Haiphong proposes constructing second international airport 15:54 | 09/03/2021
Haiphong would have a second international airport to support its rapid development
Haiphong Peopleâs Committee has proposed the Ministry of Transport to consider adding Tien Lang to the national airport planning in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.
The project is expected to help Haiphong to realise its target of becoming one of the most developed cities in Asia.
The proposal for Tien Lang Airport was tabled as part of the adjustments to the general planning of Haiphong city to 2035 with a vision to 2050, which is being appraised by the Ministry of Construction.
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 11
11/01/2021 10:30 GMT+7
Many northern schools temporarily close due to strong cold spell
Hundreds of schools in the northern region have allowed students to stay at home amid the freezing cold weather when a new strong cold spell has pushed temperature down to below 10 degree C and even under 0 degree C.
Lai Chau alone saw 132 schools close, most in mountainous areas.
The cold spell has brought rain and dropping temperature, and caused frost and snow in high mountain areas. The most affected provinces include Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, and Lang Son, with temperatures dropping even below 0 degree C in high mountainous areas.
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- State budget revenue in 2020 reaches 98 per cent of target [Vietnam News]
- Northern provinces continue to suffer from long-lasting chilly cold snap [SGGP]
Phan Phu Hung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Police in the Mekong Delta
province of
An Giang on January 8 arrested three men to further investigate
their role in the illegal entry of
COVID-19 patient No. 1440.
The men, comprising 42-year-old Phan Phi Hung, 26-year-old
Pham Thanh Hap, and 32-year-old Trang Van Ut, all from An Giang, had completed
their quarantine and tested negative for the coronavirus
According to preliminary investigation results, Hung
set up links with people at home and abroad, including Hap and Ut, in an effort
to bring home illegally a 33-year-old man, who was later defined as patient No.
Friday, December 04, 2020 19:53
Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha presents gifts to blood patients at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Organisers expect to collect 50,000 blood units in the
Chu Nhat Do 2021 (Red Sunday), a blood donation campaign that will be kicked
off officially at the
Organised by Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, the National Steering Committee
on Traffic Safety and the National Institute of Haematology and Blood
Transfusions (NIHBT), the annual event aims to handle the shortage of blood for
emergency and treatment during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Le Xuan Son, Tien Phong newspaper editor in chief and head of the campaign