Society

  Border guards in southern Bình Phước Province seized smuggled tobacco on May 4. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI —  A drop has been reported in the number of male adult smokers, but challenges remain in the prevention and control of the dangers of tobacco. Associate Professor Dr. Lương Ngọc Khuê, Director of the Vietnam …

  A history class at Phan Huy Chú High School in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The new senior high school curriculum still ensures the role of history education, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Hữu Độ said. He was speaking after the controversial decision to make history …

  A teacher and student have fun learning at the school for children with disabilities in Cao Bằng Province. — Photo nhandan.vn CAO BẰNG — The Education Centre in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng has become a special place for many children with disabilities over the past 15 years. …

The campus of International School Hồ Chí Minh City – American Academy (ISHCMC-AA). — Photo courtesy of the school HCM CITY — The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has sent an official document calling for local authorities to look into violence at a secondary school in HCM City.   According to …

  Workers live in a rented house in HCM City. Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has apprised the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs about some problems plaguing the Government’s employees housing rental assistance policy. It listed five major obstacles to implementing …

Children with visual impairments read a tactile book from the team at Nguyễn Đình Chiều School, a school for children with visual impairments, in Hà Nội. — Photo thanhnienviet.vn HÀ NỘI — Trịnh Thu Thanh and Nguyễn Thị Hằng, two researchers from the National Centre for Special Education Research under …

  A citizen holds her chip-based ID card. The fees on ID cards will be doubled since early next month. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A series of new government policies on e-portal passport applications, full automatic non-stop toll collections on the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng Expressway, reducing fees for chip-mounted …

  Major Trần Văn Ánh, of the Phú Tân Border Station, helps Võ Vũ Trường Giang with his learning at home. — VNA/VNS Photo TIỀN GIANG — Soldiers of the Phú Tân Border Station in the Mekong Delta have been helping disadvantaged people in their area with access to education …

An ethnic minority woman goes through health screening before receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hiệu HÀ NỘI — A total of 1,118 new COVID-19 infections were announced on Monday, bringing the total caseload to 10,718,369. For only the second time …

  The project aims to boost disaster-response skills and planning capacity. — Photo courtesy of Thừa Thiên-Huế Red Cross HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Red Cross Society has launched a US-funded project, titled Consultancy Service for Comprehensive Model for Community Resilience in Việt Nam (CMCR), in the central province of …