Dr Dang Ung Van, Chairman of the Council for the Professor Title in Chemistry and Food Technology, talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the new set of criteria for achieving the titles of Professor and Associate Professor.

Under current laws, dairy products and supplemental food for children are conditional goods items which must get approval from the Ministry of Health (MOH) for advertisements in the media.

As the competitive edge in the fresh milk market segment is evenly divided among big companies, the organic milk segment has become a new battlefield for dairy producers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The requirement set by the Ministry of Education and Training that general school teachers must have good foreign language and IT skills is too difficult, teachers say.

Fewer wild animals can now be found in forests, and more wildlife meat is being sold at markets in Dak Nong, called the ‘wildlife metropolis’.

 The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) asked the Government for permission to halt the Nam Van Phong oil refinery project on Tuesday, local media reported.

 The green housing market needs support from the State, businesses and consumers to keep up with strong global development, experts said at a seminar on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) released the results of an auction for 94,000 tonnes of imported sugar on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

 The country should revise Decree 83 on petrol trading, especially regulations related to the calculation of output prices to ensure a transparent petroleum market, said Do Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Finance Ministry.

 The latest US tariffs on Chinese auto parts was likely to hit Viet Nam’s rubber industry, said the head of the Vietnam Rubber Association’s Rubber Development Consulting Division Tran Thi Thuy Hoa.

 The new cigarette tax rate of 5,000 VND (0.2 USD) per pack will help reduce the rate of tobacco consumption and increase the State budget, health experts have said.

 Since the Investment Law took effect in July 2015, Vietnam’s FDI inflows, and the real estate sector in particular, have significantly increased in terms of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities. 

People lined the streets to pay last respects to President Tran Dai Quang, as the hearse carrying the his coffin and accompanied vehicles were en route from Hanoi to Ninh Binh.

 Vietnamese movie Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) produced by renowned actress Ngo Thanh Van will compete at the 2019 Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film award.

 Head coach of the national football team Park Hang Seo returned to Viet Nam yesterday to prepare for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 The Ministry of Communication and Information has given licences to four publishing houses to compile and publish textbooks, increasing the number of textbook publishers to five.

 Many foreign leaders, officials and international friends have shared in the grief of the Vietnamese people over the passing of President Tran Dai Quang, and expressed their respect for the Vietnamese leader.  

Hundreds of delegations from ministries, agencies, mass organisations, localities and people of various walks of life lined up to pay their last respect to President Tran Dai Quang during memorial services in Hanoi, HCMC and Ninh Binh today.  

 Destroyer INS Rana of the Indian navy with 360 officers and crew members on board under the command of Colonel Atul Deswal anchored at Sai Gon Port in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27, beginning a four-day friendship visit. 

 The Thanh Tam Bamboo Ecopark was inaugurated in Lam Son-Sao Vang urban area, in Tho Xuan district, the central province of Thanh Hoa on September 27.