Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 14:44 GMT+7
A traffic police officer books a dilapidated motorbike in Ho Chi Minh City, March 16, 2021. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre
Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City have continued the campaign to deal with dilapidated motorbikes that lack license plates, headlights, rear-view mirrors, and horns, as well as cases of driving under the influence (DUI).
The campaign to tackle old and unsafe motorbikes, which are responsible for a large portion of vehicle emissions in Vietnam’s big cities, was initiated on Monday in Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward in Thu Duc City.
Traffic police officers spent Tuesday handling motorbikes in bad conditions in Cho Lon, District 5.
Tour discovers culture of Ruc ethnic minority group in Quang Binh 11:02 | 11/03/2021
A forest in Thuong Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province. (Photo:baoquangbinh.vn)
Quang Binh - A tour of a village inhabited by the Ruc ethnic minority group has debuted in the central province of Quang Binh.
The provincial Peopleâs Committee on March 10 licensed Oxalis Holiday Co. Ltd. to pilot the tour from March 1, 2021 to February 8, 2022.
According to Vietnam s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, the Ruc is one of the 10 most mysterious tribes in the world. They live near the Vietnam-Laos border line, with unique culture and custom.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021, 16:36 GMT+7
Truong Van Luan is pictured at an authority facility in Dai Ban Commune, An Duong District, Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Photo: Pham Duy Thanh / Tuoi Tre
A Vietnamese man has been caught clinging onto a foam float to swim from the COVID-19 epicenter of Hai Duong Province to Hai Phong City in northern Vietnam, instead of traveling through control points.
The Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hai Phong on Monday said that the case was discovered by police in Dai Ban Commune, An Duong District and a task force of Van Tien Village during a patrol session on Sunday.
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18
18/01/2021 21:49 GMT+7
Preparations underway for upcoming elections
Joint efforts have been made to prepare for the upcoming elections, heard a meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on January 18.
It was reported at the second meeting of the NEC that the council has joined hands with the NA Standing Board, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee in the preparation work.
As of January 14, the issuance of documents regarding the elections of deputies to the 15th legislature, and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure has been completed.
Efforts have been made to ensure security and safety for the elections, according to chief of the office of the NEC Nguyen Hanh Phuc. Meanwhile, election committees have been set up swiftly in localities.
Monday, December 28, 2020, 12:16 GMT+7
Barbed wire barriers are placed at an apartment building in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, where a COVID-19 patient lives, December 28, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre
A man tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after he had contact with a Vietnamese border jumper who had been confirmed to contract the virus last week, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.
The 23-year-old man in question has been transferred to a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment in the city, the health department said in a report on Monday.
He is in stable health but suffers nasal congestion and chesty coughing.