Society

Localities in Long An province are planning for concentrated social housing areas with a scale of 16 projects.

The General Statistics Office and the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs will jointly conduct information collection for a survey on socio-economic situation of the 53 ethnic minority groups.

Communities in high-risk earthquake areas need to understand this type of natural disaster and develop proactive response plans, an expert has said.

In the combat against desertification, Vietnam has gradually obtained double results, successfully preventing land degradation and bringing economic benefits to farmers.

Long An (Vietnam) and Chungcheongnam (South Korea) - the two provinces that are geographically far apart but have an increasingly close friendship and cooperation relationship, especially between the youths.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked price management to be enhanced in the coming time.

The surging average temperature, rising sea levels, and increasing extreme weather patterns are affecting socioeconomic development as well as people's lives.

The ongoing state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to create a strong impetus to step up bilateral educational cooperation, said an official from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Long An Provincial People's Committee has just approved 2 grants for the "Education Sponsorship" project sponsored by Christina Noble Children's Foundation (CNCF) Office in Ho Chi Minh City.

An agricultural cooperative of Gangjin district in South Jeolla province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is hiring 20 Vietnamese workers under a five-month contract starting from April 22 to harvest onions and garlic.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has for the second time this year called on the Government to reduce the weekly working hours for the private sector workers from 48 to 44, and eventually to 40 hours per week.

A fishing boat in the central province of Quang Ngai has rescued a US citizen who was drifting off Vietnam's waters.