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German midfielder Dominik Schmidt injured in V.League match

Da Nang midfielder Dominik Schmidt will miss at least two weeks of V.League 1 duty due to injury.

Vietnamese designers launch new collection celebrating DPRK-USA summit

 Vietnamese designers have launched new collections on the occasion of DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit.

Vietnamese startup raises $7 million from Silicon Valley

Elsa Speak, an English learning application, has successfully raised US$7 million in funding from Google and Silicon Valley in the US. 

Hanoi Stock Exchange has new deputy chairperson

 The Ministry of Finance on Thursday appointed Nguyen Nhu Quynh, member of the board of directors at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, as the new deputy chairperson of the northern market bourse.

Investors ’overreact’ to summit flop

 Vietnamese shares were hit hard on Thursday as a no-deal summit between the US and the DPRK struck investors hard and spread a massive sell-off across the trading board.

Late talented composer Trinh Cong Son commemorated on Google

 Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001) was commemorated with a doodle on google.com on Thursday on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary.

Vietnamese funds draw attention in S. Korea

 South Korean investors have been turning their heads toward funds that invest in Vietnamese stocks, which have been boasting a strong presence among foreign funds.

Workshop talks clean energy technology in Vietnam

 There remain limitations in clean energy development in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong said on February 27. 

RoK says DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit makes meaningful progress

 The second summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on February 27-28 made meaningful progress, according to the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Office (Blue House).

Vietnam's trade deficit estimated at $900 million in February 2019

 Vietnam saw a trade deficit of nearly 900 million USD in February 2019, according to the General Department of Customs.

Official visit to set historic milestone in Vietnam-DPRK relations

 The official friendship visit to Vietnam by DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un is expected to set a historic milestone in relations between the two countries.

DPRK, US leaders highly appreciate Vietnam’s role, position: FM spokesperson

 Vietnam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by leaders of the DPRK and the USA, as well as the international community, the  spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnam helps Laos restore artworks

 The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum helped Laos’ Kaysone Phomvihane Museum to restore four important paintings and returned the artworks at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28.

Over 1,350 people died in traffic accidents in VN in Jan-Feb

 A total of 2,822 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam in the last two months from December 16, 2018 to February 15, 2019, leaving 1,356 deaths and 2,169 injured.

North Korean officials visit Viettel’s research, production complex

A high-ranking delegation from the DPRK visited a civil equipment research and production complex of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) at Hanoi’s Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on February 28.

Only Vietcombank provides money exchange service at DPRK-USA Summit

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was the only Vietnamese bank chosen to offer money exchange service at the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam’s International Media Centre.

Japanese media highlight Vietnam’s role in hosting DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit

 A number of Japanese newspapers ran articles featuring Vietnam’s role and status as the host of the  second summit between the DPRK and the US in Hanoi, as well as the relations between Vietnam and the US and DPRK.

Int’l reporters interested in Vietnamese culture

 International reporters who are in Hanoi to report on the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, expressed their desire to learn more about Vietnam’s culture and people. 

Trump calls RoK leader on summit outcomes

 US President Donald Trump called President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in from on board his Air Force One on February 28 to brief the RoK leader on the outcomes of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, which ended the same day.

DPRK-USA Summit: Local firms offered chance to promote products

 A number of Vietnamese businesses were selected to provide free services and products at the International Media Centre (IMC) when the second DPRK-USA Summit took place in Hanoi, enabling them to promote their brands to the world.