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The decision was imposed by the country’s Ministry of Education and Training. The Council, which provides English language certifications, recently issued a warning about online fraudsters, offering to sell exam answers. For ordinary Vietnamese, preparing for the test is expensive.

He is Mgr Joseph Bui Cong Trac, rector of St Joseph's Major Seminary. He joins Mgr Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan, who was appointed in 2017. The archbishop offered his congratulations and asked the faithful to pray.

Today's headlines: Chinese police continue to maintain restrictions against activists and dissidents imposed during the party congress; in Iran 'the world's dirtiest man' died at 94, almost 60 years without ever washing; Hanoi imposes a travel ban on a Redemptorist priest from the former Saigon; Russia's war in Ukraine blocks international studies on the melting of Arctic glaciers.

A community celebration accompanied the inauguration of the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Bishop Van Dat extols the mission of the Redemptorists and their commitment to education and social work. The parish of Bac Kan, founded in 1928, today numbers 1,200 faithful.

For a while, fuel was nigh impossible to find in the former Saigon. Stations did not want to sell at a loss. Now the situation seems to be under control, but international price volatility means that uncertainty remains.

Inaugurated at theend of teh Bishops' Conference Plenary Assembly. A large building at the service of formation and evangelisation that will host the local Synod next month. The bishops also thanked the communities of the Vietnamese diaspora "for their love of the Church and the motherland".

The Benedictine monk died at the age of 50 in a hospital in Germany from cancer that doctors suspect was caused by poisoning. His community had been subjected to violence for years over a dispute over a few hectares of land that the local authorities had expropriated. Already seriously ill in 2019, he had tried to return to Vietnam, but was turned back at Hanoi airport.

According to the World Bank, Vietnam’s GDP will grow 7.2 per cent this year, compared to 2.8 per cent for China, the lowest since 1990. While most ASEAN countries are also doing better, only Vietnam has the potential to replace China as the “factory of the world”.

Police recently erected barriers to stop access. Tourists began visiting the road in 2017 after it became a social media focus. As post-pandemic tourism takes off, residents who turned their homes into illegal shops and bars want it to reopen. Local authorities say there are too many accidents.

An international symposium remembers the Vietnamese prelate, who died this day in 2022. Vietnamese living abroad took part in celebrations in Rome, one at his final resting place. Card Czerny stressed his “unshakable faith” and “unconditional love for his neighbours”. "Reports of graces continue to arrive,” noted Postulator Hilgeman, including “news of a person’s healing in Vietnam”.

According to local police, the group is "evil" and is operating in several locations without consent. The government's Religious Affairs Committee has never recognised the sect that appeared five years ago by a member of the Hmong ethnic group originally from Laos.

The country ranks second in the world in terms of production, but next year's harvests are also expected to decline. Raw material is scarce and stocks of the Robusta quality are on the verge of halving. On the other hand, the export value is on the rise: from EUR 2.24 billion in 2020 to over three billion last year.