Việt Nam News

Education New Zealand (ENZ) on Thursday in HCM City signed a collaboration arrangement with the HCM City Department of Education and Training to further build an education partnership between New Zealand and the city.

More than 1,240 people in the central provinces of Khánh Hoà, Phú Yên and Quảng Nam who were victims of Storm Damrey in late 2017 have received support from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project.

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.

Workers around the country are enjoying higher Tết (Lunar New Year) bonuses than last year, with the highest amount awarded to an employee reaching as much as VNĐ1.17 billion (US$50,300), according to official figures.

Việt Nam has asked regional countries to co-operate in the search for 10 missing fishermen from a vessel found off the coast of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu on January 11.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình on Tuesday asked the home affairs sector to amend unreasonable procedures, enhance transparency, and stop bribes during the recruitment of civil servants.

The EU, the International Labour Organization and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development have joined hands to launch the "Responsible Supply Chains in Asia" project, including in Việt Nam.

The HCM City traffic police have begun a month-long campaign against drunk driving beginning Tuesday

The HCM City Department of Transport expects to start construction on 70 transport projects this year.

 A number of truck drivers and truck driver assistants in HCM City were found to have used drugs after local authorities of Trường Thọ Ward and police of Thủ Đức District conducted tests last weekend.