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Vietnam lacks green spaces, suburbs expand to fill need
The face of urban areas is expected to see big changes in the future as Vietnamese consumers want more green spaces. Keep reading ...
Thanh Mai
Vietnam continues to develop coal-fired power despite environmental risks
Vietnam had a bumper year in attracting FDI (foreign direct investment) in 2017. The three coal-fired thermal power projects registered by Japanese investors had total capital of $7 billion. The projects – Van Phong I, Nghi Son II and Nam Dinh I – accounted for 40 ...
Kim Chi
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VN plans to send unemployed university graduates to Japan
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drawing up a plan to send trained workers abroad in 2018-2020, under which 54,000 unemployed workers finishing universities, junior colleges and vocational schools in certain majors would be sent to Japan, South Korea and Germany. Keep ...
Mai Chi
Nat’l reforms make teachers redundant
There will be more than 40,260 redundant teachers when the new national curriculum for general education is implemented from 2019, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
2017 set new labour exports record
Vietnam had 134,751 guest workers employed abroad last year, exceeding the set target by 28.3% and equivalent to 106.7% of 2016’s figure. 2017 set a record as the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has had more than 100,000 workers in foreign job markets.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
More ethnic children go to school
The number of out-of-school children aged from five to 14 has fallen significantly, particularly among five-year-old pre-primary children.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
16 organisations call for strict handling of wildlife trafficker
The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on January 22 revealed that 16 international and social organisations in wildlife protection in Vietnam signed a letter calling on Vietnamese law enforcement agencies to strictly handle Nguyen Mau Chien, the suspected mastermind of a trans-national rhino horn trafficking ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Preschools told to receive 3-month olds
If the draft education law compiled by the Ministry of Education & Training (MOET) is approved, preschools will have to receive children from 3 months old to six years old. Teachers complain the regulation will place a heavy burden on their shoulders, while parents doubt the ...
Mai Chi
The dual benefits of climate change solutions
Scientists from the Institute of Environmental Management Science have carried out research evaluating the dual environmental benefits brought by climate change adaptation solutions.Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Ensuring energy and water security: a challenge for Vietnam
Vietnam needs to increase power generation capacity by building power plants, including thermopower, but such facilities could affect the quality of water resources.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi
