Over 172,000 candidates have registered for the second phase of the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City's aptitude test (VACT), breaking all previous records.
Two major data center projects, with capital totaling nearly 1 billion USD, received investment certificates from Ho Chi Minh City for the high-tech park.
Traffic jams at Ho Chi Minh City's gateways, while Hanoi remains relatively clear on the afternoon of 24/4, ahead of the three-day Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday.
A grade 3 teacher who punished students by having them inject themselves with syringe needles has been issued a warning and reassigned, preventing her from teaching in a classroom for at least one year.
The Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line is proposed for a 41 km extension, with a total capital exceeding 60,200 billion VND, under an urgent directive to meet the anticipated surge in travel demand upon Long Thanh Airport's operation.
A fire erupted in a 16th-floor apartment of a 19-story building on Nguyen Huu Canh street, Rach Dua ward, forcing many residents to evacuate on the evening of 24/4.
Three schools renovated from old headquarters and two newly constructed schools will accommodate nearly 3,400 10th-grade students in Ho Chi Minh City this year.
Over 1.13 million residents in 19 communes and wards of Ho Chi Minh City, designated as "safe zones," are being issued free health insurance cards, with some localities currently reviewing beneficiary lists.
After midnight on 23/4, both lanes of Nguyen Van Quy road and the Phu My Bridge route, a key eastern gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, remained severely congested following a multi-vehicle accident involving six vehicles.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam allows Tan Son Nhat airport to operate 46 flights per hour instead of the current 44, to meet passenger travel demand during the 30/4 - 1/5 holiday.
A young man, appearing disoriented, wielded scissors erratically with two hands, running and jumping on residential rooftops, causing panic in the neighborhood and prompting residents to call the police.
Ho Chi Minh City and the southern region are forecast to enter the rainy season from early may, approximately 10 days earlier than usual, with risks of thunderstorms, whirlwinds, and hail.
A teacher, who asked five students to inject themselves with a syringe, stated she brought the medical tool to class to 'intimidate' disobedient students or those who failed to complete homework.
Students from medical, polytechnic, and national universities now have opportunities to study and earn degrees at prestigious institutions like Tsinghua and Peking Universities, following new cooperation agreements.
The phenomenon of scummy, pinkish-purple, foul-smelling seawater at Bai Sau, Vung Tau, in early April was identified as an outbreak of blue-green algae.
