HCM City Youth Social Work Centre is organising entertainment programmes for children, especially disadvantaged kids on the outskirts of the city and the provinces of An Giang, Tây Ninh and Bình Phước to enjoy the Mid-autumn Festival which falls on October 4 this year.

Multilateral, regional and international deals and initiatives to counter global warming must be prioritised and implemented, said Ngô Thị Hòa, ambassador of Việt Nam to the Netherlands, on Thursday.

A social media campaign, Rhino Vegan Challenge, was launched yesterday in HCM City on World Rhino Day on September 22 to improve public awareness of rhino protection.

Việt Nam’s Social Security has urged social insurance agencies in various localities to properly handle profit-making activities that use health insurance funds intended for medical check-ups and treatment.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has allowed the Hà Nội People’s Committee to choose the investors for a pedestrian flyover along the city’s ringroad No 2.

“I have never seen a trained housemaid,” said Nguyễn Thanh Vân of Hoàn Kiếm District, who is seeking a nanny for her baby nephew. “I have asked almost everyone in my circle of acquaintances. They shared tips for choosing the ideal maid who can both care for the baby and help my sister-in-law with housework.”

The Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) organised a ceremony in HCM City on Friday to announce the winners of the contest to design the terminal for Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

A study by Việt Nam’s Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change has suggested using aquatic plants to purify the contaminated water of Hà Nội’s
Nhuệ River.

Đoàn Mạnh H., a 45-year-old heavy drinker from  Hai Bà Trưng District, died of drinking methanol with water in June.