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Real estate projects in HCM City's central area remain stalled

A number of real estate projects with investment of more than VND1 trillion (US$43 million) in the centre of HCM City remain delayed even while the land area for new projects in the city has become increasingly limited.

Kong: Skull Island film set to be removed out of Trang An tourism complex

The film set for Kong: Skull Island will be removed out of Trang An tourist site in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

China's illegal claims in the East Sea threaten integrity of UNCLOS

Behind China's violations is the intention to control the East Sea through promoting maritime claims that are completely contrary to the provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 

 

Thailand: floods claim 34 lives

Floods and landslides caused by tropical storms and monsoon since late August have killed 34 people and affected the lives of more than 400,000 people in 32 northern and northeastern provinces of Thailand.

Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition launched

The Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET) was officially launched in Hanoi on September 19.

 

Palm oil blamed for 39 percent of forest loss in Borneo island

The palm oil industry was responsible for at least 39 percent of forest loss on the biodiversity-rich island of Borneo between 2000 and 2018, according to data from Indonesia-based Centre for International Forest Research (CIFOR).

VN weightlifter wins silver medal at World Chams in Thailand

Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan earned a silver medal at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Thailand on Wednesday.

 

New Deputy Minister of Information and Communications appointed

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 19 signed a decision to appoint Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Members’ Council of Vietnam Post Corporation, as Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

 

Thousands of schools in Malaysia, Indonesia close due to smog

Thousands of schools in Malaysia and Indonesia were forced to close on September 19 as air quality has reached unhealthy level due to haze from forest fires.

Philippines declares polio "outbreak"

The Department of Health of the Philippines announced on September 19 that polio is re-emerging in the country, 19 years after the World Health Organisation declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease.

Famous Hanoi noodle restaurant "Pho Thin" opens franchise in Melbourne

Pho Thin, a renowned family-run pho restaurant in Hanoi for 30 years, has opened its second franchise in Melbourne, Australia after its first in Tokyo in March this year.

46 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties in pictures

Vietnam and Japan set up diplomatic ties on Sept. 21, 1973. The two countries lifted up their ties to extensive strategic partnership in March 2014 from reliable, stable, long-term partnership in 2002

Vietnamese banks look to Asian investors for more capital

Some small banks in Vietnam are seeking investors from Asia such as South Korea, China and Japan.

Vu Cat Tuong set for Asia Song Festival performance

Talented Vietnamese singer Vu Cat Tuong will be Vietnam’s representative at the Asia Song Festival 2019, which is scheduled to take place at the Ulsan stadium in the Republic of Korea from October 11-12.

 

“Cinema for the Ears” electro-acoustic night music at Salon Saigon

The “Cinema for the Ears” electro-acoustic night music will be held from 7pm to 8.30pm on September 24 at Salon Saigon in 6D Ngo Thoi Nhiem Street, District 3.

Vietnam's Ngoc Chau and Manh Khang set for Miss/Mr Supranational 2019

Ngoc Chau and Tran Manh Khang have been selected as the Vietnamese representatives at the Miss/Mr Supranational 2019 pageant, which is scheduled to get underway in Poland from November 18 to December 6.

 

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Two men detained for illegal tiger transportation

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 20

Dong Nai promotes business climate in Japan

 

Quang Ngai teachers struggle to get mountainous children to go to school

Teachers in a mountainous district of Quang Ngai Province have to walk dangerous roads to local families to encourage children to return to schools.

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 20 (Updated)

Deputy PM works with Committee for Management of State Capital