Supplementing 18 million copies of textbooks before the opening day
Vietnam Education Publishing House (NXBGDVN) on August 26 said that as of August 25, NXBGDVN had printed and distributed 225 million copies of textbooks (SGK) and more than 76 million copies of exercise books and reference books, completing and exceeding the initial registration plan of localities.
From now until the opening ceremony, NXBGDVN will additionally release 10 million copies of textbooks to the market according to practical needs from schools and localities, and additionally print 8 million copies of textbooks to ensure textbook security and safety, overcome natural disasters, storms and floods, and other practical situations arising.
In Ho Chi Minh City alone, as of August 24, 2026, NXBGDVN has supplied 25.5 million copies of textbooks, reaching 102% compared to the initial plan (25.1 million copies).
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Land clearance at a series of golden streets in Ho Chi Minh City is vacant
In the last days of August, along Nguyen Trai, Hai Ba Trung, 3 Thang 2 streets..., it is not difficult to see houses with closed front doors, with signs "lease premises", "rent whole units" hanging in front. Some locations that used to do fashion, cosmetics, and food business are now vacant, with fronts showing signs of degradation after a long time of not being used.
On Nguyen Trai street, one of the streets concentrating many fashion, retail and service stores, many premises are constantly changing tenants. This store closed, and not long after, a new rental sign appeared. On Hai Ba Trung street, a similar situation also appeared in some locations with large areas.
3 Thang 2 Street is also not outside the trend. Spacious premises with convenient locations and large areas, once an advantage to open showrooms, fashion stores or restaurants, now become a cost that business people have to consider carefully.
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Body of the 2nd victim found in boat capsizing in Thai Nguyen
The fishing boat capsizing incident occurred on the evening of August 25 in the Tan Thai spillway area, bordering Dong Hy commune, Van Han commune, Linh Son ward (Thai Nguyen) causing 3 people to go missing.
The victims include: Duong Van B. (born 1990), Duong Tien V. (born 2003) and Dang Ba L. (born 1983), all residing in Linh Son ward.
According to Mr. Tran Dai Cuong - Head of Ghenh Che Rescue Team (Thai Nguyen province), by about 2 pm this afternoon, the 2nd body in the boat capsizing incident had been found.
The victim is Mr. Duong Van B., born in 1990, residing in Linh Son ward. The location where the body was found is about 50m away from the area where the boat capsized," Mr. Dai said.
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