Dr Tran Xuan Nhi, former Deputy Minister of Education and Training, commented that as three out of four accreditation centers belong to universities, the accreditation results may be unreliable.

 State-owned giant Vietnam Railways is venturing further into the logistics services market to cash in on rising trade and to prepare for the possible merger of two railway units.

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 As many as 1.9 million Vietnamese children, about a quarter of children under five, are suffering from malnutrition because of improper care.   

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of confused and anxious parents are showing up at the Children’s Hospital No 1 in HCM City every month.

 Hanoi People’s Court has sentenced three people to death for drug trafficking and transportation.

 The region-based monthly minimum wages shall be increased by between VND 180,000-230,000 from January 1, 2018, according to the Government's Decree No. 141/2017/ND-CP.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has required inspections of the application of Euro 4 emissions standards at fuel enterprises, Dan Tri news website quoted a statement of the Government Office.

 Vietnam has more than 1,600 ships, but a mere 3.3% of them are container ships, according to a report of the Vietnam Maritime Administration at a meeting on raising the market share of sea transport on December 11.

 A ceremony was held at Noi Bai International Airport in the capital city of Hanoi on December 13 to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam. 

 Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday afternoon presided over a meeting on implementing the NA resolution of the specific mechanism for city development.

 Vietnam’s growth prospects have been revised upwards to 6.7 per cent in both 2017 and 2018 compared to previous forecasts of 6.3 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively.

Country ranks first in ASEAN in salary increases while its jobseekers are second in happiness index, according to latest Jobstreet.com survey.

 Pham Quoc Cuong won the Binh Duong Television Cycling Tournament, which ended on Tuesday.

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued an advisory on December 13 regarding a tropical depression which has formed in the south-eastern waters of the central Philippines.

 Vietnamese student Le Huynh Duc from Nguyen Hue High School for Gifted Student in Hanoi won a silver medal at the 15th International Russian Language Olympiad, according to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports are estimated at US$3.5 billion in the 11 months leading up to December with the EU, Japan and China as the three biggest importers.

 A cold spell continued strengthening in the northern region on December 12, according to the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Centre.

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has expressed concerns that the plan to ban motorbikes in Hanoi, Danang and HCM City would badly affect socio-economic development.