An Giang Province declares erosion emergency

The An Giang Province People’s Committee declared an erosion emergency on the northern bank of the Rạch Giá – Long Xuyên Canal in Long Xuyên City on Tuesday (June 27).

HCM City tasked to become int’l education, training centre

The Government has assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to closely coordinate with the HCM City People's Committee to develop a project to turn the city into an international centre for education and training to attract students from the Southeast Asia region and the world.

Mother travels across country to encourage son for exam

Lò Thị Thỏa has been working in Bình Dương Province since 2015. Her son, Lò Văn Lâm, is a student at the Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities in Thanh Hóa preparing for the high school graduation exam.

Worker housing supply still falls short of demand

A survey conducted by the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour revealed that 60 per cent of workers currently rent homes outside industrial zones, with their monthly rental costs accounting for 30 per cent of their total income.

Elderly struggle in daily life due to low pension

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) said that the social insurance policies before January 1, 1995 regulated that pension and monthly allowance were based on the actual working time and the salary level before retiring.

Mekong Delta region adapts to climate change, sustainable development

A climate change scenario created in 2016 showed that if the sea level rises by 100 cm, and if no solutions are taken, some 39% of the total area of Mekong Delta will face the risk of flooding. Localities with the highest risk are Hậu Giang (over 80 per cent of area), Kiên Giang (nearly 77 per cent) and Cà Mau (about 58 per cent).

Tây Nguyên people donate land for bulding rural roads

In order to build a new-style countryside, many people in remote, isolated and ethnic minority communes in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai have become aware of the common interest and voluntarily donated their land to build roads, making their villages be more spacious rural areas.

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