The Country in Numbers 900 vehicles were fined earlier this year for breaching the three-minute stop rule at Tan Son Nhat Airport. While ‘no parking’ signs are erected along the street in front of the terminals inside the airport, the regulation has been relaxed, with drivers now given three minutes of stopping for picking up or dropping off … Read more
1.38 billion USD is spent on cigarettes annually by Vietnamese, according to statistics released by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health. A further VND23 trillion a year is spent on the cost of treatment for five groups of diseases closely linked to smoking, as well as economic losses due to premature death and loss of labor caused by … Read more
300 new street parking lots will open in Hanoi because current parking facilities only meet up to 10 percent of the demand; 90-92% of vehicles are kept at parking lots of apartment buildings or shopping centers. In the department’s traffic management report, Hanoi has over 720 parking places that cover 145,000sqm on the streets and … Read more
370,000 cases of traffic violations were reported in January, according to online newspaper Vietnamplus. Fines relating to the violations amounted to a total of VND227.2 billion while 2,300 cars, more than 47,000 motorbikes and hundreds of other vehicles were seized. The police also confiscated 32,500 driver licenses. Violations included speeding, driving on the wrong lane, … Read more
1000 youngsters participated in the Dance for Kindness flash mob on Hanoi’s pedestrian streets last month to celebrate and promote World Kindness Day. The event calls on people to overcome territorial, cultural and religious borders to create a world of trust, belief and love. Besides dancing, an exhibition named “Kindness” was also held, featuring paintings … Read more
20 new homes were built in under a week in the disadvantaged communities of Huong Nha and Xuan Quang, both in the province’s Tam Nong District. The project, the Vietnam Big Build, is Habitat for Humanity’s largest event of the year. 210 international volunteers hailing from countries such as New Zealand, Japan and the US … Read more
19,000 hectares of farmland in the Central Highlands will be replanted with new coffee tress, according to the Steering Committee of the Central Highland Region. The Vietnam Coffee – Cacao Association, the Public-Private-Partnership program and the Nestle Vietnam Company have assisted farmers with seedlings and seeds for the replacement. In Dak Lak, farmers have received 6,255 kilograms … Read more
700 billion VND is spent every year on mowing grass and pruning trees in public places around the country’s capital, according to the head of the municipal administration. Nguyen Duc Chung, chairman of the People’s Committee, stated that in order to prevent wastefulness, activities would be halted and the trimming work will only continue at gardens along Hoan Kiem Lake and a few other major sites. … Read more
15,303 VND per liter is now the reduced price of gasoline grade 92-RON. Last month, Vietnam reduced fuel prices by around four percent as the global downtrend continued. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are tasked with reviewing pump prices for adjustment every 15 days. The biofuel grade E5’s price … Read more
60-year-old Vietnamese woman survived nine days trapped in a well. H’Van Ajun left her house for work in the morning and failed to return later that evening. Family members and local residents began searching but to no avail. Nine days later locals heard a scream echoing from an abandoned well near the field she had … Read more
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