Experts yesterday agreed in a conference in Hà Nội that there was a need for more public-private partnerships in education and training.

Coach operators are facing bankruptcy after Hà Nội’s Transport Department moved their departure point from Mỹ Đình Bus Station to Nước Ngầm Bus Station, 15 kilometres away, on January 01.

HCM City is one of several localities in the country that have successfully worked with central and municipal judicial agencies in the fight against corruption, a senior official has said.

Some 5,000 poor and underprivileged people will get health check services free for the early detection of cancer.

Việt Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has proposed a plan to the Transport Ministry to upgrade and expand the Liêm Tuyền intersection on the Cầu Giẽ-Ninh Bình Highway.

Australia and Việt Nam have started a reciprocal work and holiday visa programme from March 1.

The central city people’s committee will start an education on landmines and bomb awareness and accidents project with funding from the US’s Secretary through Catholic Relief Service organisation in 2017-20.

A spate of fires in the ancient town of Hội An is causing concern for citizens and local authorities. A project on fire fighting and prevention is looking for funding of VNĐ240 billion.  

The sound of children reciting lessons aloud rings through the house of ‘teacher Nhật’ — as his 71 adopted children lovingly call him — located in the distant commune of Ia Hlốp, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.