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Dior products withdrawn from circulation

 Three products of famous French brand Dior were recalled from circulation, reported online newspaper Vietnamplus.vn.

Vietnam through eyes of European painters

 As many as 55 paintings capturing the land and people of Vietnam and foreign countries by 14 European artists are being displayed at an exhibition at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum. 

Vietnam, Hungary supreme courts sign MoU

 The Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and Supreme Court of Hungary (Curia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation for 2018-2022 in Budapest on March 26.

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Court begins hearing in fire at karaoke shop, UNDP, Japan helps VN students deal with natural disasters, Vietnam ready to cooperate in health response to disasters, Safe corridor on expressway encroached

NA Chairwoman's activities in Netherlands

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, on March 26 morning, beginning her three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives Khadija Arib.

VINAFIS opposes China’s unilateral fishing ban in East Sea

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its protest against China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, saying that it has no validity.

VN-Index rises further, not affected by global market

 Benchmark VN-Index further rose on March 26, gaining 17.63 points to settle at 1,171.22 points as it seemed not affected by the global stock market among concerns over a possible US-China trade war.

President presents appointment decisions to new ambassadors

 President Tran Dai Quang presented appointment decisions to six ambassadors to foreign countries for 2018-2021 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 26. 

Vietnam, China open new border gate pair

 The Xin Man (Vietnam)-Dulong (China) border gate pair was officially opened at a ceremony on March 26.

No Vietnamese victim found in Russia’s shopping mall fire

 There has been not any information about Vietnamese victims in a fire ravaging a shopping mall in the Russian city of Kemerovo on March 25, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia. 

Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong active in France

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage arrived in Paris on March 26 morning, beginning the official visit to France. 

Hanoi puts its hopes in Japanese FDI

In pursuing its ambitious smart city goal, Hanoi has announced – for the first time – a list of sectors to be prioritised for Japanese investment. 

VN livestock industry in danger as imports are too cheap

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese livestock farmers are under pressure as their products are uncompetitive in comparison with surprisingly cheap poultry and animal meat imports.

BKAV vows to make big investments, launches new BPhones in mid-2018

BKAV Corporation has delayed its plan to launch a new generation of BPhone models until mid-year when a series of versions for different market segments will be introduced.

Hanoi People's Council gets tough on over 1,000 abandoned apartments

 Hanoi's Construction Department and Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation should take responsibility for a large number of abandoned apartments in the city according to an official from the municipal people's council. 

It’s time to impose heavy sanctions on plagiarists: educators

Ngo Quy Nham, a lecturer at the Hanoi University of Foreign Trade, says that plagiarism has reached a ‘terrible’ level, and in most cases, plagiarists are not punished. 

Vietnamese life insurance sector going online

 Prudential, Manulife, and FWD were among the first insurance firms to transfer insurance transactions to digital platforms, who are now followed by Chubb Life, Generali Vietnam, and Hanwha Life.

Central Highlands forest protection program considered a failure

The project on allocating forests to hundreds of enterprises to manage and protect to forestland in five Central Highlands provinces has failed. Forests have been lost and land has been illegally appropriated.

Dam village makes Chung cake, cassava vermicelli

 Like other villages in Vietnam, people of Dam village, also known as Bich Tri hamlet, Ha Nam province, mainly live on agricultural production. 

An unnatural belief in natural cures

 There seemed to be a collective gasp of horror as the news spread recently of a mother and her new-born dying as she tried to give birth at home.