5 VN think tanks in region’s top 100

Five Vietnamese think tanks have been ranked in the top 100 think tanks in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region in the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.

VN lacks human resources in tourism

The tourism industry in Việt Nam has developed so quickly in recent years that it doesn’t have enough qualified people to serve travellers.

BRT carries nearly 5mn passengers in a year

Nearly five million passengers used the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system within a year of its operation, according to Urban Transport Management Centre of Hà Nội’s Transport Department.

2 aviation staff fined for letting no-fly woman boarding

The Northern Airports Authority has fined two staff members of the Nội Bài Airport Security Centre for not seriously obeying regulations when they allowed a woman listed on a no-fly list to board an Aeroflot plane, traveling from Hà Nội to Moscow, on January 3.

Fake lubricant oil seized in Hưng Yên

Police and market watchdogs in the northern province of Hưng Yên seized thousands of litres of fake lubricant oil in the province’s Mỹ Hào District.

Universities to set their own admissions quotas

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will allow universities to set admission quotas and take into account the number of visiting lecturers they’ll have as they decide how many students to admit, according to the ministry’s newly released draft circular on admissions practices of higher education institutions.

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