People across the country celebrated the Kitchen Gods’ Day on Thursday (23th day of the last month of the Lunar New Year).

Teaching English in primary and secondary schools in Cần Thơ under a Government project called Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the National Education System between 2008 and 2020 still faces hurdles, according to schools.

Nhật Tân peach blossoms, once the pride of Hà Nội's West Lake, are blooming vigorously in Lâm Hà District in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng where hundreds of people moved from the capital.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long has set a target this year to earn VNĐ22.42 trillion (US$987.29 million) from agricultural production by restructuring the sector with a focus on product quality.

As Tết draw near, millions of Vietnamese are packing to leave for their home villages, putting public and private transport under great pressure. Tickets have been said to have doubled, even tripled on busy routes. And there have been reports of ticket hoarding in big cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City.

About 600 Vietnamese compatriots from 25 countries on Tuesday participated in a meeting with HCM City authorities to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year) 2018.

Over 1,000 workers from Vietnam Jin Chang Shoes Company Limited in the southern province here were hospitalised with food poisoning after having lunch on Tuesday, reported Vietnam News agency.

The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to allocate 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to people in seven central and Central Highlands provinces.

The Vành Khuyên Kindergarten has been built at A Vương Commune in the south-central province of Quảng Nam’s Tây Giang District with funding from the Đèn Đom Đóm Study Encouragement Programme carried out by FrieslandCampina Việt Nam’s Dutch Lady brand.