Nguyễn Võ Quỳnh Tràng. Photo laodong.com.vn HCM CITY — The Investigation Police Unit in Hồ Chí Minh City late on Tuesday proposed the prosecution of Nguyễn Võ Quỳnh Trang, 27, for the murder and torture of her stepdaughter, an 8-year-old girl who died in December last year. The child’s father, Nguyễn Kim Trung …
Read More »Schools in Hà Nội accused of coercing failing students to skip exams or switch schools
Students at a high school entrance exam in Hà Nội last June. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Some public secondary schools in Hà Nội have been accused of asking ninth graders with poor academic results to change to private schools or not register for the high school entrance …
Read More »Mekong Delta localities upgrade roads, drainage systems to mitigate flooding
The Trần Phú Street in Ninh Kiều District, Cần Thơ City is being upgraded to minimise flooding during heavy rains and high tides. Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — Several Mekong Delta localities are urgently upgrading many roads in order to prevent and minimise flooding impacts. Đào Văn Bình, director of …
Read More »Agencies asked to speed up issuance of vaccine passports
Vaccine passport form displayed on the PC COVID-19 App. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Tuesday asked vaccination facilities and health agencies to quickly complete the database on people vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this month so that they …
Read More »Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu farmers switch to efficient irrigation systems
Farmer Nguyễn Thị Hoà has installed an efficient irrigation system for her longan orchard in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province’s Xuyên Mộc District. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Nhị BÀ RỊA – VŨNG TÀU – More and more farmers in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng …
Read More »Seven universities in Việt Nam meet int’l accreditation standards
Hà Nội University of Science and Technology. — Photo courtesy of the university HÀ NỘI — Seven Vietnamese universities meet international accreditation standards, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. They are HCM City University of Technology under Việt Nam National University (VNU); University of Science and Technology under …
Read More »Public buses return to HCM City airport domestic terminal
. Passengers catch a bus at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport’s domestic terminal (lane B) on April 18. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Public transport buses have again started dropping off and picking up passengers at the Tân Sơn Nhất Airport domestic terminal in HCM City. They used to do so …
Read More »Public villas in Hà Nội face mounting problems
An old villa in Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hà Nội — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Old villas built before 1954 in the capital’s centre have great locations, but most have deteriorated. These villas possess great value in architecture and for the economy and create highlights for the city’s landscape. Through review and …
Read More »HCM City earmarks US$1billion to build Ring Road 3
A map of Ring Road 3 that will run through HCM City and the provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Dương and Long An. — Photowww.sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — Over the next 10 years, HCM City will allocate a total of VNĐ24 trillion (US$1 billion) from the municipal budget to build …
Read More »Lighting the fire of a movement: a Youth Union leader’s story
Đặng Hải Đăng delivers agricultural products to help farmers in 2021. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo VĨNH LONG — For years Đặng Hải Đăng, Secretary of the Youth Union of Vĩnh Long University of Technology and Education, has been a pioneer of the union’s activities and something of an inspiration to those around him. Đăng’s positive …
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