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POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 24

Vietnam calls for highest commitment to multilateralism 

Quang Tri's competent forces arrest two Nigerian drug traffickers

The border guard, customs and police forces in the central province of Quang Tri have broken an international drug trafficking ring, arresting two Nigerian men and seizing 14.7kilogrammes of crystal meth.

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 24

Chu Dau pottery plate secures Guinness World Record

The Colours of Life

The ordinary and beautiful moments of daily life across the country were captured in lively and truthful images through the lens of many photographers.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 24

Shrimp export falls 8.1 percent in eight months

Budget hotels moving up

Global startups are using their technology and experience to transform Vietnam's budget hotel market.

The big dream of a little woman

Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Nguyen Thi Van runs a graphic design company and a vocational center for people with disabilities, dreaming of building a 'seedling garden.'

Foreign investors keen on VN edtech start-ups

Education start-up Gotit, which has operations in Vietnam, recently mobilised US$12.5 million from some US funds.

 

Greenhouse expansion damaging Da Lat environment

The rapid development of greenhouses for vegetable and flower cultivation in the last two decades has had a negative effect on the environment in the central resort city of Da Lat.

Passengers stuck on bus for almost 8 hours after crash

Passengers on a coach in the southern province of Binh Duong were stuck on board for almost eight hours on Sunday after an accident.

HCM City finds decentralisation of authority works well, seeks further devolution

HCM City solicits proposals that will enable further decentralisation of power, deputy chairman of its People’s Committee, Tran Vinh Tuyen, has said.

Vietnam's Mekong Delta agriculture adapts to climate change

The Mekong Delta has restructured agriculture towards climate-change adaptation and market demand by establishing specialised farming areas for its key agricultural products.

 

Binh Thuan gives 11 project licences worth $990 million

The authorities of the central province of Binh Thuan on Sunday granted in-principle licences to 11 investment projects with total capital of VND23 trillion (US$990 million).

 

Dong Nai: 145 people test positive for drugs in bar

As many as 145 people tested positive for drugs in the early hours of Sunday at a bar in Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa City, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Contest seeks design for Thu Thiem Bridge in HCM City

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture will launch a contest to design the Thu Thiem Bridge No 4.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 23

Teacher helps ethnic minorities in Hoa Binh escape illiteracy

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 23

Korean group supports smart city development in Hung Yen

 

Vietnam's auto industry needs more than money

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is expected to submit to the Government an automobile industry development plan with solutions to supporting auto manufacturing projects in Vietnam.

 

6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku on early September 22, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

 

HCM City begins to make schools ‘smart’

Deputy director of HCM City Department of Education and Training, Le Hoai Nam, speaks about a 'smart' model based on IT use in management and communication with students’ families.