ASEAN foreign ministers discuss Myanmar crisis

Foreign ministers of the ten ASEAN member states convened an informal meeting via videoconference on March 2 to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar.

Lockdown lifted in Hai Duong’s Chi Linh city, Cam Giang district

From midnight on March 3, the COVID-19lockdowns in Chi Linh city and Cam Giang district in the northern province of Hai Duong were lifted and province-wide social distancing ended after 15 days.

Perfumed buffaloes and other strange possessions

Buffaloes in Hoi An do not work on farms, but are made-up and perfumed to bring good fortune for their owners. They are just one example of a number of strange possessions of local Vietnamese. 

Coach Park Hang Seo: Vietnam needs 6 points to move forward

Coach Park Hang Seo has set a goal for the Vietnam national football squad: to win at least six points in the remaining three matches of Group G, the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau to revoke delayed seaport projects

Leaders of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have warned they will revoke delayed seaport projects in the province and give them to better investors.

 

Women enlisting in the army

Like other localities around the country, Ho Chi Minh City is ready for military enlistments in 2021. This year it has nearly 4,000 citizens in military service, including two women.

HCM City to ban rudimentary vehicles after 2025

Ho Chi Minh City’s Transport Department has proposed to ban rudimentary transport vehicles in two phases by 2025.

Hanoi police step up investigations into sexual assaults against foreigners

The police in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district invited four foreign victims of sexual assaults to the scenes of the crime on March 2 in order to conduct field investigations as a way of gathering more evidence and witness testimony.

Vietnam supports UNMISS’s activities: Ambassador

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has played an important role in promoting political and security progress in South Sudan in the past time, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has said.

Central bank, police officials warn against investment in forex trading floors

Officials from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Ministry of Public Security have warned that investment in foreign exchange (forex) trading floors is extremely risky and not protected by the country's law.

Nigerian man sentenced to death for transporting nearly 4kg of meth

The People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh on March 2 handed down the death penalty to a Nigerian man for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of meth, in line with the 2015 Criminal Code.

“Magic eyes” - great help for traffic police officers

Lieutenant Colonel Doan Ngoc Minh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Da Nang Traffic Police Department, said the deployment of traffic cameras has eased work pressure on police officers.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 3

Foreign ship arrivals down 6 percent in first two months

 

Giving opportunities to talented people

The level of income is necessary but not a prerequisite. We have to give qualified people the chance to do what they can do so that they feel like they are contributing to the community.

 

Bringing skills of Vietnam to United Nations Human Rights Council discourse

Vietnam will run for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term to spur human rights in the international arena.

Three main trends for Vietnam's e-commerce in 2021

Innovation in Vietnam’s e-commerce industry this year will focus primarily on payments, logistics, and digital technology.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3

Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight

Former hunters use their skills to protect the forest

Looking at the herd of deer being protected in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Gia Lai Province, Djưng feels very happy.

Vietnamese-made video conferencing platforms not popular in home market, Zoom dominates

Launched at a time when demand is very high, Vietnam’s video conferencing software products still cannot compete with foreign products in the home market.

French films will be broadly screened in Vietnam

Vietnamese audiences will have chance to watch seven bespoke classic and modern French films that will be screened in 11 cities and provinces nationwide in 2021.

Hundreds of Vietnamese seafood firms permitted to export to Taiwan

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced a list of 697 Vietnamese seafood enterprises permitted to export their products to Taiwan, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters (VASEP).

Three imported cases detected, COVID-19 vaccination to start soon

Vietnam confirmed three new imported cases of COVID-19 on March 3 morning, raising the national tally of imported cases to 914, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Made-in-Vietnam satellite to be launched into orbit this September

Development of NanoDragon, a micro satellite developed by a team of Vietnamese engineers, has been fully completed and the device is set to be sent to Japan to undergo quality control before being launched into orbit in September.

War-time bomb safely removed in residential area in Quang Binh

A 227-kg bomb left from the war time was safely defused in a residential in Bo Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh, the province’s military command said on March 2.

Gov't ensures dual targets of pandemic prevention, economic development

The COVID-19 prevention and control work needs to ensure the twin targets of pandemic prevention and economic recovery and development so as not to affect production and business activities