Public concern is once again inspiring changes to education programmes in schools, with calls for more sex education to be included in the curriculum so that children can better protect themselves from sexual abuse.

Laws and policies relating to AIDS, drugs, and prostitution have been amended to help those affected to easily get benefits from government programmes, such as methadone and ARV therapy. But in reality, many people still face difficulties receiving the benefits because of ineffectiveness in policy implementation.

Vocational training and occupational counselling for people with autism is needed to help them live independently and better integrate into society, experts said.

The central city’s construction department has suspended construction of a coastal new international Đa Phước urban project in the downtown Hải Châu district due to a lack of a completion report on environtment assessment.

 The body of the last sailor aboard the Hải Thành 26-BLC cargo ship that sank off the coast of southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu  province was found on Saturday. 

The second body of a crewmember from the wrecked ship Hải Thành 26 off the coastal province’s waters has been recovered by marine rescuers and returned to his family yesterday afternoon.

The southern province police department said that the Kwong Lung Meko Company didn’t follow its fire prevention obligations properly, leading to a devastating fire last week on March 23.

Vietnam News Agency (VNA) General Director Nguyễn Đức Lợi yesterday called for training co-operation with French wire service AFP.

Residential houses have been built on top of former farmland parcels for decades now, however, existing law has not provided legitimacy for this practice, leading to years-long problems for the residents and headaches for local authorities.