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The facilities are requested to ensure that people maintain a minimum distance of one metre from each other, and catering establishments are ordered to serve no more than 30 people at the same time. The decision was announced on February 25 after the city went 14 days without a single community transmission case of COVID-19. The reopening of several services aims to achieve the dual goal of facilitating effective pandemic prevention while maintaining socio-economic development in the city. However, under the decision, non-essential services including bars, dance clubs, pubs, beer clubs, karaoke parlours, gyms and pool table services will remain closed until further notice. City authorities have also allowed the organisation of religious events which gather less than 50 people at a time and participants fully observe regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control. …

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The HCM City Department of Education and Training has proposed to provide financial support to both public and private schools to lower tuition fees. illustrative image Private primary schools and public primary schools which have been granted financial autonomy will get the support. This move aims to create education equity between all kinds of educational facilities and students since primary education is mandatory. Not only will the plan help ease the burden on the students' families, but it will also have positive impacts on the development of the private sector and help deal with the overcrowding problems at public schools. It will encourage more investment in private schools. The funds will come from the city's budget. At some public schools in HCM City, students go to schools in both the morning and afternoon, half of the day is mandatory and another half is voluntary with parents and schools needing to reach an agreement over tuition fees. The HCM City Department of Education and Training also proposed giving VND70,000 per student per month to students that go to all-day public primary schools for the 2021-2022 school year. …

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Mr. Hoang at a very young age was driven by a strong sense of destiny to seek old values manifested in antiques, particularly attire from Vietnam’s last feudal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty. Nguyen Huu Hoang, 47, from Phu Vang district in the central province of Thua Thien Hue province is famous for his huge collection of antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty. His house at No. 10 Nguyen Sinh Cung Street in the ancient capital city of Hue abounds with thousands of antiques that are the fruits of his 30-year pursuit of relics. His passion burgeoned around the age of 15 or 16. “My understanding of antiques was initially limited in those days. I was simply fond of them a lot,” he said. Mr. Hoang two to three years after high school worked as a mosaicist until he was proficient and had financial stability. With the money earned, he then spared no expense in getting ancient objects. His love for them grew so huge that at the age of 20 he decided to leave home for Dong Ha City in the central province of Quang Tri and go on the hunt cycling to every nook of the land. “I get the purchases sorted out before putting some on sale for reinvestment and travel expense compensation. I keep of course the majority of them. Type of antiquity may vary by region. Items like rewards or outfits from old courts still remain in many villages, particularly where there were officials in the court,” Mr. Hoang said. He isn't able to purchase the desired pieces all the time, but traveling does broaden his horizons. Wandering around the mountains of Khe Sanh, Lao Bao, Mr. Hoang found a great many items that he never imagined he would see: Nguyen court costumes, including robes of kings, mandarins, generals... "This royal attire is associated with the fleeing of King Ham Nghi and his entourage. Still there is no sharp evidence that it belongs to specifically the King so I would not say for sure," Hoang shared. That precious piece was bought from a 92-year-old village elder in Ka Tuc …

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