Seven Vietnamese fishermen are still missing after their fishing vessel QB3917TS collided with a Philippines cargo ship in central Quảng Trị Province’s territorial waters on Monday, Zing online newspaper reported.

Experts and officials are trying to decide what to do with a paper factory worth VNĐ3 trillion (US$133 million) in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An that has been out of operation for many years due to technical problems.

In the context of global integration and competition, a National Qualifications Framework is an important tool to develop a skilled and mobile workforce, experts have said.

The State should create a fair environment and legal system to help associations and civil social organisations to develop.

Besides the stereotypical jobs like masseurs and IT engineers, many other vocations are now available to blind people.

The impact of climate change and a rise in sea levels has accelerated the erosion of sea dykes in the Mekong Delta, with the southernmost province of Cà Mau being the most vulnerable.

HCM City will relocate 1,210 households in areas prone to land erosion by rivers and canals under a larger resettlement plan that will be carried out until 2020.

HCM City Party Committee Secretary Đinh La Thăng has called for the Government to immediately address the problem of congestion at Tân Sơn Nhất, Việt Nam’s largest airport.

About 14 out of 58 enterprises were found violating labour safety, hygiene and insurance regulations in the first six months of this year.