HCM City expects more 54,000 new students in the next academic year HCM City schools will have 54,000 students entering primary, middle and secondary schools in the 2020-21 academic year.

New French PM to unveil reshuffled cabinet France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex was on Monday expected to unveil a reshuffled government tasked with helping the economy brave its worst crisis since World War II and injecting fresh momentum into the presidency of Emmanuel Macron.

Láng Hòa Lạc High Tech Park will become tech centre for Việt Nam

Trần Đắc Trung, deputy director of the Láng Hòa Lạc High Tech Park, speaks to the Hà Nội Mới newspaper on the park’s plan to become a tech hub in Việt Nam.

VIB's journey to large retail bank Vietnam International Bank (VIB) aims to earn pre-tax profit of VNĐ4.5 trillion (over US$193 million) in 2020, up 10 per cent year-on-year. 

Legal framework being improved to implement EVFTA

Tax policies are being specified while customs procedures simplified to improve the legal framework to facilitate the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) enforcement.

No children are left behind in poorest Yên Bái’s commune

Located hundreds of kilometres from the province’s centre, Chế Tạo is the poorest commune of Mù Căng Chải District, the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái. The local community might be underdeveloped but the children are not uneducated thanks to the efforts of authorities.

HCM City to develop hi-rises along metro line

HCM City plans to stop construction of high-rise apartment buildings in downtown areas and focus instead on building such residential complexes along the first metro route in the eastern part of the city comprising districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức.

Prehistoric fossils discovered in Gia Lai

Fossils of ammonites, a group of extinct marine mollusk animals, have recently been found in Krông Pa District in the central province of Gia Lai, revealed by Nguyễn Quang Tuệ, the head of the local Department of Cultural Heritage Management.

Choreographer brings Vietnamese characters to ballet stage

Choreographer Tuyết Minh has produced several contemporary dance performances and world-known classic ballets. She has a dream of bringing Vietnamese characters to the ballet stage. Phương Mai talks with Minh about her effort to fulfill her dream.

Grills to savour at Gojumong Casual

Seventy-five days have now passed since Việt Nam reported any community transmission of COVID-19. It’s been an unusual year for students, with schools closed and classes held online. Final exams for the school year were held in June, the hottest month in Việt Nam’s north.