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If universities are given the right to accredit professors and associate professors, Vietnam could see a “professor boom”, experts have warned.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta are "crying" because of the drop in prices for agricultural products such as rice, pitaya, and sweet potatoes. At the same time, shrimp breeders are suffering because of crop disease and the sharp fall of prices, the lowest in many years.
A provision contained in the Housing Law two months ago allowed foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, but most real estate developers still have few foreign clients.
At the traditional glass-making village of Xoi Tri in the northern province of Nam Dinh, only three households produce tumblers for draught beer restaurants in Hanoi and northern provinces.
Built over 100 years ago, the house number 237 is located on No Trang Long Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District.
Starbucks’ announcement to sell Vietnamese coffee at more than 21,500 shops in 56 countries is good news, but it also reveals weaknesses of the Vietnamese coffee industry, according to Dien Dan Doanh Nghiep (Business Forum) Newspaper.
The use of banned drugs in livestock is alarming, as the authorities have detected toxic substances in many provinces on several occasions.
With the qualifications of Vietnamese scientists, Vietnam is capable of exporting highly qualified workers, analysts say.
The government has issued its policy for foreigners to buy houses, but the guiding circulars have not been released.
At a recent meeting to launch Vietnam’s e-commerce policy, Tran Huu Linh Director General of the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said about 30% of Vietnamese people will shop online by 2020.