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Charity class makes dreams come true for needy children

On an area of 10 square metres in a narrow alley on Sai Gon riverbank is a special classroom which has operated for more than 20 years making literary dreams come true for many underprivileged children in the city.

Community projects help spread knowledge

Since August last year, an old house in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung District has been a familiar destination for students, children and even retirees living near and far.

U22 Vietnam prepare to face U22 China

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo announced the list of 27 players for the U22 national team to prepare for the friendly against U22 China to be held in China on September 8.

Park selects 27 players for World Cup qualifier versus Thailand

Park Hang-seo on Thursday announced his preliminary national team squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifier with Thailand next month.

VN's Vu Thi Trang ends competition at world badminton event

Vietnamese athlete Vu Thi Trang was knocked out of the World Badminton Championship on Thursday in Belgium.

Four storms to hit mainland in rest of 2019

Three to four storms are forecast to affect Việt Nam’s mainland, mostly in the central and southern regions, from now to the end of this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Metrological Forecasting.

Public opinion will be accounted for in BOT toll booth placements: draft circular

According to a new draft circular that the transport ministry is working on, the public will have a say on whether the locations of toll stations on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) roads are appropriate.

Labour export in agricultural: a golden chance for Vietnamese farmers

Vietnamese farmers have many opportunities to work abroad as Asian markets have growing demand for agricultural labourers.

BUSINESS NEWS 23/8

Da Nang city to boost cashless transactions

Railway needs more money to close illegal crossings

The Viet Nam Railway Corporation (VNR) said it needs VND2.5 trillion (US$108 million) to build fences, frontage roads, and eliminate illegal level crossings by 2025, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Loss-making, low-profitability firms to be eliminated

Loss-making, low-profitability State-owned agriculture firms should be dissolved and made bankrupt, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 21.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 22/8

Danang real estate market sees upbeat developments

Long-haul truck drivers illegally park on highway to sleep

Many long-haul truck drivers have been found parking their vehicles and sleeping along the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway, causing traffic disorder and posing a risk of traffic accidents.

An Giang's highway collapses into the river

A 30-metre section of Highway No 91 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang fell into the Hau River on Tuesday after the soil underneath it eroded.

Jordan Parra triumphs at Mekong Delta cycling event

Colombian Jordan Parra who competed for Ynghua Dong Nai took both overall yellow jersey and green jersey at the Mekong River Delta cycling tournament, known as the Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời Cup, which finished in Can Tho Province on Tuesday.

Thai Son Kwiatkowski ousted from US Open

Vietnamese-American Thai Son Kwiatkowski was ousted from the men’s singles first qualifying round of the US Open on Tuesday.

Tra Vinh's top officials arrested in tax evasion probe

Two top officials of Tra Vinh City were arrested on Wednesday as part of a probe into a land tax evasion ring that caused estimated losses of nearly VND120 billion (US$5.2 million) to the Government.

Court announces sentences for land violations in Thanh Oai District

Hanoi People’s Court on Tuesday handed sentences to nine officials of Bich Hoa Commune for violations in land management.

When a good policy turns into bad debts

Five years after the Government issued Decree 67, which aimed at supporting fishermen to build bigger and more modern steel-hulled boats, the decree has hardly been a panacea for the country’s fishermen.

 

Traditional artist to be honoured

Director Le Nguyen Dat, head of HCM City College of Theatre and Cinema's Traditional Art, is one of the many role models from across the country studying and following the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.