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Teachers in remote mountainous areas burdened with housing shortage

 Nhân dân (People) newspaper has reported on the shortage of housing for teachers in central province of Quảng Bình as an example of the problem.

New year pilgrims flock to pagodas during Tet

 Tradition has it that during the first three days of the new year Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pay respect to the spirits of the land. 

Father, son die in vehicle fire

 A father and son were killed when a four-seat car caught fire near a tourism site in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Tuesday.

HCM City’s farm production shoots up

 The average production value per hectare of agricultural land in Ho Chi Minh City has increased year after year even as the area shrank, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Grassroots healthcare plays key role: Ministry

 Medical services at the grassroots level help save costs and ensure sustainability in healthcare, contributing to the improvement of medical service quality, according to the Ministry of Health.

Over 561,000 businesses operational nationwide

 Over 561,000 businesses operational nationwide

National 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.

Male teachers stay the course on a difficult road

 Since its establishment in 1982, no female teacher has worked at a primary school in the central province of Nghe An because the working conditions are very difficult. 

Aviation sector opens new opportunities for investment

 Vietnam needs more airlines, besides the four current ones, to meet the increasing demand in the aviation market.

VNR aims to raise modest $6.2 million from share sale

 The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) hopes to raise at least 139 billion VND (6.2 million USD) in 2018 from selling its ownership in 15 subsidiary and affiliate companies, reported online newspaper baodautu.vn.

Foreign firms dominate Vietnam's fast-growing animal feed industry

 The animal feed industry of Vietnam, despite being among the world’s fastest-growing by scale and output, is dominated by foreign firms while local producers are struggling to compete.

Vietnam elected as Chair of Group of Francophone Ambassadors

 Vietnam was elected as Chair of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors (GAF) in Switzerland in 2018 during the 8th meeting of the group in Bern on February 19.

Dak Lak province moves to conserve elephants

 The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has taken a number of measures to manage, monitor and care for elephants so as to conserve and develop the animals.

A decade for star apples to enter US pays off

 After 10 years of negotiation, Vietnam has finally been the only export country permitted to sell star apple to the United States, one of the pickiest markets worldwide.

Four US universities award scholarship to Vietnam's champion

 Seventeen-year-old Tiffany Linh Nguyen has marked a milestone in her 10-year career by winning the first title at the Vietnam National Best Tennis Players Tournament.

Education must move with the times

 Vietnam’s education system needs to more accurately reflect the needs of the economy. This requires reforms and easier access to the domestic education system for foreign investors, writes Eric Johnson.

Routes into cities overloaded as people return after Tet

People have been returning in their droves to major cities around the country after visiting their hometowns for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) and the volume of traffic is causing severe congestions at Build-Transfer-Operate (BOT) toll stations.

Ministry of Industry and Trade praised for achievements in administrative reform

The Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the Ministry of Industry and Trade for removing hundreds of requirements and permits for businesses.

Solar power era begins in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The solar panel market has warmed up with foreign and domestic investors showing renewed interest in the market.

Norwegian professor of wireless modeling gives free lectures in Vietnam

Matthias Paetzold, the world’s leading professor in wireless modeling, visits Vietnam every year to give lectures at the Hanoi University of Science & Technology.