Six lorises rescued

Education for Nature-Việt Nam (ENV) yesterday said it had rescued six lorises, whose scientific name is Lorisidae, three days after they were advertised for sale on line by wild animal traffickers.

HCM City begins work on modern archive

Construction of a modern archive that will cost VNĐ490 billion (US$2.2 million) in the first phase began in HCM City’s Bình Tân District on Sunday.

 

Parents oppose new education model

Hundreds of parents at a primary school in the central province of Nghệ An have demanded an end to the application of a new learning and teaching model called the Việt Nam Escuela Nueva (VNEN).

New book honours creativeness

The “Việt Nam Golden Book of Creativity 2016”, the first book to honour Vietnamese people’s creativeness in science and technology, made its debut yesterday in Hà Nội.

Holiday traffic safety top priority

The Prime Minister has asked ministries, sectors and localities to step up measures to ensure traffic safety and social order while meeting the travel demands of passengers during the upcoming national holiday of National Independence Day (Sept. 2) and the new school year (Sept. 5).

Vietnamese universities reform their curricula

Implementation of Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) principles have helped 10 universities in Việt Nam reform their curricula, providing students with skills, knowledge and attitudes needed by businesses and organisations.

City inspects smelly waste complex

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment last Friday checked foul-smelling at areas around the Đa Phước Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Bình Chánh District, following the requirement of the city chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thanh Phong.

Traffic inspectors caught accepting bribes

Police in central Hà Tĩnh Province’s Kỳ Anh Township have prosecuted two traffic inspection officials for accepting bribes worth VNĐ5 million (US$225) from a transport company whose trucks had violated the law.

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