Traffic safety has miles to go: PM

Though traffic accidents and deaths fell respectively by 7.1 per cent and 7.55 per cent in the first half of the year compared to 2018, the total figures of 8,385 accidents and 3,810 deaths were still too high, he said.

Foreign languages key for development of education

Foreign-language instruction could greatly improve the quality of the educational system, but language-proficiency outcomes in recent years have been disappointing, Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ has said.

In HCM City, long wait to change land use purpose continues

Eleven months after HCM City residents with farming lands were told they had to apply to change them into housing lands, thousands are still waiting to apply because the master plan for land use has not been ratified by relevant agencies yet.

Pregnant woman saved thanks to blood donors

A pregnant woman in the central province of Nghệ An has been saved from a critical condition thanks to last-minute blood donations by three nurses from Nghệ An General Hospital.

Zalo's owner commits to apply for social media license

The VNG Joint Stock Company, which owns Zalo, a free Vietnamese mobile phone and messaging app, last Saturday committed to apply for a license after HCM City authorities decided to revoke Zalo’s two social-media online domains for operating without a license, according to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper on Saturday.

Mom and daughter reunite after 24 years thanks to Facebook

On Thursday afternoon (July18) one-floor house of Nguyễn Thị Liên’s family in Nghệ An Province’s Nghi Lộc District was more crowded than usual. Relatives and neighbours came to her house after receiving the news that Lien’s daughter, Lê Thị Lan, would return home after trafficking to China 24 years.

City offers help to private garbage collectors

As the amount of rubbish continues to rise each year, HCM City authorities are exploring ways to improve the services of the thousands of private garbage collectors operating in the city.

Two Vietnamese honoured in Top 100 Asian Scientists

Genetic professor Nguyễn Thanh Liêm and biomedical doctor Nguyễn Thị Hiệp have made it into the list of top 100 Asian scientists in 2019, according to a list recently published by the Singapore-based Asian Scientist Magazine.

Demand for organic food soars in HCM City

Many shops specialising in organic pork, fresh fruits and vegetables have opened in central HCM City and neighboring areas as demand for organic products has increased in recent years.

Two boys die on construction site

Construction work on the Ring Road 2 project in HCM City was temporarily stopped after two boys were electrocuted on the building site.

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