On October 17th, Quang Nam Science and Technology Association held a ceremony to summarize 10 years of Quang Nam Youth Creativity Contests and awarded the 11th contest.

The Ministry of Training and Education launched the contest "Students with ideas of start-up" (SWIS 2018).

Quảng Nam has agreed a pre-feasibility study for the development of an International Education City in Nam Hội An with proposed investment of VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$66.4 million).

PPC has just approved the project "Pre-school and sex education" funded by VVOB with a total capital of 5.5 billion VND. The Department of Education and Training will be the project owner.

Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC) Society has preserved VNĐ102 billion (US$4.53 million), including money and goods, to prepare for the 2018 natural disaster prevention season.

The first Lao class has been held for civil servants of Tay Giang district (Quang Nam province) to meet the demand of communication in the border area between Tay Giang and two districts of Laos, Ka Lum and Dac Chung.

The Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017, a humanitarian programme funded by the US Pacific Command, has come to the central province of Quang Nam for the first time with various activities.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has just approved the budget for grassroots healthcare from 2016-2020, a programme that includes funding for constructing health facilities, supporting traditional medicine, and providing healthcare in remote areas.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has sent an official dispatch on implementing tuition fee exemptions for preschool education for 5-year-old children in areas of difficult socio-economic conditions, from January 1, 2018.