Vietnam has had a remarkably high number of post-graduates in the recent years. However, scientific research projects, which are considered the soul of universities in their quest to produce new knowledge for the world, have remained modest in both quality and quantity. According to education experts, this is due to shortcomings in post-graduate education, which fails to boost scientific research at universities. Reports from the Ministry of Education and Training showed that scientific research works from universities and institutes between 2011-2016 were modest. (Photo: tuoitre.vn) Professor Ta Thanh Van, lecturer at Hanoi Medical University told Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper that post-graduate education in the country does not really boost scientific research and that universities did not play the key role of enhancing science and technology capacity in the country. As a result, the quality of PhD-holders was low compared to other regional countries. The number of Vietnamese scientists honoured in the world’s educational system or in international research projects was still very modest, he said. PhD Nguyen Xuan Han from the Hanoi National University said that in the 1970s, the number of PhD holders was only roughly 1,000, and this generation had made contributions to the construction and development of the country. The number of PhD holders is now 23 times higher, but concrete achievements, proven by valuable and practical scientific research works, are limited. He said that the low quality of post-graduates was among the key reasons. PhD Le Van Ut, head of the Ton Duc Thang University’s Science… [Read full story]
Vietnam urged to improve job qualityThe Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Vietnam should quickly take measures to create better jobs in the technology-driven economic development process, heard a seminar on “Outlook for Vietnam Employment” held on February 7 by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Kinh Te Do Thi newspaper cited a report by the World Bank (WB) presented to the seminar as saying that Vietnam’s unemployment rate is quite low. However, most jobs in the country are in production and service sectors with low added value, as up to 75% of jobs are generated by agricultural households…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - On December 22, at a seminar themed "Vietnam’s vaccines – Development and Integration" in Hanoi, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stated that Vietnam has taken the initiative in preventing dangerous infectious diseases over the past years. Vietnam has seen great achievements in researching and producing vaccines, especially the production of 10 out of the 11 kinds mentioned in the nationwide expanded immunisation programme, said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long. Reports delivered at the event showed that expanded immunisation is one of the safest and most efficient measures to reduce fatalities and improve life quality. Since…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - On December 22, at a seminar themed “Vietnam’s vaccines – Development and Integration” in Hanoi, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stated that Vietnam has taken the initiative in preventing dangerous infectious diseases over the past years. Vietnam has seen great achievements in researching and producing vaccines, especially the production of 10 out of the 11 kinds mentioned in the nationwide expanded immunisation programme, said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long. Reports delivered at the event showed that expanded immunisation is one of the safest and most efficient measures to reduce fatalities and improve life quality. Since…... [read more]
All Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exporters now risk being banned from selling their products to the European Union (EU) after a few businesses have been discovered breaching food safety rules set by the bloc. Health and Consumers (DGSANCO) has issued a warning to Vietnam's green produce exporters after three shipments were found containing harmful bacteria, the European Market Agency, under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, announced Tuesday. DGSANCO has received reports from European countries on three batches of Vietnamese basil and bitter melon that were contaminated with bacteria harmful to consumer health since February, the agency said. The…... [read more]
In the 2013 summer-autumn crop, Phu Hoa puts into production 5,518ha of rice, the yield reaches 69.8 piculs/ha, while the province's entire productivity is 65 piculs/ha. According to Dong Hoa district's division of agriculture and rural development, the high rice yield in the district in the past time is thanks to experimenting with some high quality rice breeds. When implementing this model, right from the beginning of the crop, farmers do well in land making, hygiene making for the rice paddy fielfs, especially in sowing. During the 2013 summer-fall crop, Hoa Thang 2 Agricultural cooperative has put into…... [read more]
