The south-central province of Ninh Thuận, which has the lowest amount of rainfall in the country, plans to switch from growing rice and certain other crops on nearly 1,200ha to drought-resistant crops and trees this year.

The Mekong Delta is one of the richest parts of Việt Nam, leading the country in rice, shrimp and other agricultural products.

Increased population growth has led to a lack of classrooms and failure to meet the national standard of 35 children or less per classroom at primary schools in HCM City, educational officials have said.

Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in HCM City are concerned about the availability of bus tickets and rising prices for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

All provinces and cities in the country need to finish collecting data on local addresses by the end of January so that Việt Nam’s digital map project on map.itrithuc.vn can be operational by February.

Funds from the Government and organisations for research activities in the social sciences is lower than in other fields, which is limiting research efforts, according to Professor Nguyễn Thị Cành of University of Economics and Law under Việt Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM).

The model is developing extensively in the country, and experts have lauded its ability to increase forest recover, limit deforestation and create income from forests for local people.

The IVACFLU-S vaccines, which have been manufactured in Việt Nam to protect against seasonal flu such as A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B, are now available on the market, the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals under the Ministry of Health has said.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency announced it had detained Phan Xuân Thiện, former deputy director of VN Pharma Joint Stock Company, and Hoàng Trúc Vy, former employee of the company’s Research and Development Department, for allegedly manufacturing and trading counterfeit medicines.