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Vietnam’s businesses warned of being acquired by foreigners

Many businesses will struggle if the pandemic lasts a long time, leaving them vulnerable to foreign takeovers, experts say.

Hanoi CDC leader pleads guilty, ordered to return embezzled funds

Director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) Nguyen Nhat Cam and his accomplices have pled guilty to the charge of tripling the purchase price of the real-time PCR detection system package

Blaze at veterinary medicine company claims three lives in Hanoi

Authorities have found the bodies of three victims of a large fire that broke out at a veterinary medicine company in Phu Thi Industrial Park in Hanoi City’s Gia Lam District.

Trump says coronavirus worse 'attack' than Pearl Harbor

"There's never been an attack like this," says the US president, blaming China for failing to stop it.

Kenya and Uganda hit by deadly flooding

Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.

India gas leak: At least 13 dead after Visakhapatnam accident

Many of those affected are complaining of a burning sensation in the eyes and difficulties breathing.

Nation ready to enjoy Super Flower Moon on May 7

The last supermoon of the year will take place on May 7, with local people getting ready to enjoy the chance to admire the Super Flower Moon.

Questions arise over future technical director of Vietnamese football

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have taken the decision not to extend the contract of technical director Jurgen Gede after four years, with the subject of Gede’s successor being a big question among fans of the national team.

Checking combat readiness work at the High Command of Coast Guard Region 1

The mission of the General Staff led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army - has inspected the combat readiness work in 2020 at the High Command of Coast Guard Region 1.

HCM City proposes $2.9-billion metro project

HCM City has proposed the Ministry of Planning and Investment the construction of a metro project which has a total investment of VND68 trillion ($2.95 billion).

Woman and three children drown in Hoa Binh stream

A woman and her three small children have been found dead in a stream in the northern province of Hoa Binh in a suspected suicide case.

Overseas remittances to Vietnam forecasted to drop by 17% this year

 

Overseas remittances to Vietnam this year have been forecasted to fall by 17% this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a local economist.

 

Petrol firm Petrolimex reports a loss of VND1.9 trillion

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reported a loss of nearly VND1.9 trillion (US$80.75 million) in the first quarter of 2020 as consumption was dampened by the coronavirus outbreak.  

Signs indicate that Apple plans to set up factory in Vietnam

Apple is running a large recruitment campaign in Vietnam, while many other foreign technology firms are considering pouring capital into projects in the country.

Singer spreads love and hope through charitable fund

Singer Trong Tan is one of the nation’s top male vocalists, a leading singer of revolution-themed songs and a lecturer at the VN Academy of Music. 

Economic rebound still outwith reach

Asteep decline in business confidence is expected to contribute to a drop in economic growth this year, but the Vietnamese economy is projected to rebound significantly next year

Expensive medical devices gather dust in health care facilities

Many medical devices worth hundreds of billions of dong in health facilities have not been used for years, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has reported.

President Ho Chi Minh, General Vo Nguyen Giap, leaders of Dien Bien Phu Campaign

President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap are the two leaders who led the Dien Bien Phu Campaign to a victory on May 7, 1954.

Insurers record revenue increase during COVID-19

Insurance companies have been enjoying an increase in sales in the first quarter of this year.

Vietnam's woodwork industry expects minus growth rate for 2020

The woodwork industry is experiencing many hardships with 80 percent of orders postponed in April.