• Study pressure stressing out Vietnamese teens

    08/11/2009 05:00

    Junior high children at an unidentified school in Ho Chi Minh City write an exam. The pressure to study well and score high marks is creating a lot of stress in teenagers that is damaging their physical and psychological...

  • HCM City has too many taxis: experts

    08/11/2009 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked the local transport department, taxi associations and related agencies to propose solutions to reorganize the local taxi industry, including restricting the number of cars....

  • Bodies of landslide victims found in central Vietnam

    08/11/2009 05:00

    Rescuers in the central province of Quang Nam have retrieved 12 bodies of 16 people buried in a mudslide on Thursday night, a local official said on Sunday. Rescue efforts are still ongoing...

  • US naval crew roll up sleeves for community service

    08/11/2009 05:00

    The crew from two US naval ships docked at the Da Nang Port repaired the doors and windows of a local elementary school on Sunday as part of goodwill activities during their stay in Vietnam....

  • Ministry sets criteria for high school principal assessment

    08/11/2009 05:00

    An English class in session at the St Marie Curie High School, Ho Chi Minh City in September. High school principals will be evaluated and ranked starting this school year under a recent regulation issued by the Ministry...

  • Storm Mirinae kills 116 people

    08/11/2009 05:00

    As of November 7, the Mirinae storm has killed 116 people and injured 125 others. Initial total losses are estimated to reach nearly VND5,000 billion. The National Steering Board for Storm and Flood Prevention and Control has said that Mirinae has caused...

  • Shrimp-rice farms bring hope to Delta

    08/11/2009 05:00

    Eco-friendly and economically beneficial farming methods in the Mekong Delta is leading the way to more sustainable rural development. The sun is blazing down but Vo Thi Nhieu and her husband are absorbed in consolidating the levees to prepare their newly...

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