Family issue

Van Phuong, who lives in District 7, said he signed a contract with AISVN's chairwoman Nguyen Thi Ut Em in 2018 to lend the school VND5 billion (US$205,000). With such loans from their parents, the children would be allowed to study for free at the school in Nha Be District until they graduate from high school or move to another school. As stated in the contract, the loan is interest-free, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade. "My children moved in 2022 but the school has paid us nothing," Phuong said. He added that the school had promised to pay the debt twice, in January and May this year, but has defaulted until now. "When signing the contract, I simply thought that my two children could get access to an international education free of charge if I lent them the money, which is a long-term benefit. I did not expect the school to break its promise like this," he said. In the same situation, Thanh … [Read more...] about Parents accuse HCMC international school of dodging debts

Fifty-six lives were lost in the fire at the apartment block in Hanoi's Thanh Xuan District on September 12, and with them, all their dreams and ambitions, all the impacts they could have made on the world. How did it come to this? The owner of the apartment building has been arrested, and investigations are ongoing. Some people will need to be held responsible. Regulations for apartment blocks will be tighter. But somehow, I feel that all these solutions have yet to reach the root of the problem. Around 10 million people in Hanoi are crammed together in a tiny area next to the Red River. Traffic jams, inundations, air pollution, lack of trees, and now fires... these are just some of the problems that Hanoians have to cope with. The capital has lost its shine over the years. Aerial view of multiple skyscrapers at the Nguyen Tuan-Le Van Luong-Hoang Minh Giam intersection in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Several generations of my family have lived on this … [Read more...] about Hanoi and its urban planning problems

Consolidating political basis To learn more about the implementation of Decision 741-QD/TU of the Dak Lak provincial Party Standing Committee on issuing regulations on missions and authorities of party members of border posts joining party cells of border villages, we met Standing Deputy Party Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Council of Krong Na commune Dang Van Ha. According to him, the commune’s party organization has 229 members in 14 party cells. All eight villages in the commune have party cells which have party committees. In realizing Decision 741-QD/TU from 2013, the Party Organization of Serepok Border Post assigned 38 party members to temporarily joining eight party cells of villages in border areas. This has contributed to raising the quality of political meetings and leadership resolutions, thus promoting combat strength of party cells and party members and making changes in building political basis at the grassroots level. Talking with Mr. Le Tien Quang, Party … [Read more...] about Party members accompany border people in hunger elimination and poverty reduction

Sound guideline, effective models In Nghe An’s land border area adjacent to the provinces of Xiangkhouang, Borikhamxay and Huaphanh of Laos, most of the population are ethnic minority people with close relationship. Thanks to the great policies of the Party, State, local authorities, and the joint efforts of functional forces, the border localities have seen positive developments. However, due to harsh natural conditions, poor infrastructure, and uneven educational levels, the living standards of ethnic minority people in the areas are still low compared to other localities in the province. In addition, the complicated situation of crime and illegal border exit and entry has posed many challenges for the provincial border guard force in implementing the task of protecting national sovereignty and security in border areas and ensuring public order. Learning about the situation, the Nghe An provincial Border Guard’s Party Committee and Chain-of-Command has issued guidelines and … [Read more...] about Border guards’ efforts to enhance locals’ living standards and protect border security