The fisheries sector needs to be restructured to develop sustainably and adapt to climate change and the country’s global integration, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has said.

It took more than a year and US$10,000 per person for a foreign-invested electric engineering company in central Quảng Nam Province to send two workers abroad for training after they were hired.

To improve their quality, the People’s Committee of Hạ Long City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh is cracking down on violations in tourism services.

Pension and monthly allowance will be increased by 6.92 per cent from July, and more than three million people will receive the revised pension and allowance.

An inspection team consisting of officials from the construction and public security ministries will examine fire safety measures in high buildings in seven major localities after April 15.

Hospitals and medical centres in HCM City have announced that they do not have enough vaccines against rabies.

One person fell down a huge sinkhole when it suddenly appeared on Thursday night in Quảng Ninh Province’s Cẩm Phả City. He was rescued with minor injuries.

A cold wave from the north is closing in on the country and is likely to affect the northern and central provinces from Friday, said the National Hydro-Meteorology Forecast Centre.

HCM City plans to launch an action month for occupational safety and health in May as part of the city’s effort to raise public awareness about the issues.