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VN boasts nearly 12,000 marine species: study
Scientists have found nearly 12,000 Vietnamese marine creature species, including animals and plants, through studying the country’s marine biological resources, reported the Vietnam News Agency.Keep reading ...
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Việt Nam to step up drug-trafficking fight
Drug-trafficking at Việt Nam’s borders continues to be a major issue, causing law enforcement officers to grow increasingly concerned.Keep reading ...
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Better planning needed for infrastructure: PM
Despite improvements to the country’s infrastructure in recent years, especially in terms of transport, better quality planning that matches economic demands is still sorely lacking.Keep reading ...
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VN struggles to predict intensity of typhoons
Despite advancements in technology, weather forecasters around the world struggle to predict the intensity of emerging storms.Keep reading ...
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8,000 firms owe social insurance fees
More than 8,000 enterprises nationwide currently owe social insurance premiums totalling some VNĐ2 trillion (US$87 million). These debts are very difficult to retrieve, with some even impossible to get, according to Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI).Keep reading ...
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VN makes significant progress in sustainable finance reforms
Việt Nam has made significant progress in banking reforms to expand sustainable lending, says the first comprehensive Global Progress Report of the Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), released on February 26.Keep reading ...
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Parents now need ID card to buy kid’s medicine
A new regulation which requires the identity card number of a parent or guardian in the prescription form to buy medicines for a child aged six or less is making parents uneasy. The new circular regulating prescription for outpatient children will become effective from March 1.Keep ...
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Ministry reforms school entry rules
This year, the Ministry of Education and Training will decide minimum entrance score for only teacher training institutions while minimum entrance scores for other universities, colleges and vocational schools will be scrapped.Keep reading ...
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Electronics firms face labour shortage
Hundreds of electronics manufacturers in Việt Nam are having difficulty recruiting labourers, said an official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading ...
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Made-in-Việt Nam medicine use on the rise
The use of made-in-Việt Nam medicines at provincial-level hospitals has risen to 35.4 per cent since the Ministry of Health initiated an ongoing project named “Vietnamese people give priority to using made-in-Việt Nam medicines” in 2012.Keep reading ...
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