Ministry of Health recalls more Indian medicine

Two lots of antibiotics manufactured in India are being recalled for not meeting quality standards, according to documents recently issued by the Department of Drug Management under the Ministry of Health.

The Nung close-knit community

 Nung society has developed close connections in residence, lifestyle, economics, and culture. The Nung live harmoniously and united in a close-knit community.

ANA to increase flight frequency to Vietnam

 Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways just announced it will double the frequency of its flights between Narita and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to two flights per day from October 30, 2016.

Social News 16/7

 Four people die in road accidents, US-funded centre for natural disaster prevention inaugurated, HCM City urges chemical restrictions, Water resources in Red-Thai Binh River basin under discussion

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/7

Hanoi launches programme to become start-up city, EU, VN firms discuss tie-up in water, environmental technologies, VN is fourth largest squid exporter to Japan, Woodchip exports tumble, numerous difficulties remain

Thousands of tonnes of waste pollute environment in Ha Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five hundred households in Dong Ao and My Tho communes in the northern province of Ha Nam’s Thanh Thuy District claimed that they have been suffering serious environmental pollution for many years.

VN urged to reduce raw mineral exports as natural resources decline

VietNamNet Bridge - The industrial production value growth in the first six months of the year slowed largely because of a decline in the mining industry.

Vietnam among the best destinations for backpackers

VietNamNet Bridge - Rough Guides has announced the top ten countries for backpackers, including Vietnam. 

I want a fishing boat crew: father of 14

 Nguyen Do, a 57-year-old man of central Quang Binh Province and the father of 14 children, said he wanted many children so he would not need to hire extra labour when he owned a fishing boat.

Saigon's book road sees thousands of visitors but recent sales on the decline

 HCM City’s cultural authorities’ efforts to promote book reading as a lifelong habit have been successful, drawing a higher number of visitors to recent book exhibitions and fairs in the past six months.

4G to be licensed in Vietnam in the third quarter 2016

 Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan urged enterprises to send recent reports on 4G testing results as the Government had policies to accelerate the licensing for 4G this year.

Da Nang to debut open-top double decker buses for tourists

 The central coastal city of Da Nang plans to debut an open-top double-decker bus as part of the Da Nang City Tour service – the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Local banks report higher profits in H1

  Some banks have reported good business performance results in the first half of the year thanks to high credit growth.

Vietnam fights human trafficking

Human trafficking is serious, complicated, and has been reported in all 63 provinces and cities across the country, said major-general Nguyen Phong Hoa, deputy director of the General Department of Police under the Ministry of Public Security.

National anti-corruption fight encounters obstacle

 Only 17 officials have been found to have cheated in their declaration of assets according to the Government Inspectorate at the meeting reviewing 10 years of anti-corruption law implementation on July 12.

Rains provide relief to Mekong Delta's parched wetlands

 Recent rains have eased droughts affecting biological diversity at two protected sites: the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve and Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta provinces of Long An and Dong Thap.

The owners of golden land in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – The plots of land at prime locations in HCM City, dubbed “golden land”, are currently owned by several big corporations gained through merger and acquisition deals or land auctions.

Sanna Khanh Hoa FC wins first match at AFC champs

 Vietnam’s Sanna Khanh Hoa FC opened the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship in style by claiming a comfortable 3-0 victory over Taipower FC yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.

Cyclist Nguyen Thi That triumphs at Int'l Television Cup

 Nguyen Thi That grabbed the yellow to make it a double at the National Women’s Cycling Open, for the An Giang Television Cup, yesterday.

Kien Giang: Rice fields destroyed by mice

 Hundreds of hectares of rice have been destroyed by mice, with as much as 90 per cent damaged in some fields, in Kien Giang Province’s Giang Thanh District.

Non performance comes to Hanoi

 A performance combining contemporary dance with Vietnamese traditional and ethnic music, entitled Non (Conical Hat), will be held for the first time in Hanoi next week.

Farmer donates lands for building schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite leading a difficult life, 61-year-old Thach Ua in Phong Phu Commune in the southern province of Tra Vinh has twice donated land for building a primary school and kindergarten in his hometown,

Vietnam strongly condemns Nice attack

 Vietnam strongly condemns the terrorism attack in France’s Nice city which is bloody and inhumane, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on July 15.

Deputy PM Minh holds bilateral meetings within ASEM framework

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with the foreign ministers of France, Italy and Ireland and the Swedish minister of education on July 15 within the framework of the 11th ASEM Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc active on ASEM sidelines

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Asian and European countries on the sidelines of the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on July 15.