Vietnam and Japan on March 18 signed five agreements on official development assistance (ODA) loans worth 25.822 billion JPY for the second package in the 2009 fiscal year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Hanoi to push up construction of projects to help ease traffic congestion, which he described as the main task for both the capital city and the government.
A three-day forest fire that broke out March 14 in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai destroyed 60 hectares of young pine trees on Mang Yang Pass.
Environmental officers from southeastern Binh Duong Province found 40 tons of expired milk on March 16 at a refuse area of The Gioi Xanh Co., located in Tan Uyen District.
Six victims, missing since March 3 when their fishing boat sunk off the coast of north-central Quang Binh Province, have yet to be found, an official from Duc Trach Ward said March 16.
Deputy Minister of Interior Tran Thi Ha has called for more efforts to nurture and honor citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the country.
Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will benefit from an 8.5 million USD project funded by the World Bank to help them raise the competitive edge of their small-sized production.
