Society

The French historian Voltaire once likened the knowledge from books to the fire that, when transmitted, becomes the property of everyone. That is also the wish of the late Professor Tran Van Giau.

President Vo Van Thuong visited Vinh Te advanced new-style rural commune in Chau Doc city in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on August 19.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi reopened to the public from August 15 after an annual maintenance.

The Cuc Phuong National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Ninh Bình, has been named “Asia’s Leading National Park” by the World Travel Awards for the fifth consecutive year.

Vietnam is currently devising a project to develop a domestic carbon market, focusing on the mandatory trading of GHG emissions quotas for industries and businesses in the domestic market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged speeding up the implementation of key transport projects to create regional connectivity in service of national development.

Members of the National Wage Council agreed to propose increasing the regional minimum wage in 2024 at the council’s first meeting in 2023 on August 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.

Landslides and flash floods have recently wreaked havoc on Central Highlands, Central, Northern and Southwestern provinces with increasing frequency and scale.

The investor of Component Project No.3 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Phase 1 has been urged to swiftly resolve any challenges and obstacles to expedite the project's advancement.

The Prime Minister has issued a dispatch demanding ministries, sectors, and localities ramp up response to and settlement of downpour and flood consequences in northern mountainous and midland areas.

President Vo Van Thuong attended the “The river tells stories”, a spectacle art show which is a highlight of the Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, on August 6.