The Bình Thuận People’s Court announced that it would give Huỳnh Văn Nén a compensation of VNĐ10 billion (US$444,400) for jailing him for 17 years on two wrong murder convictions.

A workshop which kicked off on Tuesday for the Danish-Vietnamese Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project promises new opportunities for schools, companies and workers.

Vũ Văn Viện, director of the city's Transport Department, said the second BRT (bus rapid transit) would begin operations this year if it received early approval from the People’s Committee.

The Đồng Tháp Province People’s Committee has approved a project to control flooding and regulate freshwater in Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds).

Aquaculture farmers directly affected by natural disasters and epidemics will receive compensation totaling as much as VNĐ60 million (US$2,600) per hectare, according to Decree No. 2 issued by the Government last week.

Net houses cover a vast hillside in Phúc Xuân Hamlet of Sóc Sơn District where thousands of plants are being grown. Each plant is marked with its name and a number.

While a pending draft law would require all Vietnamese to donate blood at least once a year, HCM City has set a target to have at least 220,000 citizens donate blood voluntarily this year.

Forty-three per cent of the country’s young labour workforce is still underutilised, while low quality employment remains a strong hindrance to the country’s productive transformation.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam yesterday said vocational training schools need to be made autonomous to improve their quality.