Society

A aerial view of Hà Nội from above. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — As Hà Nội undertakes the adjustment of the Capital’s General Planning and Hà Nội Capital Planning, a concerted effort is directed towards elevating satellite urban models to a higher standard, ensuring the scientific basis and practicality …

  Bắc Kạn Province’s police officers donate blood at the 15th Red Sunday 2023. — Photo cand.com.vn   HÀ NỘI — The main festival of the 16th Chủ nhật đỏ (Red Sunday) – the annual blood donation campaign – will officially take place at the Hà Nội University of Science and Technology …

Traffic police officers check the alcohol levels of drivers in Hậu Giang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Hằng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is among 45 out of 193 UN member countries whose deaths in road accidents decreased by over 30 per cent in the 2011-20 period, said Khuất Việt …

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà addresses the event. — Photo tapchigiaothong.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà highlighted the need to pay attention to geotechnical study to prevent geological hazards, citing the lessons from the 2011 double disasters of earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the …

The logo of new rural area development. SÓC TRĂNG — Developing agricultural products following the “One Commune One Product” programme has been identified as the top goal of Kế Sách District in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng. The district has potential in the garden economy, growing a variety …

An English class at a high school in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS HCM CITY — Việt Nam ranks 58th out of 113 countries and territories in the EF English Proficiency Index in 2023 with 505 points out of 800. It falls in the moderate proficiency band in the annual report …

By Lê Việt Dũng HÀ NỘI — Hà Văn Chanh, a Mường farmer in Vân Sơn Commune, carefully sorts oranges and puts them into boxes to make sure they can be transported smoothly.    When the fruits are snugly fitted into the boxes, merchants pick them up and bring them to marketplaces …

  Students present flowers and gifts for a teacher on Vietnamese Teachers’ Day at Lương Thế Vinh High School in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Phương Vy HÀ NỘI — Many serious cases of school violence have occurred in recent times, with the severity escalating as students display disrespectful behaviour towards their teachers. This has …

Bird’s eye view of Hiệp Hòa District in northern Bắc Giang Province. —VNS Photo BẮC GIANG — Safety Zone 2 (ATK2), Hiệp Hòa District, Bắc Giang Province, comprising 16 communes, was once the clandestine operational area of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s leaders during the pre-revolutionary period (1940 – 1945). Upholding the …

Training for teachers on December 8-9, 2023, for five schools in Hà Nội. HÀ NỘI — A meaningful educational programme to boost self-esteem among young people has jointly been created by Vietnam National Institute for Educational Science (VNIES) and the Center for Education and Development (CED) in conjunction with Unilever …