Standard for university admission should be raised: Minister
The standard for university admissions should be raised to ensure higher quality of training, said Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training.
Messy construction rampant in Hà Nội’s suburban districts
Hà Nội's outskirts districts have been blighted by rampant and disorganised construction in recent years, according to officials.
Central hydropower plants' reservoirs lack water
Many hydropower plant reservoirs in the central region are facing water shortages, impacting electricity generation and water reserves for the ongoing dry season from February until July.
Mekong Delta, Central Highlands brace for forest fires
Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) regions are taking precautionary measures to protect forests facing high risk of fires due to the prolonged hot and dry weather.
Kiên Giang Province unveils numerous measures to improve fishermen’s lot
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is taking measures to regenerate fish stocks in fishing grounds and help fishermen resolve difficulties like shortage of labour and lack of access to soft loans to ensure sustainable fishing.
Schools make preparations to welcome students back
Schools in HCM City are making preparations to welcome students back after two weeks off due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Localities face battle with avian influenza
The northern province of Bắc Ninh has reported two outbreaks of avian influenza caused by the strain A/H5N6, increasing the number of infected localities into five.
Companies in Đồng Nai, HCM City face staff shortage
The increase in the number of foreign companies and corporations choosing Việt Nam for investment and production, but recruitment of staff has faced problems, according to labour departments and centres.
Fishing industry faces labour shortage after Tết
Bình Thuận Province, one of the three key fishing grounds nationwide, is facing a serious shortage of labour after the Lunar New Year holiday.
Former general director of construction firm under arrest
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, former general director of Đà Nẵng Building Materials, Construction and Trade One Member Limited Company, was arrested on Wednesday night.
Quảng Ngãi struggles to fight foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle is spreading rapidly in Quảng Ngãi Province, despite the efforts of animal health workers and local authorities to put an end to the epidemic.
Special task force sent to Vĩnh Phúc as 16th coronavirus patient confirmed
A special task force and two working teams will be sent to the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc from Thursday (February 13) to help with the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health has said.
Companies hit by shortage of skillful Chinese workers due to virus
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has disrupted several companies in Việt Nam as thousands of Chinese workers have been unable to return to work after Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Bình Phước farmers have good cashew harvest
Farmers in Bình Phước Province have begun to harvest their cashew crop, and yields are higher than last year because of favourable weather and the efforts of authorities and farmers to prevent diseases.
Businessman with cancer dreams of school for poor children
Nguyễn Công Nội, 29, has found a reason to fight cancer, namely his dreams of opening a school for poor children.
Blood banks getting restocked after the critical shortage
In the time of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, now officially named as COVID-19, call for blood donation has been heard nationwide as hospitals are exposed to severe blood shortage.
Localities adopts measures for COVID-19 prevention
Localities across the country are proactively implementing measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
HCM City prepares to deal with high tides
HCM City is taking measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides that could occur this week, as forecast by the Southern Centre of the Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Department.
Vĩnh Phúc puts great efforts to cope with Covid-19
Vĩnh Phúc northern province now led the list of people affected with the acute respiratory illness Covid-19 (nCoV) thus local authorities have conducted different preventive measures to cope with the situation.
Public gifts lands to enable construction of new bridge in Kon Tum
The public has donated thousands of square metres of coffee-growing land in Kon Rẫy District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to build a bridge connecting two villages.
