HCM City has seen the decrease in violence against children at small private nurseries in industrial parks and export processing zones thanks to a project to develop private small nurseries in 2015-20, Dương Anh Đức, vice chairman of the city People’s Committee, told a conference held to review the project on November 12.

Bùi Văn Kiên, deputy director general of the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) under Việt Nam Electricity (EVN), talks to the Government Portal about the risks of falling behind schedule on the North-South 500kV power line in the central region.

Over the past five years, sport competitions for students in HCM City have increased significantly but the conditions of sport facilities at schools have not met demand.

Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ministry of Education and Training have expanded the Helmets for Kids programme to rural communities in the provinces of Yên Bái, Thái Nguyên and Tuyên Quang.

The HCM City Sustainable Poverty Reduction Steering Board has submitted its new multi-dimensional poverty standards for the 2021-2025 period to the city People's Committee.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận has done well in developing its rural areas after 10 years of implementing the national programme for building new-style rural areas, according to its steering committee for the programme.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau has expanded the area for cultivating both giant river prawns and rice in the same rice fields, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Two weeks have passed since Storm Molave weakened, but residents in central provinces are still struggling to clear up the aftermath.