Society

About 150,000 new jobs will be created in the second quarter of this year, including 28,200 in electronics and optical device manufacturing, 18,600 in food processing, and 4,700 in beverage production.

Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder, lightning and high-speed wind pummeled a south-central coastal province uprooting trees and damaging residents’ durian orchards.

The water level of Tri An hydropower reservoir, the largest of its kind in the southern region, has dropped to “dead level” due to a prolonged dry season and El Niño phenomena.

Children and older adults are more prone to heat-related health problems while heat waves have been affecting people’s daily lives.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is rolling out measures to protect and develop red-headed crane, an endangered bird species listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List.

Around 52,250 visitors, including 2,900 foreigners, came to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi during three holiday days from April 29 to May 1.

The Con Dao National Park off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau received the ASEAN Heritage Park certificate at a ceremony held on April 28.

Many of the vehicle registration centers nationwide announced yesterday that they will reduce their holiday time to serve the public.

The Public Security Ministry has just warned that scamming tricks of criminals are blooming in accordance with the newest social events and state policies in the country, especially during the approaching holiday.

Saltwater intrusion on the Mekong River is forecast to gradually abate from April 24-30, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Amidst the rapidly increasing number of new cases of Covid-19, the Health Ministry has urged continued efforts to accelerate vaccination against Covid-19.

A senior medical worker said that a Covid-19 wave outbreak is unlikely to occur after the Reunification Day and May Day holidays this year.