“Centre for the poor” chairman cheats thousands, appropriates VNĐ148 billion

On Monday, The Supreme People’s Procuracy charged the former chairman of a support centre for poor people for fraudulent appropriation of assets, saying he and his six accomplices took VNĐ 148 billion (US$ 6.37 million) from more than 1,000 people since 2015.

Hồ Gươm deserves to have museum

Architect Hoàng Thúc Hào won the Bùi Xuân Phái Award in the Idea Prize category in 2010. He was the first Vietnamese architect to win SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia in 2016, and also the Vassilis Sgoutas Prize by the International Union of Architects (UIA) in 2017.

HCM City to open separate lanes for buses

HCM City plans to open private lanes for buses on two major streets to speed up operating time and attract bus riders, among other plans to ease traffic congestion, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

City commune sees diarrhea outbreak due to poor sanitation Healthcare officials are warning of a diarrhea outbreak following the death of an infant last weekend.

Excessive noise threatens workers' health A shocking report has revealed that excessive noise levels at factories is causing total deafness and other hearing problems among workers.

Students need vocational training A new survey shows the urgent need to provide vocational training for secondary school graduates in rural Viet Nam to stop students from wasting their time and money pursuing inappropriate tertiary education and to narrow the skills gap in agriculture.

Viet Nam celebrates anti-poverty success Viet Nam celebrated the United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, or Poverty Day, yesterday by reporting the positive results of its programmes to help the poor.