Start-up makes overseas students feel right at home

Touching down in Melbourne, Australia to begin a term of overseas study, Trần Thanh Vân was nervous. Her fears evaporated when she was welcomed by a Vietnamese student from an airport pickup service that she had booked in Việt Nam.

40 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 40 dead on Friday, with one gunman - identified as an Australian extremist -- apparently livestreaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city.

Reports of dead as New Zealand police hunt ’active’ mosque shooter

Several people were reported dead when a gunman opened fire at a crowded mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, during afternoon prayers on Friday.

Quảng Ninh Customs establishes support team for businesses

The Customs Department of Quảng Ninh Province has set up a team to improve the quality of support for import and export enterprises.

Hotline aims to help children in crisis

Since 2004, Việt Nam has used the free-of-charge hotline to advise and support children, receiving over 2.5 million calls from across the country.

New helpline for child protection to be launched

The new emergency telephone number for child protection, 111, is expected to become operational in December.

Contact 112 for emergency help Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an emergency rescue communication project, adding 112 as a nationwide crisis helpline number.

Question asked about too many extra lessons Many parents in Viet Nam want their children to do lots of extra lessons after school. Now, people are asking the question: does it help? A study has shown that the students who do best do only two hours' studying. It has also found that too many extra lessons can turn children into unhappy people.

A tiring push for success seen as doomed to fail3 It is just after seven in the evening when Nguyen Minh Trung gets home. It's been a long day, more than 12 hours, in fact, and he's exhausted.

Consumer helpline launched The Viet Nam Competition Authority this morning launched a free helpline (1800 6838) to receive consumer complaints.