A tower crane at a construction site abruptly fell yesterday afternoon into a neighbouring high school in the central province of Nghệ An, killing one student on the playground.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade removed 471 hydropower plant projects from its power development plan after reviewing the plan in accordance with a National Assembly resolution passed in 2013.

Massive construction in the southern part of HCM City, where the land is low-lying and the soil is marshy, has resulted in the disappearance of thousands of hectares of water bodies, experts fear.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) was asked yesterday to explain huge losses incurred by companies and corporations under its watch, progress made in the equitisation and divestment process, and measures taken to limit environmental damage.

A 2km metro line, costing some US$250 million, will get built by 2024.

The Party and the State should pay more attention and investment in teachers and students on islands, especially supportive policies, teachers from remote islands have said.

Seven years ago, teacher Cao Thị Thanh Minh left her comfortable surroundings in the north-central coastal province of Quảng Bình and moved to an island commune in one of HCM City’s outlying districts. The 29-year-old biology teacher was hired by Thạnh An Secondary School, the only secondary school in Thạnh An commune, which is bordered by mangrove forests, in Cần Giờ District.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has ordered mobile network providers to confiscate pre-activated SIM cards in order to reduce spam text messages.

University curricula in Việt Nam will be shortened by up to one year, according to a new framework of the country’s national education system recently approved by the Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.