Hanoi, Nov. 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony held in Yen Khuong commune, the central province of Thanh Hoa, on November 9, marking the start of work on 72 inter-level primary and junior secondary boarding schools in land border communes. Deputy PMs, leaders of ministries and central agencies, along with local officials also took part in the hybrid event in 14 other provinces, namely Lai Chau, Lang Son, Dien Bien, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Son La, Quang Ninh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, and An Giang. There are currently 956 schools of general education in 248 land border communes nationwide. Among them, about 20 boarding schools for ethnic minority students and 160 semi-boarding schools are ...