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Vietnam’s aviation market faces unhealthy competition

Pilots have more flying hours than allowed, while air carriers are paying high salaries to attract pilots or poach them from other airlines.

Dramatic images of fishing nets captured from above in Phu Yen

The south-central coastal province of Phu Yen is well known among visitors for its stunning romantic landscapes and delicious food, but now beautiful pictures of the daily lives of local fishermen can be added to the list.

Museum of Asian Art in Paris to display its first Vietnamese contemporary object

A handmade lacquer work from Vietnam has become the first contemporary handicraft object from Southeast Asia to be displayed at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris.

Puppetry theatre brings "The Tale of Kieu" to the stage

The Vietnam Puppetry Theatre will stage Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) for the first time as an experimental performance.

Mainlanders learn about remote islands via mementoes

An inner-city exhibition space showing mementoes of Truong Sa and Hoang Sa can satisfy all who have no chance to visit the remote islands but desire to learn about them and national sovereignty.

HCM City’s summer camp for young expats begins

A summer camp for 60 young expats kicked off on July 15 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Upscale hotels see room rates increase

Five-star hotels in the country increased room rates by 4.1 per cent last year while four-star hotels dropped theirs by 2.3 per cent, according to the Vietnam Hotel Survey released on Thursday by Grant Thornton.

 

More than 723,000 firms in Vietnam using e-tax declaration services

As of June 20, Vietnam had 723,667 businesses using e-tax declaration services, 99.8 per cent of total operating firms, according to the General Department of Taxation.

 

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VN labour market records positive figures in six months

 

VN garment and footwear firms will have to wait for EVFTA benefits

Textile, garment and footwear products made in Vietnam will not enjoy immediate tariff cuts after the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

Six fishermen rescued after being stranded at sea for half a month

On Sunday afternoon, a vessel of the High Command of Marine Police reached a fishing vessel that had been stranded at sea with a broken engine in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands since June 30 and took over the rescue effort 

Map on King’s wives’ tombs discovered

Information from a map featuring Tu Duc King’s (1847-1883) tomb area, drawn during the revolutionary regime after 1975, will be used to assist efforts to rebuild the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc of the Nguyen Dynasty.

HCM City to host international track and field tourney

The 26th HCM City International Track and Field Viet Nam Open 2019 will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium from July 17-19, the organising board has announced.

HCM City residents lament lack of green space

Rapid urbanisation is eating away at HCM City's green space, with parks coming under increasing threat from shops, cafes, office blocks and parking lots.

To prevent school abuse, teachers told to stop demanding passive obedience from students

Psychologists point out that obedience teaching will put students at a disadvantage in school abuse cases.

Vietnam coffee exports plummet as robusta prices fall

Vietnam’s coffee exports dropped by around 20 per cent in the first half of the year.

 

Viet Nam seeks to provide fair treatment to ride-hailing, traditional taxi firms

The Ministry of Finance makes a careful study of tax laws to collect taxes from electronic contract-based vehicles to avoid evasion and ensure a level playing field for ride-hailing and traditional taxi firms.

 

West Lake pollution reduces with new technology

The water quality in Hanoi's West Lake has improved after being treated using Japanese nano-bioreactor technology.

 

South Korean doctors offer free cleft palate surgery for Vietnamese children

Surgeons from the South Korea and Hanoi provided free surgery for hundreds of children with cleft palates in the five central provinces from July 13-19.

Heavy rains inundate over 900 houses in Cao Bang

Heavy downpours in Cao Bang from July 13 night to the next day submerged 918 local houses, said the office of the provincial steering committee on disaster response, search and rescue.