Việt Nam is paying more and more attention to institutionalising gender equality and the empowerment of women, said Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh at a plenary session of the second Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg on Thursday.

Soldiers of the Military Staff Board in Bình Phước Province’s Bù Đốp District and members of the HCM Communist Youth Union in the district’s Hưng Phước border commune have made hundreds of lanterns for children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Full Moon Festival, falling on September 24.

The national poverty rate would fall to less than an estimated six per cent by the end of this year, which would mark a 1.0-1.3 per cent decrease compared to last year, a Government report has said.

Paragliding over the terraced fields of Mù Cang Chải promises to excite festival goers in the northern province of Yên Bái.

The quality of grassroots-level healthcare facilities nationwide has yet to meet expectation and patients’ demand, said health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến.

More than 23 million students nationwide, or a quarter of the total population, started a new academic year yesterday.

Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ talks with Vietnam News Agency about education on the occasion of the start of the new school year.

Việt Nam has the potential to boost its exports of star anise and cinnamon, but needs supportive policies from the Government, the Lạng Sơn Star Anise Association has said.

More than 23 million students started the new academic year on September 5.

President Trần Đại Quang has called for the education sector to continue working on a comprehensive reform for education and training activities to produce high-quality human resources for national development and international integration.