Society

  Tourist vessels on Sài Gon river. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt HCM CITY — HCM City has been holding various activities this year to promote waterway tourism, aiming to better exploit its advantages with a dense river and canal network and rich riverside culture. The municipal People’s Committee has issued a plan on …

Điện Biên Airport after the completion of the airport expansion project. VNA/VNS Photo ĐIỆN BIÊN – All construction items of the project expanding Điện Biên Airport are completed for opening on December 2, said Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV). Runways, taxiways, engine aprons, passenger terminal and auxiliary works are …

  Nguyễn Minh Quân, former director of Thủ Đức City Hospital, at HCM City People’s Court on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Court on Friday sentenced the former director of Thủ Đức Hospital to 21 years in prison for embezzling over VNĐ102.5 billion (US$4.2 million) …

  Leaders of Mèo Vạc District and Marie Curie School at the signing ceremony for the English teacher training project for Mèo Vạc District, Hà Giang Province. — Photos courtesy of Marie Curie School HÀ NỘI — The shortage of English teachers in localities, especially in mountainous and remote areas, remains a …

An overview of the conference. — VNS Photo Thu Trang HÀ NỘI — The strong development of internet and smart devices has opened many opportunities for children to learn and explore the world as they can easily search and access a lot of useful information, however, they also face the …

  Long Biên Medical Centre is one of Hà Nội’s many clinics administering ARV drugs to HIV-positive patients. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc HÀ NỘI According to the Hà Nội Department of Health, as of October 31, there are 21,991 cases of HIV/AIDS in the city, with 7,550 people having died. …

Major Thiều Hữu Cường (centre) holds the device to warns people of the risk of strokes.— VNA/VNS Photo KHÁNH HÒA — Major Thiều Hữu Cường, 37, a lecturer of the Telecommunications University in the coastal central province of Khánh Hòa, and his colleagues have successfully created a device that warns …

  Vehicles on North-South Expressway. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Transport plans to raise the operating speed on certain 4-lane expressways to 90km per hour.  The Department for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN), the Việt Nam Highway Department, Construction Investment Management Department, and Project Management Units (PMUs) of …

Glory morning grown in a net house in Ngũ Lạc Commune in Trà Vinh Province’s Duyên Hải District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hoà TRÀ VINH — More and more farmers in Trà Vinh Province are using safe and hi-tech farming methods to improve the quality of their produce and meet …