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Multi-billion VND shipbuilding projects stop operations

Who is to blame for the unprofitable shipbuilding projects which have had to stop operation?

Prime Minister appoints new deputy ministers

The Prime Minister has recently issued decisions on the appointment of new Deputy Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 

Indonesia: schools closed due to smoke from forest fires

Many schools on Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatra islands on September 16 were closed due to choking smoke from forest fires while the country has recorded thousands of respiratory infection cases.

 

India, Thailand, Singapore hold first maritime exercise

The Indian navy on September 16 began a trilateral exercise with counterparts from Thailand and Singapore at Port Blair on Adaman and Nicobar islands, according to the Indian news agency ANI.

 

India offers 1,000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students

India on September 16 officially launch an initiative to offer up to 1,000 integrated PhD Fellowships for ASEAN students at its 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

 

Vietnam is urged to tighten origin rules to avoid investigations

Some Vietnamese exports have been investigated for origin fraud and tax evasion, which requires tougher action from the Vietnamese Government to settle the problem and keep its exports growing.

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 17

Bamboo Airways raises charter capital to $55.87 million

Over 1,000 cinema workers to join VN Film Fest 2019

The 21st Vietnam Film Festival will be held between November 23 and 27 this year in Vung Tau City, southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau.

Vietnam Best Book Awards 2019 announced

The winners of the annual Best Book Awards 2019 were announced on Sunday in HCM City following a five-month vote by readers.

Vietnam Fine Arts Association honours artworks

A woodblock print entitled Stealing the Dream has earned Nguyen Khac Han a Vietnam Fine Arts Association Award 2019.

Nam and Trang win VTF Masters

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam and Dao Minh Trang won the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Masters 500 tournament – Lach Tray Cup which concluded in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Sunday.

More money poured into waste-to-electricity plants in Vietnam

The domestic waste treatment market, worth VND7.3-9.8 trillion, continues to attract new investments and technologies.

Vietnam's Mekong Delta needs more investment for transport infrastructure

New highways in the Mekong Delta region have met transport demand, but have failed to meet the socio-economic potential of the area, experts have said.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 17

HCM City police detect dozens drug users at nightclub

 

Exhibition replicates world of Hanoi’s street vendors through decades

Street vendors – a unique feature of Hanoi’s culture, are the theme of an art exhibition taking place at L’Espace.

Vietnam to reduce 35% HCFCs consumption by 2024

Vietnam plans to reduce 35 per cent of its Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) consumption by 2024 in an attempt to protect the ozone layer.

NA Standing Committee discusses draft PPP law

The draft law on public-private-partnership (PPP) projects, composed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), was submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration yesterday.

Despite ban, Vietnamese children are taught to read and write before going to school

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) prohibits schools from teaching children to read and write before they enter the first grade. However, parents have ignored the request.

Three die in murder-suicide in Hanoi

A young man stabbed his girlfriend and her roommate to death before committing suicide in the early hours of Monday in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District.

Made-in-Vietnam Lotus network launched, aiming to have 60 million users

The Vietnamese social network Lotus revealed its plan to attract 60 million users in Vietnam during its official launch in Hanoi last night.