Society

Caring staff at youth village in HCM City offer dreams for less fortunate children

Nearly 50 years since its establishment, the Thủ Đức Youth Village in HCM City has cared for and raised tens of thousands of orphans and disadvantaged children.

Society

Strict penalties applied for slow rate of road maintenance disbursement

The measure is part of a series of solutions aimed at accelerating the disbursement process for road maintenance this year.

Society

Hà Nội should make use of empty spaces for parking lots

It has been proposed that vacant areas or land earmarked for projects but showing slow progress should be granted temporary permits to become parking lots in the city. Transport export Vũ Hoàng Chung talks to Kinh Tế Đô Thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about this topic.

Society

New Law on Science and Technology will remove 'bottlenecks' in commercialising research results

The 2013 Law on Science and Technology will be amended and renamed the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, helping to remove institutional obstacles and promote research results.

Society

Hậu Giang’s ethnic minority children enjoy free English classes

Every week, the ethnic minority children from the the Mekong Delta look forward to their English classes.

Society

'Enough' nutrition initiative launched in Hà Nội

'Enough' – a nutrition initiative was launched on Monday in Hà Nội with the vision of a world where every child enjoys enough nourishing food to thrive.

Society

VNĐ10 billion urgently allocated for Điện Biên following floods and landslides

Local authorities have been told to prepare scenarios to respond to extreme natural incidents and ensure the safety around lakes and dams. They must also improve public communication about natural disaster prevention and control and coordinate search and rescue across all levels.

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Nurturing talents a top priority as Việt Nam envisions itself as future semiconductor hub

Experts believe that Việt Nam has a great opportunity to grow its semiconductor industry with the involvement of multiple leading global technology companies, but it will need ten times the number of engineers.

Society

HCM City to build database of overseas Vietnamese

HCM City plans to build a database of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to connect them and promote their contributions to the city’s development.