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Delays in staffing rotation to disadvantaged zones raise concerns among teachers

Police chase illegal sand miners on Đồng Nai River

Eleven boats were found to be exploiting sand illegally on Đồng Nai River on Saturday and Sunday.

Joint effort to secure land use rights of ethnic minorities

The project will run from June 1, 2020, to May 31, 2023, with funding from the European Union (EU), implemented by Helvetas and the Centre for Rural Communities Research and Development under Land Alliance.

Canal bank erosion damages 14 houses in Cà Mau

Severe erosion of a canal bank in Cà Mau Province at midnight on Saturday damaged 14 houses, according to the local steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue.

42 animals released in national park

The 42 animals released included four pig-tailed macaques, three yellow monkeys, two red-faced monkeys, 31 turtles and two pigmy lorises.

10,000 units of blood donated nationwide in one month

Provinces like Bến Tre and Hậu Giang collected 700 to 800 units of blood each in the first time they took part in the campaign.

Fire burns wood workshop in Vũng Tàu City

The fire caused damage worth tens of billions of đồng.

HCM City expects more 54,000 new students in the next academic year

HCM City schools will have 54,000 students entering primary, middle and secondary schools in the 2020-21 academic year.

Kiên Giang develops rice co-operative – company links to ensure demand, supply

Kiên Giang Province, the country’s largest rice producer, has taken measures to strengthen co-operation between co-operatives and companies involved in rice production to improve the quality and value of the grain, and thus farmers’ incomes.

Border guards overcome hardships to patrol day and night

Soldiers of Buộc Mú border guard station, at Na Ngoi border commune, Kỳ Sơn District, are tasked with protecting the border day-and-night.

Trà Vinh builds embankment to prevent coastal erosion

The Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee has approved the construction of a sea embankment project worth VNĐ46 billion (nearly US$2 million) to prevent coastal erosion along the Cồn Nhàn Beach.

No children are left behind in poorest Yên Bái’s commune

Located hundreds of kilometres from the province’s centre, Chế Tạo is the poorest commune of Mù Căng Chải District, the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái. The local community might be underdeveloped but the children are not uneducated thanks to the efforts of authorities.

Number of poor households among ethnic minority groups remains high: census

The percentage of poor and near-poor households in ethnic minority dominated areas in Việt Nam is 3.5 times higher than the country’s average, the latest survey conducted by Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs reveals.

HCM City to develop hi-rises along metro line

HCM City plans to stop construction of high-rise apartment buildings in downtown areas and focus instead on building such residential complexes along the first metro route in the eastern part of the city comprising districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức.

No new COVID-19 cases on Monday morning

80 days without COVID-19 community transmission in Việt Nam

Việt Nam on Sunday recorded 80 days without COVID-19 transmission in the community.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on Sunday evening

Lào Cai hit hardest by heavy rain at weekend

Torrential rain and heavy floods over the weekend have caused almost half a million dollars worth of damage to the northern mountainous provinces.

No new COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on Sunday morning

VN's COVID-19 update on Saturday evening

More work needed to improve population quality: official

Although Việt Nam has obtained some achievements in improving the quality of its population there still room for improvement, said Đỗ Xuân Tuyên, deputy minister of health.