Linh loses, Vietnam out of Asian championship

All Vietnamese athlete were out of the Badminton Asian Championship after the last representative Nguyen Thuy Linh lost on April 27.

HCMC to close inner-city streets for Reunification Day celebration

Many inner-city streets will be closed to traffic on the evenings of April 28 and 30 to make room for the city’s Reunification Day celebration, said the HCMC Department of Transport.

HCM City tops vocational deaths nationwide

HCM City saw the highest number of deaths caused by workplace accidents nationwide in 2022, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Two Lao nationals arrested for cross-border drug trafficking

Border guards in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa said on April 27 that they have arrested two Lao nationals for transporting 15,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.

Vietnam pins hope on wrestling at SEA Games 32

The Vietnamese wrestling team have set a target of bagging nine to 12 gold medals at SEA Games 32, a modest target compared to a total of 17 gold medals they earned at SEA Games 31.

NA Chairman meets leader of Uruguay capital city

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Mauricio Zunino, Acting Mayor of Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, on April 27 (local time).

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 28/2023

Vietnam wins prizes at UNESCO contest on preserving Asian cultural heritage

Construction of entertainment centre begins in HCM City

The construction of the Phu Tho Circus & Entertainment Centre has just begun in HCM City.

Student’s death raises alarm about school violence

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Education and Training, there are nearly 1,600 cases of students fighting inside and outside the school each year. One out of 11,000 students is forced to drop out because of fighting each year.

Steady progress in in-vitro fertilization technology in Vietnam

More than 16,300 babies have been born via the in vitro fertilization (IVF) service at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tu Du Obstetric Hospital since the first three cases were successfully conducted 25 years ago.

Domestic airlines plan to receive new aircraft this year

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has made a proposal to the Ministry of Transport allowing domestic airlines to add more aircraft this year in a bid to meet people’s increasing travel demand and to take advantage of market recovery globally.

Businesses still unable to build strong brands for farm produce

While other countries have successfully built brand ecosystems valued at tens of billions of dong, Vietnam’s farm produce is still mainly exported in the raw state.

Viettel gets four new patents from the US

In the first four months of the year, Viettel was granted four new exclusive patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), bringing its total patent granted in the world’s most demanding market to 23.

Consumer credit needs legal framework: Experts

It is critical to develop a proper legal framework for consumer credit to protect the legitimate rights of both borrowers and lenders, experts have said.

New-generation cigarette use on the rise: official

The trading of new-generation tobacco products is popular around the world in recent years, leading to an increase in the rate of new-generation cigarette use, especially among the young.

HCM City boasts potential in flower, ornamental plant production: Experts

Ho Chi Minh City has great potential in producing flowers and ornamental plants for export, heard a conference held by the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on April 27.

VN businesses invest $9 billion in green growth, development

The corporate sector, including both FDI and domestic enterprises, has invested about 9 billion USD in fields related to green growth and green development.

Granting ID cards to children under 14 helps save thousands of billions of VND

The new policy on issuing ID cards for children under 14 included in the bill has been approved by the Government.

VN among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills

Vietnam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis which was issued on International Day of Girls in ICT (April 27).

Vietnam strongly commits to ensuring human rights

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, organised an international workshop on “Experience in reporting under the UPR mechanism.”

Over 1,000 journalists registered to cover SEA Games 32

As of April 27, a total of 1,237 journalists have registered to cover the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia.

Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral’s crosses to be restored in Belgium

Two rusty giant and eight small crosses at the Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City will be sent to Belgium for restoration.

24.6 million health insurance searches conducted using citizen ID chip numbers

More than 24.6 million searches for health insurance information have been conducted utilising chip-based citizen identity card numbers.

Hanoi ranks among top 10 in exports in 2022: report

Hanoi was named among the country’s top 10 localities in exports in 2022 in the latest annual report on imports and exports unveiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trae (MoIT) on April 27.

Vietnam’s NA signs cooperation agreement for first time with Uruguay parliament

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Speaker of the Senate and Vice President of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Uruguay Sebastian Andujar on April 27 signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments.