Lecturer inspires students to pursue research

As a lecturer, Vòng Bính Long juggles two jobs: conducting research in pharmaceutical materials used to treat cancer and teaching classes to students at the University of Science in HCM City.

 

Vaccine reactions raise concerns

After Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday, medical facilities offering vaccination services in the central city of Đà Nẵng have received a huge influx of parents and infants, worrying about severe complications from the ComBE Five vaccine used in the national expanded immunisation programme (EIP).

 

High school kids a menace on roads: study

High school students are the most likely among adolescents to be killed in traffic accidents due to their “unsafe behaviour on roads”, found researchers from the Vietnamese-German University.

 

Clams die en masse in Thanh Hóa Province

Hundreds of thousands of clams have reportedly died en masse over the past week in Hai Loc Commune in the northern province of Thanh Hóa’s Hậu Lộc District, leaving farmers in debt.

 

Practical reforms required for better agriculture: Gov't

Prime Minister, the Government and enterprises want ministries and agencies to carry out practical reforms, particularly those removing unnecessary administrative procedures, to create a better business climate in agriculture, a Government official said.

Indian Coast Guard ship visits Đà Nẵng

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vijit, commanded by Colonel T. Ashish and with 140 crew members, arrived at Tiên Sa Port in the central city of Đà Nẵng for a four-day visit that will include joint exercises with Việt Nam’s Coast Guard and exchanges.

Mekong Delta to store water during dry season

The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research has asked farmers and irrigation management units in the  Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to store water in ponds and canals for the dry season this year.

 

Marine spatial planning urgently needed to protect aquatic resources

Socio-economic development activities and climate change impact are having an adverse effect on marine economic development, Ngô Tùng Lâm of the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) said at a seminar held in HCM City last Friday (March 29).

City to call for Public-Private Partnerships in education

HCM City should create favourable conditions and introduce regulations to promote Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the education sector, which is in need of an international standard learning environment, experts have recommended.

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