Some 300-400 engineers are needed every year by the yarn, fabric and dyeing sectors while universities supply only around 30, experts said.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyễn Xuân Cường, has called on domestic and international organisations and individuals to continue their support for people hit by the recent Typhoon Damrey.

The Four Paws Foundation has re-released three bears, including one male and two females, weighing over 100kg each, to a semi-natural area in the northern province of Ninh Bình.

Fishermen in the south central coastal province of Bình Định have asked two companies to pay compensation for damage to their new steel ships.

HCM City People’s Procuracy on Wednesday said it asked the court to prosecute a Peruvian national for robbery, with assets worth nearly VNĐ6 billion (US$266,000), e-newspaper zing.vn reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ emphasised that salary reform is an urgent need at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday to discuss global and local experience in renovating salary policies.

Poverty reduction is a target which is always prioritised by the Party and State of Việt Nam and the country commits with the international community to actively work to ensure no hunger.

An Australian-funded programme called Aus4Reform was officially launched Wednesday to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Việt Nam’s economy.

Ten years after it came into effect, Việt Nam’s mandatory helmet law still struggles to address quality issues and raise motorbike riders’ awareness of the need for safe helmets.