Millions of free meals have been provided to poor patients at Bình Phước Province General Hospital over the past 18 years, easing the financial burden on the families of long-term patients.
Suffering from polio that led to paralysis and scoliosis as a child, Trần Phan Thanh Hải, 18, was admitted to the HCM City University of Science without having to take the national high school exam.
The central city has asked management boards of two hydro-power plants of A Vương and Đắk Mi 4 to discharge at least 8.2 million cubic metres from reservoirs to save the city from a serious water shortage that has lasted several days.
Veteran Đỗ Quang Sản has spent his own money to upgrade and build seven bridges to help people in his home province Ninh Bình travel more conveniently and safely.
Efforts to improve food service quality have spurred positive changes in the capital city of Hà Nội, however, challenges remain in food safety control work, experts said.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu wants at least 50 per cent of its rice production to have guaranteed buyers by the end of this year to ensure farmers have a secure income.
The HCM City-Trung Lương Expressway is the only route connecting the city and the southern provinces Tiền Giang and Long An.
Vietnamese farmers have many opportunities to work abroad as Asian markets have growing demand for agricultural labourers. However, language proficiency, cultural differences and a lack of knowledge remain obstacles preventing Vietnamese farmers from integrating fully.
The air traffic controllers are responsible for safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic by organising orders of airplanes and controlling their distances between each other when they take off and land at the airports.
