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Direct shipping route between Vietnam and Australia opened

 Morotai, a container ship owned by CMA CGM Group Agencies (Australia) Pty Ltd., docked at the SP-ITC International Container Terminal in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, on March 15.

Vietnam qualifies for World Championship’s quarterfinals

 The Vietnamese billiards team competing at the ongoing UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams have reached the quarterfinals of the competition.

Three dead as fire engulfs kiosk in Ba Ria Vung Tau

 A deadly fire has ripped through a kiosk containing electronic products, killing three people. The blaze took place in Phuoc Buu town, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria Vung Tau province, on March 15.

Quang Ngai province commemorates victims of Son My massacre

 A ceremony was held at the Son My relic site in Tinh Khe commune of Quang Ngai city, the central province of Quang Ngai, on March 16 in memory of 504 local civilians massacred by US troops 51 years ago.

Vietnam plans China railway route

 The Ministry of Transport is planning the construction of a railway route which will go through China’s Hekou County.

Young Da Nang men respond to litter challenge

 A young man in the central city of Da Nang and his cousin have joined the global Challenge for Change movement to collect litter at Son Tra Peninsular.

Nearly 52,000 foreign workers participate in social insurance in Vietnam

 Nearly 52,000 foreign workers from over 8,700 units have joined social insurance in Vietnam after just three months of compulsory social insurance collection for this group of labourers.

Two arrested for human trafficking

 Police in the border town of Mong Cai in Quang Ninh Province announced Thursday that they have arrested two local people for human trafficking. 

Bac Ninh nursery accused of feeding sick pigs to children

 Authorities in Bac Ninh Province are investigating the alleged use of meat from sick pigs at a local nursery school.

Tiny alleys define Hanoi's Old Quarter

 Tiny lanes are a common feature of Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Mui Ne property market runs red-hot

 The real estate market in Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City in the south-central province Binh Thuan has been buzzing in recent times with many tourism property and transport projects being developed.

Da Nang tightens land management to combat price hikes

 The city of Da Nang has issued a document requesting the management and supervision of real estate brokerages and land transactions be enhanced to prevent unusual price hikes caused by the spread of false information.

Marella Vania Salama wins penultimate stage of Biwase Cup

 Marella Vania Salama of the Philippines’s Eleven Corratec team won the penultimate stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2019 on Friday.

Brother and sister head for Asian Championships

 Siblings Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc and Nguyễn Thành Ngưng will be representing Việt Nam at the 2019 Asian Championships 20km Walk in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

French culinary festival to feature 51 restaurants from VN

 The fifth annual French culinary festival Goût de France on March 21 will feature 51 restaurants from Vietnam.

Firework performances slated for upcoming holiday

 The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved three firework shows to celebrate the 44th Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1), national holidays in Vietnam.

Grass makes fine art works

 Khmer people in the southern province of Kien Giang have kept the traditional handicraft of weaving cỏ bàng (a kind of sedge) to make rattan artworks for centuries.

Quang Ninh approves pre-feasibility study of largest undersea tunnel

 Approving the pre-feasibility study of the undersea tunnel project through Cua Luc Bay in Quang Ninh province will take the project a step closer to construction.

More foreigners buying apartments in HCM City

 More foreigners are buying apartments and investing in real estate in Vietnam, especially in HCM City, with most of them coming from mainland China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.

Suppliers eye Vietnam’s horticulture and floriculture sector

 Suppliers are looking for opportunities in the growing horticulture and floriculture sector in Vietnam.