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Da Nang gets IT education gifts from S Korea

The Korean Database Society (KDBS) has donated software programmes on database management and database quality management to the central city’s Dong A College in order to support local students

S Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

 South Korea is banning the use of anonymous bank accounts to make cryptocurrency transactions.

S Korea, Da Nang agree to develop urban railway system

 The central city’s transport department and South Korea’s Seoul Metro corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in urban railway development and public traffic research at a ceremony yesterday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/3

 HCMC banks pushing up deposit rates, Keppel Land buys into property firm, S Korea, VN ink trade and investment deal, Retailers gearing up for global competition, Opportunities for domestic pharmaceutical industry

S Korea, VN localities sign ginseng deal

Nam Tra My District and Hamyang County in South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on tourism, agriculture, conservation and the development of Ngoc Linh ginseng.

FTA with S Korea to boost shrimp exports

 VietNamNet Bridge – The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Viet Nam and South Korea is expected to boost Viet Nam's shrimp exports to South Korea in the near future.

Vietnam, S Korea soap to hit small screens in mid-December

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 36-episode TV series Tuoi Thanh Xuan (Forever Young), a co-operation between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea, will premiere on Viet Nam Television on December 17.

S Korea ferry police target Yoo Byung-eun in huge raid

 Thousands of South Korean police have raided a church in search of a fugitive billionaire wanted over April's Sewol passenger ferry disaster.

Japan have committed US$22 billion ODA

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday thanked Japan for having pledged to grant around US$22 billion in official development assistance to Viet Nam over the past 20 years.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 23/5

 NA boosts ties with Australia; Viet Nam values Russian friendship; Hanoi, Luang Prabang promote cooperation; VN hopes to lift S Korea ties