Damages from African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks totaled some VND3.6 trillion, with over 3.3 million infected pigs in 62 provinces and localities being culled to date.

Folk music researchers support the creation of a digital archive of ca trù (ceremonial singing) owned by a State-run agency to preserve the traditional artform and gather scattered materials owned by individual artists and researchers.

Authorities in HCMC must impose heavy penalties for the illegal construction of houses, especially in the outlying districts, said HCMC vice chairman Vo Van Hoan.

Disruptive change is leading to the re-regulation of work and employment around the world, including in Vietnam, Gregor Murray of the University of Montreal in Canada, said.

Farmers in Ninh Thuan are not growing any summer – autumn crop on more than 1,500ha of land due to lack of water, according to the south-central province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Some 1,000 people have been duped into depositing their money in fake property projects, which are being widely advertised in districts 9, Binh Tan and Hoc Mon, said a council member in HCMC.

Son La, Hoa Binh and Ha Giang, which were involved in a high-profile score manipulation scandal in 2018, were listed among the 10 localities with the lowest average scores for the national high school graduation exam 2019.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution on climate change and human rights co-authored by Vietnam, the Philippines and Bangladesh, during its 41st session in Geneva, Switzerland on July 11-12.

The HCM City People’s Council has urged the city government to submit a long-awaited compensation policy for affected residents in the Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2 to the council for approval.

A representative of Ricardo Quaresma has rubbished claims that the Portuguese footballer was gearing up for a move to Vietnam.

Vietnamese artists Phan Thị Thanh Mai won the first place prize and Ngo Duy Hien took fourth at the recent 26th International Statue and Painting Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.

To reduce the population pressure on Da Lat, Lam Dong Province authorities should not expand it but build satellite areas around it, an architect has said.

The total average income from all jobs of wage earners increased in the first quarter of this year, while the unemployment rate dropped significantly during the period, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Vietnam hopes that no people who made special contributions to the nation will belong to poor households by 2020.

US plugs its cotton at HCM City event

HCM City will begin implementing preferential policies this week to attract and retain talented people who can contribute to the city’s economic, social and cultural development.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific will launch three direct flights a week between the central city of Da Nang and Kaohsiung, Taiwan from August 10.

South Korean player Myung-Woo Cho won the International three-Cushion Billiards Tournament that ended in the southern province of Binh Duong on Sunday.

The number of students from kindergarten to high school levels in HCM City will increase by more than 75,400 in the 2019-20 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

Among nine subjects in the National High School Examination this year, History remained the subject with lowest average score despite all subjects seeing increased averages from last year's exam,