Conference calls for collaborative effort to train students for Industry 4.0

Collaboration across industry, academia and government is needed to both retrain the existing workforce and better prepare the next generation of graduates from secondary schools and universities to achieve optimal success with the fourth industrial revolution, a conference heard in HCM City on Thursday.

Man arrested for rape after 20 years

Police in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, in co-ordination with Hải Dương province, arrested a man for rape, after nearly 20 years of being on the run.  

MOET expects more international educational investment

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is expecting the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to continue their technical and financial support for Vietnamese higher educational projects, said Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ.

PM orders meticulous preparation for GMS, CLV summits

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the organising board of the 6th Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS-6) Summit and 10th Cambodia-Laos-Việt Nam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit to prepare for these events.

Elected officials learn about IECD

An introductory session for elected officials on Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) was held yesterday by the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and UNICEF.

Doctors help infertile couples with IVF

 Four years ago, Đoàn Việt Hà and Phạm Thị Trang of Hải Châu District, central city of Đà Nẵng had their first son thanks to in vitro fertilization (IFV) treatment.

Garlic death raises crystal meth concerns

The death of a 20-year-old girl on Monday in Hà Nội’s Ba Đình District that was allegedly caused by an aspiring pop singer after the pair reportedly used crystal methamphetamine, raising concerns about the dangers of the drug.

City rolls out programme to attract scientific talent

The HCM City People’s Committee has unveiled a programme called “Talent attraction” that will seek to attract experts and scientists to public offices and departments and high-tech parks by offering them financial and other incentives.

Female workers still barred from some jobs

When Bùi Thị Mai of Nam Định Province was unable to find a job that allowed her to make use of her two-year medical diploma, she settled for a job as a factory worker at a local industrial park.

Flames engulf power plant in Trà Vinh

Fire broke out at a thermal power plant in the southern province of Trà Vinh on Wednesday morning. There was no immediate report of casualties or injuries in the blaze.

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