HCM City-based national university targets innovation-driven transformation

Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM) has reaffirmed its pioneering role in innovation and advanced higher education as it moves into the final phase of its 30-year development journey, its chancellor Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai said at the university’s 2025 annual conference on Friday (December 26).

HCM City seeks comprehensive solutions to non-traditional security risks

Rapid urban growth is exposing HCM City to rising non-traditional security risks, including traffic congestion, flooding, environmental pollution and drug-related crime, that require comprehensive, coordinated solutions beyond law enforcement alone, experts said at a workshop on Friday (December 26).

300kg bomb from French war era safely detonated

The bomb was identified as a GP300 high-explosive device weighing approximately 300kg. This type of bomb was widely used by French forces during the 1946–1954 war. It was designed to cause extensive damage through fragmentation and blast shockwaves.

Breakthrough mechanisms, policies for education, training approved

Vocational education and higher education institutions are granted autonomy to determine job positions, recruit personnel and sign labour contracts with foreign experts and scientists holding doctoral degrees, as well as overseas Vietnamese, in accordance with their internal regulations.

Hải Phòng becomes 25th member of Vietnam Food Bank Network

The Vietnam Food Bank Network on Thursday (December 25) officially launched its 25th member in the port city of Hải Phòng, alongside the introduction of the Hải Phòng Food Community project, as social welfare needs rise and efforts to reduce food waste gain urgency.

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