The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education plans to host an online multiple-choice contest on the 90-year history of the Party’s Communications and Education sector on the VCNET social network. The weekly contest is expected to take place over 16 weeks, from March 23 to July 13.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed with the municipal Department of Planning and Investment’s proposal to pilot an electric bike sharing system in Hoan Kiem District, aiming to make it easier for people to access public vehicles to get to offices, schools, hospitals and shopping centres. Service providers will use management software while customers can complete rental steps online.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on March 17 that its back-up operation centres located outsides its headquarters have been launched and got ready for running around the clock to deal with COVID-19. The centres have full functions and resources to ensure the smooth and stable operation of flights and services under all circumstances.

The first batch of the 15,000 three-layer antibacterial masks and 3,000 litres of disinfectant solution, as gifts from Hanoi’s young people and youth union members, has been delivered to the Youth Unions of Lao Cai province, Bac Giang province, Muong Nhe district (Dien Bien province) and the Guard Police High Command (Ministry of Public Security), in a joint effort to combat COVID-19.