Central city to become ‘smart’ in 2025

Having launched an e-Government system in 2014, the central city has completed 1,632 out of 1,682 online administration procedures, marking a crucial step in becoming a ‘smart city’ and the first in Việt Nam to join the ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030.

COVID-19 field hospital closes after three months vacant

The city said the 500-bed field hospital at Tiên Sơn Sports Centre was designed as a reservation site for hosting COVID-19 patients in August when the city’s two key hospitals were locked down due to COVID-19 infections.

Job game show begins on VTV

Season two of the TV game show on employment, Whose Chance? (Cơ Hội Cho Ai?), is being aired on Việt Nam Television’s channel 3 (VTV3) at noon every Saturday.

Hà Nội needs to accelerate farm economy

Hà Nội's farm economy in suburban districts has developed well in both quantity and quality with high turnover and creating jobs for thousands of workers in recent years.

Teachers need new skills to wean off textbooks

In the new high school education programme, textbooks are no longer the only source for teaching. Teachers have more autonomy in the teaching process, but many have not been able to catch up with the idea. Đinh Quang Báo, former principal of Hà Nội Pedagogical University, talks to VOV online newspaper about the issue

New partnership aims to put bicycles back on city streets

Vietnamese cities are set to benefit from greener transport after the Ministry of Construction and German Development Cooperation (GIZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of technical guidelines for the design of cycling infrastructure.

Dutch Lady donates books, milk to students in flood-hit province

FrieslandCampina Việt Nam’s Dutch Lady brand has collaborated with the Department of Education and Training of the flood-hit central province of Quảng Trị to donate books, backpacks and dairy products to more than 1,700 students in five primary schools.

From teacher to rose farmer

Phạm Thị Hồng Nga is proud of the roses she grows in the northern city of Thái Nguyên using organic farming methods.

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