International boxing championship to start in HCM City

Boxing fans in Vietnam will get to see fierce battles as part of the WBO Oriental Youth Title Match that will take place at the Cocky Buffalo Gym, HCM City on Sunday.

Lorry Tragedy in the United Kingdom - Special report

In the early hours of Saturday morning, just about most of Vietnamwould have been sound asleep.

 

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High-level military delegation wraps up visit to Cambodia

National public services website to be launched in late November

A national public service website will be launched in late November to improve the quality of public services from State agencies, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

 

Vietnamese PM attends summit to enhance ASEAN solidarity

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation left Hà Nội arrived yesterday night for Thailand to attend the upcoming 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, scheduled for November 2-4 in Bangkok.

 

Vietnamese basketball aims to shine at SEA Games

The Vietnam national male basketball team and its core of naturalised overseas Vietnamese players are expected to bring home a medal at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

British Ambassador shares condolences over Essex lorry tragedy

British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has expressed his condolences after Essex police announced that they believe the victims who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Essex, the UK, are Vietnamese.

China’s activities in East Sea violate int’l laws: Russian experts

China’s recent activities in the East Sea are contrary to international laws, including the UNCLOS 1982, experts highlighted at a conference held at the Russian Academy of Justice (RGUP) on November 1.

Vietnam's biggest music festival returns

After a hiatus in 2018, Vietnam’s biggest music festival Monsoon will return in November.

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Vietnam-Cambodia business forum slated for December

Fitch Ratings affirms Vietnam’s sovereign rating at 'BB' with positive outlook

Fitch Ratings has kept Vietnam's sovereign rating at 'BB' with a positive outlook.

Vietcombank becomes first Vietnamese bank to open rep office in US

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) inaugurated its representative office in the US, on November 1.

ASEAN releases reports on economic integration in 2019

The ASEAN Secretariat on November 1 released the sixth issue of the ASEAN Economic Integration Brief (AEIB), and the ASEAN Integration Report (AIR) 2019, in time for the 35th ASEAN Summit and related Summits.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh attends ASEAN meetings in Bangkok

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 20thASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting and the 24th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on November 2.

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HCM City launches school milk programme

Ha Long mangrove forests disappear as urbanization speeds up

Ha Long City residents are concerned as rapid urbanization in recent years has affected mangrove forests in the city.

'I strive for high-quality research articles': Vietnamese professor of physics

“I am asked why I continue to publish scientific articles while I have had more than 130 articles. I never set a target for the number of articles. What I am striving for is high-quality articles,” said Nguyen Van Hieu, a famous young scientist.

Physics teacher makes instructional models from discarded materials

Teacher Ngo Van Thieu collects lollipop sticks, old electrical wires, bottle caps, used straws and other discarded materials to make models that demonstrate scientific theories in his physics classes.

Vietnam export growth brings risk of charge of currency manipulation

Increasing exports to the US, Vietnam is a step closer to the risk of alleged monetary manipulation as US President Trump tries to reach a trade agreement with China at a negotiation round this October.

Two arrested in Ha Tinh for suspected involving in UK lorry deaths

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh have just arrested two local men possibly involved in the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in the UK last week.

Hanoi vows to remove deadly stoves by 2020

Hanoi authorities have taken more drastic actions to end the use of beehive-shaped coal stoves by 2020 as part of measures to improve air quality and living conditions.

US to recover $1 billion from Jho Low in 1MDB scandal

The US Department of Justice has reached a deal with Malaysian financier Jho Low to retake almost 1 billion USD in funds Low and his family had misappropriated from Malaysian investment fund 1MDB.

Will Vietnam’s automobiles have to compete with cars from Laos and Cambodia?

Experts believe that in the immediate time, Laos and Cambodia will not be rivals on the same par with Vietnam.

HCM City ‘surprisingly new’ in New York Times story

“For a place with so much history – decades of wartime and occupation have left their scars – HCM City feels surprisingly new,” the New York Times Style Magazine starts in a recently-published story about the “vibrant, stylish, youthful” city.

Vietnam, US customs join hands in fight against origin fraud

The customs authority of Vietnam has been proactively fighting fraud of origin and illegal trans-shipment, General Director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) Nguyen Van Can said on November 1.