Preparing for natural disasters

In the first half of this year, over 450 people have lost their lives or are missing due to natural disasters. The economic losses account for VND877 billion (US$35.7 million). Plans are implace to improve early warning systems and strengthen areas under threat.

Bilingual language school helps enhance Việt Nam - Laos connection

Tam highlighted the necessity for the school to train students that can speak both Lao and Vietnamese languages, while urging the teachers to enhance their professional expertise, be dynamic, creative, and flexible, and adopt new approaches in teaching and learning, thus contributing to training a future generation that is both virtuous and skilled.

Resilience in green

Standing proud for decades in Hà Nội but destroyed in the blink of an eye because of Typhoon Yagi. Around 40,000 trees were damaged during the storm but now, thanks to the authorities' efforts, the capital is gradually becoming green again, and the tree-lined streets are reviving.

General Võ Nguyên Giáp lives on in people’s mind: Algerian Ambassador

For the Algerian people, General Giáp represents a central link in the historic relations of solidarity between Algeria and Việt Nam, serving as a key figure in the most beautiful chapters of the two countries’ shared history, both before and after Algeria’s independence, according to the diplomat.

Carbon market could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to Việt Nam

Việt Nam is one of the countries most severely affected by climate change. In that context, with more than 14.8 million hectares of forest, accounting for about 42.02 per cent of the natural area, Việt Nam’s forests play an extremely important role in minimising the negative impacts of climate change.

350-kg wartime bomb discovered in Quảng Bình

The bomb, coded M117, measures 1.1m in length and weighs 350kg. Experts from the Mine Action Group (MAG) and local authorities safely removed the bomb, pending detonation in line with regulation.

People take action to protect the marine environment

The Quy Nhơn City project aims to develop regulations, action plans and measures on waste management, replicate successful models, increase income for informal waste workers by 15-20 per cent, and encourage the greater participation from women workers.

E-paper