The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho continues to see an increasing number of residents working abroad thanks to local employment and job assistance programmes.

More than 886,000 candidates will sit the upcoming national high school examinations from June 25 to 27, according to a Ministry of Education and Training release.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s economy was expected to add more than 150,000 new jobs in the first quarter of 2018, continuing last year’s positive streak of job generation.

Nguyen Van Thiet had dreamed of winning the ASEAN Skills Competition, but when his parents insisted that he apply for university, his hopes were dashed.

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated on the road side of the old National Highway 1, the craft village of Phuoc Kieu in Quang Nam Province still preserves the 500-year-old bronze cast trade and lives well from their ancestor’s industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Minh, Director General of the Department of Vocational Training, spoke to the newspaper Tin tuc (News) about some key changes in the Law on Vocational Education and Training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational training schools are revamping their curricula and offering new training majors in an attempt to stem the decline in the number of students applying to the schools. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many vocational training schools equipped with modern machinery and study tools worth billions of dong are facing student shortages due to low rates of enrolment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new Law on Occupational Education that took effect early this month can reduce the gap between workers' skills and employers' needs,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Job instability and lower incomes compared with other sectors keep young people out of social work even when they graduate in the subject,

VietNamNet Bridge – The latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations are underway, running from September 1-10 in Hanoi, and negotiators expect major breakthroughs,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many vocational training schools are failing to attract enough new students, despite promotional campaigns.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has told a college and university in HCM City to cease enrolling graduates from vocational training schools without permission from the ministry's or city People's Committee.