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Alcohol consumption increasing at alarming rate

Alcohol use is increasing at an alarming rate in Việt Nam, especially among young people, on three criteria: average consumption per capita converted to pure alcohol, the rate of alcohol use among both sexes, and use at a harmful level.

Ninh Thuận aloe vera farmers get high yields, prices

Farmers in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận are getting high aloe vera yields and also prices.

Việt Nam reports 913 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday

HCM City aiming at turning 80 percent of waste into power by 2025

The plan was announced at the monthly ‘Citizens Ask – Government Answers’ session with the theme, ‘Managing Household Solid Waste Collection and Treatment’.

New Zealand firms donate fruit to support vulnerable children

Seven of New Zealand’s top fruit exporters to Việt Nam have come together to donate over 500 cartons of fruit to several children’s and women’s charities in HCM City and Hà Nội this month.

HCM City kicks off Red Spring blood donation campaign

Thousands of local residents in HCM City participated in the annual blood-donation campaign Hành Trình Đỏ (Red Journey) that kicked off on Thursday in HCM City.

Hà Nội turns to green, effective agricultural production

Multiple areas in the capital city have been applying science and technology into agricultural production, shifting the sector towards organic to enhance food safety.

High-quality train carriage put in service on Hà Nội-Hải Phòng route

Passengers using the new train carriage on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng route can enjoy free Wi-Fi and a bottle of drinking water plus a wet towel.

Hà Nội steps up vaccination amid increasing COVID-19, dengue fever cases

Districts in Hà Nội have stepped up communication work on vaccinations following the recent increase of COVID cases with the detection of Omicron subvariant BA.5.

Tomorrow starts today: National High School Graduation Exam begins

Over one million high school students nationwide participated in the National High School Graduation Examination on Thursday.

HCM City to push swimming skills to prevent child drowning

HCM City seeks to teach 50 per cent of local children aged six to 16 how to swim by 2025 and 60 per cent by 2030, according to its recently approved drowning prevention programme.

COVID-19 hospital admissions on the rise, vaccine remains most effective tool

The number of patients infected with COVID-19, who have to go to hospital for treatment, has been on the rise recently in Hà Nội.

Experts applaud MoET proposal to waive tuition fees for secondary school students

Many experts have applauded a proposal from the Ministry of Education and Training to waive tuition fees for secondary school students up between grades 6 and 9 nationwide from the beginning of the 2022-23 school year.

Workers wait for social housing in Bắc Giang Province

Dương Văn Công, a worker in Hosiden Việt Nam Co., Ltd, has lived with four members of his family in a 20sq.m rented room for nearly a decade in Nếnh Township, in the northern province of Bắc Giang.

Average monthly earnings up by almost 20 per cent in two years

The average Vietnamese worker now earns VNĐ6.5 million (US$278) a month, a rise of almost 20 per cent since 2020.

HCM City’s economy faces challenges in second half

While HCM City is on track to economic recovery, high inflation and elevated global uncertainty could hinder progress in the second half, said the chairwoman of the People’s Council.

Việt Nam reports 914 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

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Hà Nội People’s Council adopts important resolution in 7th session

The 16th-tenure People’s Council of Hà Nội on July 6 adopted a resolution on key tasks for socio-economic development and budget collection and spending in the six last months of 2022, as part of its ongoing 7th session.

HCM City ready for the 2022 high school graduation exam

The high school graduation exam in 2022 has many new features compared to previous exams. Nguyễn Bảo Quốc, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Education and Training, recently shared some insights and advice for candidates for the official exam on July 6, 7 and 8.