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A garbage crisis in the central city of Da Nang has eased in recent days, but people living near Khanh Son Dump are still concerned about the city's plan to move the dump.

Former Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga says that new exam questions now test the general knowledge of examinees and allow universities to choose the best students.

The Government may want schools to work with businesses hand in glove to help students get jobs later in life, but some may be taking things too far.

Counterfeit books are causing publishers a major headache.

And despite authorities cracking down on illegal sellers, fake books are still on sale.

Many power generation projects are under slow implementation and not likely to be put into operation in coming years, according to the Vietnam Energy Association (VEA).

The large number of hydropower projects in Nghe An Province have greatly affected the lives of local people.

The inter-sector association for social insurance debt collection has asked Hanoi police to help investigate and handle enterprises that owe long-overdue social, health and unemployment insurance debts.

Shopee, Tiki and Lazada retained their positions as the top three e-commerce platforms in the Vietnamese market in the second quarter of 2019 while Sendo surpassed Thegioididong to become the fourth largest site for the first time.

Photographer Nguyen A’s photo book on Ly Son Island, a famous tourist site in central Quang Ngai Province, has been released in HCM City.

A Ly Son Island man is building a house from 6,000 plastic bottles.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over a national video-teleconference on transport safety in the first half of 2019 and tasks in the second half of the year on July 22 in Hanoi.

Some experts, warning that foreign retailers will give priority to distribute goods from their home countries, have suggested taking serious measures to ensure the availability of Vietnamese goods at foreign supermarkets.

A Lao national carrying more than 24,000 tablets of synthetic narcotics was recently arrested at the Cha Lo International Border Gate in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the provincial Border Guard High Command.

Vietnam is positioned as a strong contender and potential representative for the e-sports competition at the SEA Games this year.

Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam won the JE Wilson International Series badminton tournament which ended in Accra, Ghana on Sunday.

Vietnam won three bronze medals at the 16th Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships which closed on Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Vietnamese Muay Thai team took part in the World Muay Thai Championship that opened in Bangkok yesterday.

Nearly 150 people from across the country are competing in the National Youth Petanque Championship in the Hanoi – based National Sports Training Centre.

Vu Ha Minh Duc, 16, won the men’s singles title at the ITF U18 Junior Circuit Group 5 - Hai Dang Cup, which concluded in the southern province of Tay Ninh on Sunday.

Despite the PM’s decision on forest closure, the Central Highlands' forests are shrinking every day because of illegal logging.

A music video (MV) about Vietnamese martyrs and soldiers performed by Meritorious Artist To Nga has just been released to celebrate the 72nd annual Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

It was a tragic morning on National Highway 5 as three consecutive accidents killed at least seven people and injured another two on Tuesday, Hai Duong Province traffic authorities announced.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is proposing a regulation that exempts micro and small enterprises from corporate income tax for two years after they have sufficient income subject to taxation.

Vietnam’s container throughput surpassed Hong Kong’s in the first half of this year, possibly in part due to trade diversion amid the trade war between China and the US, reported the Chinese news site Caixin Global.