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Hanoi's red maple trees project a failure

The red maple trees planted along Hanoi's Tran Duy Hung Street has withered as the autumn arrived.

Hanoi chairman eases concerns about metro station location

The underground station on Hanoi’s future metro line 2 will not harm historical sites surrounding Hoan Kiem, reassured Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the municipal people’s committee.

Hue City's doctor arrested for sexually assaulting nurse

The police in the central city of Hue on September 25 arrested a dematologist of the Hue Central Hospital for sexually assaulting a nurse.

 

Keeping the Party clean

The Politburo on Monday made public the Politburo’s Regulation No205-QĐ/TW on the monitoring of people who are invested with high power in both the Party and the State and the fight against bribery to acquire such positions. 

At least five vocational schools of Vietnam set to meet G20 standards

A total of 70 vocational schools are expected to be recognised as high-quality establishments during the 2025-2030 period, with at least five satisfying the standards set by the group of developed nations (G20).

 

Vietnamese athletes advance in Maldives Challenge

No 3 seed Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam easily defeated Buwaneka Goonethilleka of Sri Lanka in the first round of the Maldives International Chalenge badminton tournament on Wednesday.

Long jump champion Thao to withdraw from SEA Games

No 1 long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao has asked to withdraw from the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 26

Vietnam always treasures close relations with Belarus: PM

 

Transport ministry cancelled int'l bidding for North-South Expressway, seeks bids from domestic investors

The transport ministry announced on Monday they would cancel open international bidding for eight projects of the North-South expressway, in favour of homegrown investors.

Former VN Social Security head imprisoned for economic mismanagement

Le Bach Hong, former deputy minister of labour, invalids and social affairs and former general director of Viet Nam Social Security (VSS), was sentenced to six years in prison by the Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday.

Nine Vietnamese illegally staying in RoK are not members of NA delegation

The National Assembly’s Office has said it is working with relevant agencies to verify and handle the case of nine Vietnamese who illegally stayed in the Republic of Korea (RoK) after attending a Vietnam-RoK investment and trade forum.

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 26

Vietnamese women arrested after attempting to sell newborn in China

 

Mekong Delta shrimp farmers take baby steps towards renewable energy

Cost and technology are the top concerns for shrimp farmers when investing in renewable energy, Tran Van Dau, a farmer in Ca Mau Province, said.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 26

ADB forecasts Vietnam’s economy to grow at 6.8 per cent in 2019

 

Vietnam faces serious shortage of workers' housing

Most industrial parks in the country, including in the southern key economic zone, lack sufficient housing for workers, Phan Van Anh, vice chairman of Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour, said yesterday.

HCM City couple donate $4.34-million assets for orphans

An elderly couple in HCM City have decided to donate their assets worth a total VND100 billion (USD4.34 million) to orphaned children.

 

Gov’t inspectors scrutinise health insurance fund, bidding for medicine

Government inspectors will review the use of health insurance fund, the procurement of medical equipment and consumables and bidding for supplying medicines.

Reservoirs in northern Vietnam warned of serious water shortage

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has warned that northern localities are facing water shortages as reservoirs are drying up.

Transport Ministry seeks green light for HCM City to identify investors for expressway

The Ministry of Transport has sought the Government’s approval to seek investors for the HCM City-Moc Bai Expressway.

Indonesia, Japan sign deal on $4 billion railway project

Indonesia and Japan on September 24 signed an outline deal for a medium-speed train project linking the Southeast Asian country’s capital of Jakarta and its second-largest city, Surabaya.