VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City administration launched a public bike service on December 16, the first of its kind nationwide in a bid to promote public transport, reduce pollution, and create a fresh tourism product.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed important contributions of the public security force during COVID-19 fight while addressing the Ministry of Public Security’s conference to review the force’s emulation movement to ensure social order and safety on December 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked ministries, sectors and localities to strictly follow the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister to achieve the highest disbursement rate in the remaining time of 2021 while ensuring the effectiveness of public investment projects.

It is an urgent need for Vietnam to increase public transport and reduce private vehicle, it was agreed at a debate of representatives from nine sub-committees of the National Traffic Safety Committee on December 2 in the framework of the on-going Traffic Safety Conference 2021.

VOV.VN - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party, has affirmed his council’s readiness to support and ramp up co-operation between the two countries across multiple fields.

Disbursement of investment capital sourced from State budget was estimated at VND48.5 trillion (US$2.13 billion) in November, up 14.7% over the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Zero waste programme is taking shape in Vietnam to adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Let’s find out how the green initiative has changed people’s thinking and habit.

The Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a campaign to raise public awareness on responsible use of antibiotics.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security has officially set up an airborne security unit under the Immigration Department with the primary aim of preventing and combating any terrorist attacks and unlawful interference that may occur in order to ensure aviation security in the nation.

Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Vietnam's most important challenge in the near future, said economists and policymakers.