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Prison terms proposed for people involved in exam scandal

The People’s Procuracy in the northern province of Sơn La has proposed prison term from two to 25 years at the first instance trial of 12 defendants involved in score manipulation in the 2018 national high school examinations.

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More than 340 Vietnamese stranded in Japan return home

More than 340 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Japan flew back home on Monday.

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One more COVID-19 case reported on Monday evening, five recover

A 20-year-old female who returned from France was the latest COVID-19 patient in Việt Nam, according to the health ministry’s report on Monday evening.

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Campaign on dangers of smoking carried out at bus stations

An information campaign on the dangers of smoking and smoking in public is being carried out at eight bus and ferry stations in HCM City from May 2020 to June 2021 on the occasion of the World Smoke-Free Day on May 31.

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No Smoking Challenge 2020 online contest launched

An online contest on tobacco harm prevention was launched across Việt Nam from now till May 31 to celebrate the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week 2020 (May 25-31).

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HCM City unveils plans to restructure media

HCM City plans to restructure its media industry and post-revamp will have a total of 19 outlets comprising seven newspapers, one radio and television station each and 10 magazines.

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COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on Monday evening

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NA deputies discuss land use tax exemption

National Assembly deputies continued discussing on the development of agricultural production at the morning working session on Monday with a focus on the draft resolution on agricultural land use tax exemptions.

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Criminal proceedings launched against director following deadly wall collapse

Police of southern Đồng Nai Province on Monday launched criminal proceedings against the director of a company involved in a wall collapse that killed ten workers and injured 14 others.