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More than 868,000 sit 2019 national high school examinations

More than 868,000 students sat the 2019 national high school examinations, which began yesterday, at 1,980 venues around the country.

Top legislator hails UNICEF’s support of child protection in Việt Nam

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception for Chief Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Việt Nam Rana Flowers in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

State Audit of Việt Nam to concentrate on IT and environmental audit

The State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) would give priority to new audit areas like information technology, tax and environmental protection in its development strategy from 2020 to 2030, said the SAV’s Auditor General Hồ Đức Phớc.

Hà Nội to conduct food safety inspections

Hà Nội will conduct checks on the food safety and hygiene of all enterprises and restaurants in the capital city starting July 10, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Children, women need spaces free from violence

Safe spaces for women and children should be created to reduce violence and sexual abuse.

Norway helps Thua Thien-Hue in bomb, mine clearance

Thừa Thiên - Huế is one of the provinces with the highest level of pollution by explosives in Việt Nam.

Thousands of members of armed forces join summer volunteer campaign

More than 22,000 young officials and soldiers from the armed forces in HCM City are participating as volunteers in the 13th Hành quân xanh (Green Military Operations) Campaign between June 23 and August 4.

Businesses do their bit to save environment

The attention businesses are paying to strategies and measures to protect the environment is a good augury for the sustainable development of the economy.

Cà Mau to expand craft villages

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau is strengthening measures to develop craft villages as they face a shortage of materials and unstable prices for their products.

Phong Nha villagers rowing against the current

On the fringes of the world-renowned Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park sits a quiet village which has become synonymous with rowing tourists to and from the spectacular limestone mountains and caves.

Four missing after heavy rain and floods hit northern mountainous provinces

Four people are missing after being swept away by flash floods that hit the northern province of Lai Châu early Monday morning.

First fixed blood donation site opens in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has opened its first fixed blood donation site at Hoàn Kiếm Medical Central – No 26 Lương Ngọc Quyến Street in the heart of Hà Nội’s Old Quarter last weekend.

Summer volunteer campaign launches in HCM City

More than 50,000 young people and workers in HCM City have joined the 18th Kỳ nghỉ hồng (Pink Vacation) Volunteer Campaign, which will end on August 4.

Conifer forest reborn in Sơn La Province

Lù A Sáy once was called a crazy man after spending months in the forest searching the seeds of a type of confer tree known as pơ mu (fokienia hodginsii) in Vietnamese with the hope of cultivating them on a large scale.

Let children enojy their summer vacations

Many parents feel a headache during their children's summer vacations because they have to find suitable extra classes for them, or arrange time off work to look after them.

Illegal sand mining should be criminal violation: official

A high-ranking city official has demanded much stricter punishment for illegal sand mining activities, saying the violation must be considered a crime.

City to issue regulation on common-use databases

A regulation on HCM City’s common-use databases is expected to be issued in the third quarter of this year, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said on Saturday at a conference to review the past 18 months of project implementation.