New regulations in offshore fishing hinder fishermen

Thousands of fishing boats can not go fishing offshore due to the new regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on fishing in coastal provinces and cities.

Teacher shortages hinder new curriculum More primary teachers were needed for the 2019-2020 academic year, especially those specialised in computer science and technology and foreign languages, a conference heard last week.

Greece PM Tsipras faces confidence vote ahead of triple election challenge Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to survive a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday, as he seeks to shore up support ahead of a triple election challenge that kicks off this month.

Korea calling for Vietnamese football stars

HCM City office rents soar The office market in HCM City had a strong start to the year, setting new records, according to a report by property services provider Savills.

Sugar industry could be sweeter with restructuring

The domestic sugar industry should restructure all stages of its production process towards diversifying products to improve competitiveness, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

New university recruitment regulation raises concerns

A new regulation concerning recruitment quotas for public tertiary education institutions in Việt Nam has been at the centre of debate among educators and lawmakers.

Universities include general ability tests to enroll students

In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities have added general ability tests to select students.

Ministry to look into cutting industrial energy use

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to focus its investigations on businesses that use high volumes of energy as part of its mission to save energy.

Quotas set for salt, eggs

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular No 04/2019/TT-BCT setting import quotas for salt, sugar and eggs for the period from April 17 to December 31, 2019.