Pepper growers in Gia Lai Province are developing pepper plants from Sri Lanka, instead of local varieties, however some agricultural experts are wary of its development potential.

The Ministry of Education and Training has published a new draft circular on secondary and high school recruitment. One significant change is to allow secondary schools with applications exceeding enrolment quotas to either review them and add an entrance exam. The draft will be open for discussion until February 18.

The production of external information has helped promote the country’s image and culture to the world, boosting the country’s sovereignty over sea and islands as well as human rights.

Implementing social welfare needs the involvement of the community and businesses so as to contribute to social stability, socio-economic development and national security, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said on December 21.

Several enterprises, mostly in HCM City, Đồng Nai Province and Bình Dương Province, are now accelerating worker recruitment, preparing for the production expansion after Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday.

The People’s Court of southern An Giang province yesterday sent five local people to jail for conducting “anti-State propaganda” under Article 88 of the Penal Code.

Investigative police of the southern province of Bến Tre on Wednesday initiated legal proceedings against the former director of the provincial agricultural department.

The Hà Nội Customs Department on Wednesday decided to temporarily suspend two employees of the customs sub-department at the Hà Nội-based Nội Bài International Airport for having inadequate communication with passengers.

Authorities in central Hà Tĩnh Province on Wednesday stopped the illegal burning of frozen contaminated fish by a local company.