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Vietnam ranks 63rd out of 116 countries and regions, and eighth in Asia in the 2024 edition of the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI).

Construction of 200 houses for poor and near-poor households commenced on November 17 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Long An province has been effectively implementing the Urban Development Program towards urban architecture associated with green and smart urban development.

It will take significant effort and focus from the Ministry of Transport and local authorities to achieve the goal of completing 3,000 kilometres of the North-South expressway by 2025, according to Minister Nguyen Van Thang.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on November 12 urged the coastal localities from Quang Ninh to Binh Dinh to actively make preparations to respond to Storm Toraji.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Long An province organized a cultural and sports exchange with KamPong TraBaek district, PreyVeng province, Kingdom of Cambodia.

Storm Yinxing entered the eastern waters of the northern East Sea on November 8 morning, becoming the seventh storm to appear in the sea so far this year.

Vietnam’s labour market faces a critical challenge as many low-skilled workers, despite losing their jobs, are reluctant to pursue vocational training programmes aimed at helping them switch careers.

After several years of research, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has proposed a design speed of 350 km per hour for the North-South high-speed railway.

Currently, the Ho Chi Minh city Ring Road 3 project through Long An province (Ben Luc district) is being accelerated. The investor also proposed a roadmap, plan, and specific completion timeline for the project.

The ancient town of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, has launched a pilot plan on building the first zero plastic and pedestrian streets, as part of the project to create an eco-city.

Long An Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations recently coordinated to organize the "Clean Water and Environmental Sanitation Day" in Chau Thanh District, Long An Province.