Hoi An South Development Company presented 200 scholarships worth VND1 million each to disadvantaged students in Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province on December 2 and pledged aid of US$25,000 to an education development programme jointly launched by Thang Binh district and the Children of Vietnam on the same day.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Grouphas announced that it produced 35.9 million tonnes of coal in the first 11 months of this year and posted total revenue of VND109 trillion while contributing over VND17.2 trillion to the State budget, up 15% over the same period last year.

The National Agricultural Promotion Centre and Quang Ngai province held a forum on December 2 to discuss solutions on improving the productivity and consumption of cassava in the central region which accounts for 30% of total cassava cultivation areas in the country.

Nhan Dan Newspaper in conjunction with the Soc Trang Lottery Company presented a social house 50m2 in sizeto Nguyen Van Si, a 63-year-old man with disabilities as a result of Agent Orange in Thuan Hung commune, My Tu district on December 1.