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AAG Internet cable’s shunt fault fixed

Repair work on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable was finished at noon on Saturday, four days earlier than expected.

 

Many communes in Ha Tinh under water

Torrential rains have seriously submerged up to 18 communes in the central province of Ha Tinh, including nine totally isolated.

Free medical checks-up for residents following Rang Dong fire

People living around Rang Dong Light Source &Vacuum Flask JSC in Hanoi will get free medical examinations following the recent fire at the firm.

PM approves rice aid for flood-hit residents

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.

 

Winning the biggest fight of her life

She may be a lean, mean fighting machine, but this teenage martial art star faced her biggest battle outside the ring.

Vietnam to host World Federation of Trade Union Congress in 2021

Vietnam’s trade union organisations are doing well in protecting legitimate rights and interests of workers, President of the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba said.

 

Vietnam U22 team named for friendly with China

The U22 national team have been announced for the upcoming friendly match against China.

 

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GDP scale raised by 25.4% after reassessment

 

Vietnamese athletes to compete in IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Seven Vietnamese athletes are ready to compete at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2019 to be held in Nice, France, on September 7 and 8.

 

Vietnam tie goalless with Thailand in World Cup qualifiers

Vietnam’s national men’s football team tied goalless with Thailand in a frenetic match in the opener of the World Cup qualifiers’ Group G in Thailand’s Pathum Thani province on September 5.

 

The true cost of cheap cigarettes

More than 100,000 people die each year from cancer in Vietnam, and medical experts believe the fatality rate will rise because more and more young people are starting to smoke.

Lack of nutritional advice leads to malnourished patients

A 55-year-old woman takes a pair of chopsticks to eat her lunch of bún thịt nướng - a Vietnamese rice noodle bowl with vegetables and grilled pork in a lobby of HCM City’s Oncology Hospital.

Student has the right mix to conquer Int'l Chemistry Olympiad

Passion, hard work and talent proved to be the perfect mix for Tran Ba Tan, who has studied chemistry since the eighth grade, to secure top marks at the 51st International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Paris.

Is minimalism the answer to a complicated life?

After getting married recently, a young couple in the southern province of Kien Giang led a life of Japanese-style minimalism, refusing all furniture presented by their parents and friends.

Red tape delays launch of HCM City metro line until 2021

Work on HCMC’s first metro line is now rescheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with its recently revised deadline of 2020, due to delays in adjustment procedures.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 6/9

Plan to boost conservation, sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources

 

Autonomy will improve hospitals' operations: health official

Nguyen Viet Tien, deputy health minister, talks to Tuổi trẻ cuối tuần (Youth Weekend edition) about the concerns raised over a two-year pilot programme that would grant full autonomy to the four largest public hospitals in the country

VN has potential to become South-east Asian innovation hub

Vietnam has been very successful in the software outsourcing field over the past decade that many countries regard it as an Asian outsourcing hub.

Charity market for the poor in Saigon

There is a special place in HCM City, called Zero-VND Market, which offers goods for free for low-income people.