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Police get tough on foreigners who violate traffic rules

The National Traffic Safety Committee has directed authorities in cities and provinces to strictly handle foreigners' traffic violations and ensure traffic safety on the roads.

Police officer accused of taking bribe and framing man

A narcotics officer in Hanoi has been accused of taking a VND1 billion (US$43,500) bribe to entrap a man by planting drugs in his car.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 10

Central Highlands’ largest fruit, vegetable processing centre opened 

 

Vietnamese female scientist co-authored new Nature study

A new study of free-living soil nematodes co-authored by Vietnamese scientist Nguyen Thi Anh Duong was published ịn Nature – the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal.

MoT requests investigation on bypass

The Ministry of Transport has sent an urgent document to request authorities to inspect and clarify the cause of severe road subsidence on a newly-built bypass in the central highlands province of Gia Lai.

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.

BUSINESS NEWS 7/9

GDP scale raised by 25.4% after reassessment

 

Thai man preserves and promotes ethnic script

Sam Van Binh was proud to be one of the attendees at an event held in Hanoi recently to honour role models from across the country who study and follow the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.

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.

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.

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

Can Tho artisan turns coconut shells into teapot holders

An artisan in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has turned dry coconut shells into teapot holders with sophisticated decorations.

BUSINESS NEWS 5/9

Customs sector intensifies fight against origin-related frauds

Mekong farmers adapt to low flood levels

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to adapt to low levels of flooding this year by switching to new crops and using other cultivation methods.

ASEAN, China, UNDP exchange ideas on poverty reduction

The fourth ASEAN-China-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Symposium began in Hanoi on Wednesday with discussion focusing on innovation in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and eradicating poverty.

1,000 volunteers recruited for F1 Vietnam

The Vietnam Motorsports Association (VMA) is recruiting 1,000 volunteers for the Formula One Vietnam Grand Prix in Hanoi in 2020.

Bus driver charged with manslaughter in the death of six-year-old student

The driver of a bus in which a young schoolboy died after he was left on board earlier in August will be prosecuted for manslaughter.