has issued a decree on preferential policies for the hi-tech park of the central city of Da Nang.

Hanoi will strictly control motorbikes in 2018 and prohibit them in inner city areas by 2030.

Hanoi sets a target of developing additional 11 million sq.m of housing in 2018, including 430,000 sq.m of social housing, nearly 348,000 sq.m of resettlement housing and more than 2.1 million sq.m of commercial housing.

Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), denied committing asset misappropriation at the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project during the third day of the trial in Hanoi on January 10.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has told District 1 authorities to review all parking lots that use parts of street pavements and close nonstandard lots by the end of this quarter.  

Many people in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak ran away from their homes in the middle of the night on January 10 following loud explosions from a military’s bullet warehouse.

On January 10, Hanoi  started putting up traffic signs banning contract cars under 9 seats from operating along roads off-limits to traditional taxis.

The northern port city of Hai Phong plans to implement four main transport projects in the period 2016-20, with foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling nearly US$500 million.

After Vietnam received a “yellow-card” from the European Commission (EC) because of its failure to meet standards over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the central province of Thanh Hoa is rushing off its feet to minimise IUU fishing activities in the locality.

The second-phase trial against Pham Cong Danh, ex-Chairman of Board of Directors of the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) and his accomplices entered the third day on January 10, when the Ho Chi Minh City court began questioning the defendants.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri Ha Sy Dong has asked localities across the province to finish compensation for victims of the 2016 sea environmental incident in January 2018.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed mass mobilisation activities conducted in 2017, saying they helped gather national strength for the growth of the nation.

VOV.VN - The UK’s leading technical and vocational training and education providers are visiting Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi from January 15-18 to build and extend partnerships with Vietnamese companies, schools, colleges and government organisations.

The Ministry of Health has announced to provide free vaccine in the Expanded Immunization Program for ten contagious diseases for children aged under five years.

All administrative units of Ho Chi Minh City need to build applications (apps) so that local people could access information via their smart devices, said Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) and the American Bar Association (ABA) signed an agreement in Hanoi on January 10, aiming to boost mutual understanding and engagements.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Huong and first runner-up Le Hang attended a press conference in Hanoi on January 9 which introduced a series of documentaries within the framework of a campaign to protect rare and precious animals.

The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) 2018 will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 26, said a representative of the Vietnam Television at a press conference in Hanoi on January 9.

This year, irregular weather makes it hard for peach growers in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan district to let their flower bloom as planned. Added to this, early prolonged hoar fog is also causing anxiety to the local growers.

The court on January 9 afternoon looked into the charges of “property embezzlement” facing Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), and his accomplices during the implementation of the Vung Ang 1 and Quang Trach 1 thermal power projects.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has put into service  Airbus A350 on route between Vietnam and Germany.

The youth of Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Osaka prefecture should promote friendship cooperation in cultural exchanges and science-technology, thus further strengthening relations between the two localities, said HCM City official.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has decided on a series of solutions for two tollgates in the Mekong Delta following continuous objections from commuters.

A Jetstar Pacific flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City hasn been forced to turn around and make an emergency landing at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

People in the northern mountains shivered on January 9 as temperature dropped to freezing point - and snow is likely to blanket Sa Pa Township this morning (January 10).

The 5.30am yoga class was over. Hurriedly wrapping up her mat, sweaty Dang Thi Quynh Nhu could not spare time for a refreshing shower. After teaching the first class of the morning, she headed straight to the hospital.

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has committed a convertible loan worth US$15.3 million to DNP Water JSC, a private Vietnamese company, to increase access to and availability of clean water for residents in urban areas.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) held a working session in the northern province of Yen Bai’s Tram Tau district on January 9 to discuss a house building programme for local residents affected by natural disasters.