Unified textbooks: Ho Chi Minh City prohibits forcing students to buy new ones
From the 2026-2027 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will unify the use of the "Connecting Knowledge with Life" textbook set throughout the general education system.
The Department of Education and Training requests schools to develop school education plans, organize professional activities, and inspect and evaluate students in accordance with the general education program, ensuring flexibility, proactiveness and practical suitability.
Notably, the Department of Education and Training emphasized the strict prohibition of forcing students and parents to buy new textbooks when they are still usable. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City supermarkets are bustling during Tet shopping season
Recorded at major supermarket systems in Ho Chi Minh City such as MM Mega Market Vietnam, AEON, GO!, Co.opmart, Emart... the number of customers coming to shop for Tet has begun to increase.
Most areas are bustling, from confectionery, Tet jam, fresh food, processed food to clothes, household appliances... The main reason is that promotional programs are implemented simultaneously, with deep discounts and diverse forms.
Shopping at Co.opmart supermarket, Ms. Bui My Quynh (Tan Binh ward) said: "This year I see goods at the supermarket quite diverse, beautiful designs, prices have many deep discount programs, so my family takes advantage of buying early to save costs". See more...
Can Gio - Vung Tau sea crossing reveals underground tunnel design of more than 2 km
The Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee recently approved the policy of the sea-crossing road project connecting Can Gio with Vung Tau in the form of public-private partnership (PPP), BT contract (build - transfer).
The project has a preliminary total capital of more than 104,400 billion VND, expected to start construction in 2026 and be completed and put into operation in 2029. See more...
Traffic is reorganized to construct a tunnel through National Highway 13
On January 27, records in the Phuoc Kien intersection area (Thu Dau Mot ward), traffic on Pham Ngoc Thach street is being reorganized to construct a tunnel through National Highway 13.
Relevant units are barricading Pham Ngoc Thach street, in the direction from My Phuoc Tan Van street to National Highway 13. The barrier section is about 200 m long, from Binh Duong General Hospital to National Highway 13.
Units organize barriers to 3 car lanes of Pham Ngoc Thach street to take space to organize underpass construction. Currently, the 200 m section of Pham Ngoc Thach street, adjacent to National Highway 13, can only circulate 1 car lane and 1 rudimentary car lane. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City has 159 flooded points, needs nearly 348,000 billion VND to handle
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has just sent an urgent document to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee reporting on a plan to fundamentally solve the flooding situation in the city.
According to the Department of Construction, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 159 locations that are frequently flooded, of which Ho Chi Minh City area previously had 76 points, Binh Duong area had 52 points and Ba Ria - Vung Tau area had 31 points.
Regarding objective causes, the Department of Construction said that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rain; sea level rise makes the water level at river mouths and canals always high, reducing the possibility of self-flowing drainage. See more...
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