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Scholarship foundation set up for rural Vietnamese students

The New York-based Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE) has established the Rural Villages Scholarship Foundation to support poor students in rural areas of Việt Nam.

One killed, 17 injured in two separate road accidents

A truck collided head-on with a tractor truck on the stretch of National Highway No 6 passing through northern Sơn La Province’s Chiềng Hắc Commune early this morning.

Thousands of Hà Nội residents permitted to use city buses for free

Thousands of Hà Nội's citizens will be allowed to use buses free of charge starting on September 1.

Hospital kitchen serves free meals for patients' families

It is 12:30pm on Sunday afternoon in mid-August. Lê Thị Kim Linh, 45, is waiting in line to get lunch at Chợ Rẫy Hospital’s kitchen which serves free meals for patients’ families, many of whom live outside HCM City.

Management of fresh fruit stores sees marked improvement

According to Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade, there are 798 fruits shops in the capital's 12 urban districts. Of these, 780 have met standards as of the end of July.

HCM City authorities admit to big housing shortage

HCM City faces a housing shortage caused by the rapidly increasing rising population and shortage of new housing projects.

Loans lift farmers in Thái Nguyên out of poverty

Almost 20 years ago, Vũ Trí Long, now 50, was listed as a poor man in Village 5, Sông Cầu Town, Đồng Hỷ District in the northern province of Thái Nguyên.

Cà Mau supports agricultural co-operatives

The Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has earmarked VNĐ4 billion (US$172,320) worth of subsidies for seven new-style agricultural co-operatives this year.

Forest fire destroys 200ha of forest in Phú Yên

The fire raged for around 33 hours after it broke out at around 10.30am on Sunday.

Vallet scholarships granted to more than 500 high school students

More than 500 outstanding students from 58 high schools and six SOS children's villages in the north received Vallet scholarships at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Monday morning.

Việt Nam finishes third at 2019 ABU Robocon in Mongolia

Lạc Hồng University from southern Đồng Nai Province representing Việt Nam finished third at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) which took place in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on Sunday.

Phú Yên asks for support to fight severe drought

Severe drought over recent months has left 10,000 households in rural areas of the central coastal province of Phú Yên facing a serious shortage of water.

Low quality gasoline businesses fined in Đắk Nông

The People’s Committee of Đắk Nông Province has fined three businesses a total of VNĐ500 million (US$21,500) for trading low-quality gasoline.

Two hospitals named as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Alive & Thrive today announced two hospitals as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding, including Trần Văn Thời Hospital in Cà Mau Province and Cần Thơ Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Cần Thơ City.

Lạng Sơn border guards arrest two for trying to sell newborn to China

Border guards in Lạng Sơn Province caught a man and a woman trying to cross into China with a newborn baby on Sunday, in an effort likely put a stop to a human trafficking case

Hoà Bình border market catches fire, no casualties

A fire destroyed most of the kiosks of the Hoà Bình border market in the Mekong Delta province of Tây Ninh on Sunday.

Private universities urged to co-operate with counterparts to improve training quality

The Association of Việt Nam Universities and Colleges should become a link to connect private universities with each other and with public universities to help improve training quality, according to private universities.

QR codes fail to meet expectations

Since early 2018, Hà Nội’s consumers have been able to scan quick response (QR) codes to trace the origins of agricultural products sold at supermarkets and convenience store; however, the impact of this change has been limited because producers find the system difficult to apply and consumers do not fully trust the codes' authenticity.