Hanoi increases sidewalk and road fees, hoping to reduce traffic congestion
Hanoi City People's Committee has proposed to increase the temporary use fee for roads and sidewalks on key routes. The new fee level will be adjusted to reflect the actual use value of streets, especially in the inner city area where the traffic density is high.
Notably, the highest fee is applied in the core urban area and level I conservation area such as streets: Dinh Le, Ly Thai To, Tran Hung Dao, Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, Quan Su... For cars, the expected fee increases from 240,000 VND to 400,000 VND/m2/month.
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Making a living on the towering palm tree to get honey in the Mekong Delta
When the sun had not yet risen high, palmyra fields in the Bay Nui region (An Giang province) already had faint shadows of people starting a day of making a living. In places like Tri Ton, Tinh Bien - where many palmyra trees stretch out in the sun and wind of the border, people still quietly follow the profession of climbing trees to get honey, a job associated with many hardships but also feeding many families.
Wearing a small knife on his side, carrying a few plastic cans, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan (50 years old, Tinh Bien) quickly climbed onto a palm tree tens of meters high as a habit that has followed him for decades. For him, each drop of sweet honey is not only heaven's blessing but also a livelihood. "In the peak season, there are days when I earn more than 1 million VND from selling fresh palm water and cooking sugar. This amount of money is enough for me to cover my life, raise my children to study and stick with my hometown amidst all the hardships," Mr. Tuan shared.
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10th grade enrollment in Ho Chi Minh City will have 78% of candidates passing the entrance exam
This year, Ho Chi Minh City continues to apply two enrollment methods including entrance exams and admission consideration. Most students participate in the entrance exam to 10th grade public schools in the form of entrance exams; some specialized schools enroll according to their own plans. Candidates take 3 compulsory subjects including: Mathematics, Literature and Foreign Language. In which, Mathematics and Literature take essay exams in 120 minutes, Foreign Language takes exams in 90 minutes. Students who register for specialized classes or integrated classes will take additional subjects accordingly.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training (GDĐT), in the 2026-2027 school year, the whole city has more than 151,000 students registered to take the 10th grade public school entrance exam, while the total enrollment target is more than 180,000 students. Thus, it is expected that about 78% of candidates taking the exam will be admitted. The admission score is the total score of 3 subjects on a scale of 10 along with priority and encouragement points (if any). The admission condition is that no exam paper is scored 0.
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