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HCM City households relocated over feared apartment collapses

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities are relocating residents in deteriorating buildings built before 1975 to nearly 200 new apartments in the city.

Nguyen Thi Loan to compete at Miss Universe 2017

 The second runner up of the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013, Nguyen Thi Loan has just left for the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant which will take place in in Las Vegas, United States later this month.

Do My Linh named among Miss World‘s Beauty with A Purpose

 Vietnam's representative Do My Linh has been named in the top 20 of the Beauty with A Purpose Competition at the Miss World 2017.

Ha Long City covered in rubbish

 Rubbish is flooding Ha Long City's streets because of a price dispute with a waste treatment company.

APEC 2017 a comprehensive success: Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh

 APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city the highlight, was comprehensively successful, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

HCM City metro project deadline delayed, investment increased

 Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed to increase investment for the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong metro project and delay its completion date to 2024.

M&As increasingly appealing to South Korean businesses

 Vietnam-Korea Business Partnership 2017 program hears of growing interest among South Korean business in M&As in Vietnam.

High salaries planned for Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone

 Average salaries at Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone would be USD13,500 to USD28,600 by 2030 compared to the current USD2,200 in Vietnam according to Secretary of the Party Committee of Kien Giang Province, Nguyen Thanh Nghi.

Old Quarter to host activities honouring Hanoi’s cultural heritages

 A programme will be held from November 17 to 26 in the Hanoi Old Quarter to honour the capital city’s cultural heritages.

One stop shop aviation service to be launched at airports nationwide

 The national one stop shop (OSS) mechanism offering airline services will be implemented at all international airports across Vietnam from November 15, the General Department of Customs has announced.

VietJet to open first direct route to the U.S by 2019

 VietJet Aviation JSC plans to expand its fleet to include wide-body jets as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier considers California as its first U.S. destination starting in the next two years. 

Aquaculture farmers need new loans after Damrey

 Lobster farmers in Phu Yen Province are in need of new loans to continue their business after most of their farms were damaged in Storm Damrey.

VN credit growth hits 13.5% in first 10 months

 Credit growth in the 10 months through October reached 13.5 per cent, the National Financial Supervisory Commission said in a latest report.

NA deputies raise concerns over Long Thanh airport funding

NA deputies on Monday discussed the feasibility of land clearance and resettlement to build the Long Thanh International Airport mega project in southern Dong Nai Province. 

Ministry investigates imported fertiliser

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Decision No 4236 / QD-BCT to extend the deadline for investigating cases of applying safeguard measures for DAP and MAP fertilisers imported into Viet Nam before issuing the final report.

Japanese, VN soloists to play concert

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will hold the “A Night of Concertos” concert at the Opera House this week, featuring Japanese and Vietnamese soloists.

Prime Minister meet UN, EC leaders in Manila

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk in Manila, the Philippines on November 13 on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

Folk singing to open museum’s cultural activities

 The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is hosting a series of cultural activities to mark its 20 years of operation.

Russian media appraises Vietnam’s role in ASEAN

 Vietnam has affirmed its vital role in ASEAN since its joining in 1995, an article posted on infox.ru highlighted.

Vietnamese, Chinese prime ministers hold meeting in Manila

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shortly after the 31st ASEAN Summit concluded a plenary session in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.