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Hanoi checks motorbike emissions, prevents people from burning straw on fields

According to the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), air pollution in large cities is increasing with the harvesting season as straw is left on the field and burnt in the evening.

Higher education accreditation centers lack professionalism

Five education quality accreditation centers in Vietnam have accredited 55 percent of training establishment since 2016, the date of their establishment. However, experts see problems in the way accreditation is implemented.

Vietnam considers lowering environmental standards on treatment of ash, slag

As the amount of ash and slag left untreated at coal-fired thermopower plants is increasing, some ministries have proposed lowering the required environmental standards to help the plants deal with the problem.

Thousands of pre-school classrooms fail to meet standards

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 15,200 classrooms for pre-school children across the country failed to meet national standards last year, Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) said in a report on Wednesday.

Many universities cannot reach VN national standards

VietNamNet Bridge - The new national standards for universities have been described as being “far away”, or unattainable, for the majority of schools. 

Universities dislike Education Ministry's classification system

VietNamNet Bridge - Universities say the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) classification system has high risks and few benefits. 

Inspectors slam manufacturers of poor quality black boxes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport officials inspecting 19 manufacturers of black boxes – devices installed in vehicles to supervise their operation – have discovered nine of them to be falling short of national standards.

Lecturers’ professional ability cannot catch up with student development

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of full time training students in the 2011-2012 academic year increased by 16 percent, while the teaching staff did not increase accordingly.