Experts discuss ways to save erosion of Hội An’s beach

The worsening erosion at Hội An City’s Cửa Đại Beach took central stage at the 5th Vietnam-Japan workshop on estuaries, coasts and rivers held on Monday and Tuesday in the historic town. The gathering attracted 150 scientists and managers, including 30 specialists from universities in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, local media reported.

More than 180,000 university graduates unemployed in Q2

The number of unemployed university graduates grew sharply in the second quarter of 2017, while the country’s unemployment rate declined slightly compared with the previous quarter, according to data of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs.

Arrest warrant issued for ex-officials of OceanBank

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday it has issued an arrest warrant for three suspects on charges of appropriating property illegally at OceanBank’s Hải Phòng branch.

 

No cash means no resettlement houses

Nearly 200 households in northern Ninh Bình Province have been in serious danger of landslides and flash floods for years, with resettlement funds yet to materialise.

Hà Nội manages billboard ads

Districts in Hà Nội are successfully managing billboard advertisements that can render urban areas unsightly, officials have said.

City provides tap water to neighbours

About 8,300 households with more than 31,000 individuals in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An’s Cần Giuộc District have begun to get tap water from HCM City under its programme to provide water to neighbouring provinces.

Used shipping containers turned into libraries

At the beginning of this school year, teachers and students at Phan Ngọc Nhân Primary School in the central province of Quảng Nam were very curious about the used shipping container that had materialised in their school yard over the summer break.

Mountaintop kindergarten fights tough odds

Trạm Tấu District, one of the poorest in the country, has over ten makeshift schools that face great challenges. Of these, the Tà Lù Đằng kindergarten encounters perhaps the most significant obstacles to success.

MoET in surprise school inspections

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) conducted a surprise inspection of the educational establishments in four cities and provinces to review the collectioof tuition fees this academic year.

VN aims to improve road safety

Việt Nam aims to improve road infrastructure to ensure traffic safety and reduce traffic congestion and the number of accidents, an official said at a meeting held yesterday in HCM City.

Central residents face hardship after Doksuri

The Doksuri storm swept through the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Bình in just a few hours on Friday morning, but the impacts will last a lot longer than local residents expected.

VN Red Cross request help for Doksuri victims

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has released an emergency appeal to help victims of Doksuri typhoon in the central region, especially hardest-hit Quảng Bình and Hà Tĩnh provinces.

Hà Nội airport risks overload

Unless city authorities restructure Nội Bài International Airport soon, it will face serious overloading over the next few years, Minister of Transport Trương Quang Nghĩa warned at a recent meeting.

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