All five Vietnamese students have won medals, including two golds, at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2018) held in Portugal from July 21 to 29 with the participation of 86 countries and territories.

Tan Lap commune tries to push back drug addiction evils

(HBO) – According to Mr. Bui Van Vu, the Deputy Head of Tan Lap Commune Police:"In the first six months of the year, there have been 9 cases of social order and safety in Tan Lap commune (Lac Son), which are mainly theft and disorder actions. The cases were under the jurisdiction of the commune police and then transferred to the district Police for solving the cases under their authority. However, the rate of drug addiction has been in trend of increasing in recent 2 years, which made the local people annoyed and worried".

Mai Chau district focuses all forces on handling with floods

(HBO) – To handle with the consequence of the flood, the People's Committee of Mai Chau district already instructed all levels, sectors and members of the District Steering Committee of Disaster Prevention and Victim Rescue to visit the grassroots of communes and towns for checking, inspecting and urging the plans of flood prevention with the motto "four right at the place", at the same time, focusing all forces to help local people overcome difficulties.

Hoa Binh: Provincial leader visits Vietnamese Heroic Mother

(HBO) – A delegation of Hoa Binh led by Nguyen Van Quang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the province and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, visited and presented gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mother Xa Thi Van in Mo La village, Tu Ly commune of Da Bac district, on the occasion of the 71st Day of Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

Environmental protection with bamboo woven waste bins

(HBO) - With youth, responsibility and creativity, young people in Tan Lac district have been implementing practical activities in the implementation of Criterion No.19 on environmental protection. The image of "the waste basket built by the youth building new rural area" on the roads of youth self-managed is a testimony to the efforts of protecting the environment from the youth in the district.

No Vietnamese victims reported in dam collapse in Laos

 No information related to Vietnamese citizens was reported after the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district of Laos on July 23, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos.

HCM City, Yokohama to cooperate in training nurses

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs will send students of local universities, colleges and vocational schools to the Japanese city of Yokohama for training in nursing skills.

Protecting aquatic resources in Hoa Binh lake

(HBO) - Hoa Binh lake has a total water surface area of 16,800 hectares, including 8,900 hectares in Hoa Binh province stretching 19 communes of four districts - Da Bac, Mai Chau, Cao Phong, and Tan Lac - and Hoa Binh city. This area boasts a great potential for the development of the fishery sector.

Vietnamese firm tries to take workers out of flooded area in Laos

 Hoang Anh Giai Lai joint Stock Company of Vietnam is planning to hire helicopters to bring its 26 workers out of the flooded area on July 25 morning at the earliest after the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the Lao province of Attapeu a day earlier.

Road opens up bright future for poor communes

HBO – The road linking Thien village in Van Son commune and Than village in Mien Doi commune – the two extremely disadvantaged communes of Hoa Binh province’s Lac Son district, has the length of over 5 kilometres. On rainy or hot days, it takes from five to 10 minutes going through this short and beautiful road by motorcycle or a little longer by bicycle for locals who are familiar with transporting agricultural products to the district market. Seeing the road at present, many people will be surprised if they know that this road used to push a lot of locals into a miserable situation several years ago.

Poor children in Lac Thuy district supported to go to school

(HBO) – A considerable number of agencies, organizations and individuals in Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, have raised money to buy hundreds of bicycles and presented to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, in response to the movement "accompanying children to school” launched by the district’s armed forces.

Hien Luong Commune - the bright spot of implementing the movement “All People protect the Fatherland security”.

(HBO) - Identifying the maintenance of the order security is an important task to promote local socio-economic development. Recently, the officials and local people in Hien Luong Commune (Da Bac) have brought into full play the effectiveness of the movement "All People protect the Fatherland security”.

Vietnamese carriers reschedule flights due to Storm Son Tinh

Vietnamese airlines have announced that they will reschedule their flights to and from airports in the areas affected by Storm Son Tinh on July 18, as it is forecast to hit the central provinces of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa later in the day.

Activities held in tribute to national contributors

Various activities are being held across the nation to pay tribute to wounded soldiers and beneficiary families on the occasion of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27).

Self-managing security model proves effective in Chieng Chau

(HBO) – Before 2006, security conditions and drug-related crime in Mo village of Chieng Chau commune (Mai Chau district) were complicated. The number of addicts sharply rose, causing a hike in cases of law violation, especially burglary and robbery, thus badly affecting local people’s lives.

Phuc San commune prevents and protects from flood and natural disasters

(HBO) - In 2017, Phuc San commune (Mai Chau district) was heavily affected by floods and landslides. There were one person died, two injured, 18 households in the high risk of landslides, 4 household needed to be urgently removed. The heavy rain caused flooding of nearly 12 hectares, 45 traffic junctions were being sliding down with landslide, causing traffic congestion, and the total damage was estimated at over 20 billion VND. Facing the weather situation in 2018with many complicated occurrences, The Commune Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Rescue has actively implemented measures to prevent and minimize losses of human and property of the local people.

Approaching stormy season threatens households

(HBO) – Following the last October floods, many households in Doan Nhan commune (Tan Lac district) are planning to move to other places for fear of landslides. However, to date, most of them have yet to be relocated, while the rainy season is approaching.

Policy beneficiary families to receive gifts on Fallen Soldiers'''' Day

President Tran Dai Quang recently inked decisions to bestow the title of Heroic Vietnamese Mother, Resistance War Medal and Order, Independence Order, and present gifts to beneficiary families on the occasion of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27).

Bac Son commune fights illegal gold mining

(HBO) – The Bac Son commune of Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh has promptly reported to the district authorities on illegal gold mining at Tang Hill, Hay Tren Village, conducted by people from other localities. The commune has then coordinated closely with the district’s agencies to expel these illegal gold miners.

Watch out against rabies

(HBO) - Rabies is a dangerous infectious disease in animals subject to epidemic declaration and also in the list of animal-human transmission diseases. In 2017, no rabies-related deaths were reported. However, in the first five months of this year, there were four deaths in the districts of Ky Son, Luong Son, Cao Phong and Da Bac.

Activities mark 71st anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day

A wide range of activities have been held across the country to mark the 71st anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27).

Death sentence to woman bartering car for over 10kg of heroin

(HBO) - On July 10, the Hoa Binh provincial People's Court opened a criminal hearing for defendant Bui Thi Bich Thuy, 42, residing in Xuan La ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi, on the charge of illegally trading drug.

Accompanying with farmers in An Nghia commune to reduce enduring poverty

(HBO) - Over the past years, the Government's preferential loans through the Social Policy Bank channel has accompanied with the farmers in An Nghia commune (Lac Son) in sustainable poverty reduction, contributing significantly to the construction of the local New Rural Area.

"Teaching literacy" on rocky mountain

(HBO) - When plums in the orchard are harvested, maize is grown on the green field for maize that is the time when the Mong ethnic women in Hang Kia commune (Mai Chau) can spend time going to school.

Cao Phong district marks 70th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s call for patriotic emulation

(HBO) – Cao Phong district recently organised a ceremony to mark the 70th year since the day President Ho Chi Minh issued a call for patriotic emulation (June 11).