Society

It’s time for reflection, celebration, and unity

Alongside the cultural and artistic festivities marking the end of the war and the reunification of the nation, HCM City is ramping up efforts to achieve its ambitious socio-economic targets and to reflect upon the momentous occasion. Bồ Xuân Hiệp reports.

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Ninh Thuận on the verge of ‘rapid’ growth: PM

The south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuận is poised for rapid economic growth as it shifts its focus towards developing its maritime and urban sectors as key engines for development.

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Intense heatwave sweeps nationwide

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that widespread hot and intense heat will persist nationwide for more two days, until April 30th and gradually ease from May 1st.

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HCM City to have 5 Reunification Day fireworks displays, not 16

HCM City has decided to reduce the number of venues for Reunification Day fireworks on April 30 from the originally planned 16 to five.

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Trương Mỹ Lan appeals against death sentence in bank fraud case

In the appeal, Lan presented several reasons for the risks involved in the process and requested the court of appeal to reconsider the charges against her in the first-instance trial.

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Quảng Ninh: Vân Đồn bans plastic products on five island communes

Tourists are prohibited from bringing single-use plastic products to five island communes in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh’s Vân Đồn district starting April 27.

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First walking and bicycle zone commences construction in Đà Nẵng

The project, which will be built on the Hàn River bank at a cost of VNĐ44 billion (US$1.76 million), will create a pedestrian space and ‘green’ park system from the city’s downtown to Cẩm Lệ district in the tourism attraction and entertainment zone.

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SOS Đà Nẵng village nurses orphans and abandoned children

SOS Đà Nẵng Children’s Village has provided homes, nursery and education for 526 orphans and abandoned children, of which 236 were grown up, or had their own families, since it was found in 1994.

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Hà Nội proposes allowing car parking on roadways, sidewalks, and under bridges

Despite urban transportation land planning indicating that the static transportation area within the city should occupy 4 per cent of the urban land area, the current figure stands at only 0.6 per cent.