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Deputy Minister Trần Quốc Tỏ said the fight against crime is becoming more intense, with criminals finding ever more complex ways to commit offences. In the first half of this year the ministry launched investigations into 22,022 crimes related to social order, higher than the target set by the National …

  Farmers in Long Thạnh Commune in Kiên Giang Province’s Giồng Riềng District harvest the 2023 autumn-winter rice. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Sĩ KIÊN GIANG — Community-based agricultural extension teams in Kiên Giang Province have helped farmers adopt advanced farming techniques and models. The province has the larger land area than any …

  VNU-HCM chancellor Vũ Hải Quân gives Tết gifts to students who will stay back in the dormitory during Tết. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Diệp HCM CITY — Nguyễn Kim Khánh, a second-year student at the University of Economics-Law under Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM), was grateful to get a free bus trip …

  Hà Tĩnh Women’s Union representatives visit orphaned children in need in Hương Khê, Hà Tĩnh. — VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Quyết Hữu Quyết HÀ TĨNH — For over two years, the “Mẹ Đỡ Đầu” (Godmother’s Assistance) programme, implemented by the Hà Tĩnh Women’s Union, has been a source of encouragement in the …

Students of the Thành Mỹ Kindergarten perform the hand-washing dance at the campaign launching ceremony. — Photo courtesy of World Vision THANH HÓA — A campaign bringing clean water to communities in need in Việt Nam was launched on Thursday by China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) and World Vision. The …

  Delegates join seven overseas Vietnamese collectives and 15 individuals who are honoured during a ceremony on Friday for a group photo. VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu HCM CITY – Seven overseas Vietnamese collectives and 15 individuals with outstanding contributions to the building and promotion of solidarity among the OV community were honoured …

Vàng Văn Suồn gives guidance to local people on taking care of vegetables. — Photo baolaichau.vn Nguyễn Việt Dũng LAI CHÂU — Local leaders recognised as prestigious people in Lai Châu northern mountainous province have made many contributions to socio-economic development and the province’s political system. They are bridges between …

State President Võ Văn Thưởng joins the the “Tết sum vầy – Xuân tri ân” programme in HCM City on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HCM CITY – State President Võ Văn Thưởng extended warm Tết (Lunar New Year) greetings to disadvantaged people and workers with difficulties while attending the …

The health ministry has recommended additional vaccination against COVID-19 as the sub-variant JN.1 continues to spread. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has ordered facilities to continue collecting samples from COVID-19 patients for genome sequencing as various infections with the JN.1, an Omicron …