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Free Vietnamese-language course held in Czech Republic’s city

A free Vietnamese-language course for Vietnamese children opened in Ostrava city, North Moravia of the Czech Republic on September 22.

 

Quang Tri's competent forces arrest two Nigerian drug traffickers

The border guard, customs and police forces in the central province of Quang Tri have broken an international drug trafficking ring, arresting two Nigerian men and seizing 14.7kilogrammes of crystal meth.

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 24

Chu Dau pottery plate secures Guinness World Record

The big dream of a little woman

Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Nguyen Thi Van runs a graphic design company and a vocational center for people with disabilities, dreaming of building a 'seedling garden.'

Passengers stuck on bus for almost 8 hours after crash

Passengers on a coach in the southern province of Binh Duong were stuck on board for almost eight hours on Sunday after an accident.

Vietnam's Mekong Delta agriculture adapts to climate change

The Mekong Delta has restructured agriculture towards climate-change adaptation and market demand by establishing specialised farming areas for its key agricultural products.

 

Dong Nai: 145 people test positive for drugs in bar

As many as 145 people tested positive for drugs in the early hours of Sunday at a bar in Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa City, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Contest seeks design for Thu Thiem Bridge in HCM City

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture will launch a contest to design the Thu Thiem Bridge No 4.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 23

Teacher helps ethnic minorities in Hoa Binh escape illiteracy

 

6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku on early September 22, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 22

Three pupils drowned at hydropower reservoir

Where love blooms for abandoned children

There is a special home in Bao Loc City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong that is always filled with the laughter of children. This home is Tín Thác Foster House.

Vietnam's smallest student enjoys great changes at school

Four years after being taken to school, 10-year-old Dinh Van K’Re who is known as the smallest student in Vietnam has seen great changes in his life.

 

US$516bil. highway to be put into operation

A $516 million highway connecting Bac Giang and Lang Son Province is being completed and will soon be put into operation. Some photos of the highway:

Dien Bien records ninth earthquake this year

The northwestern province of Dien Bien was jolted by a quake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale on September 20, which is the ninth one in the province this year.

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 21

2019 Tea Masters Cup Vietnam opens

 

Man devotes his life to helping children with disabilities

Tran Hoang Minh is unmarried and has fathered no children, but he has become a father figure for dozens of kids.

Hanoi stipulates colours for taxis by 2026

All taxi cabs operating in the capital city of Hanoi will have to be the same colours by 2026.

Real estate projects in HCM City's central area remain stalled

A number of real estate projects with investment of more than VND1 trillion (US$43 million) in the centre of HCM City remain delayed even while the land area for new projects in the city has become increasingly limited.

More tourist complain of cyclo drivers ripping them off

Police are investigating allegations two tourists were ripped off by cyclo drivers.