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Eximbank chairman resigns after one month in the job

Cao Xuan Ninh, chairman of Vietnam Export Import Bank (Eximbank), has tendered his resignation after only one month in the job. The HCMC-based bank has been plagued with leadership disputes.

 

Transport Ministry defends North-South rail plan

The Transport Ministry has defended its proposal to spend US$58.7-billion on the North-South express railway project following the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s calculations that the cost would be less than half of this.

 

Northern border province struggles to stop people from working illegally in China

At the age of 71, Nong Ngoc S. had little rest as he took on the double duties of tending to the family’s crops and his grandchildren.

Children enter first grade, parents learn to read and write

Modern educators advise parents not to teach kids to read and write before they begin going to school.

Solutions proposed for demolished tomb of king’s wife in Hue

Thua Thien - Hue authorities have proposed two solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

 

Vietnamese magician sets another world record

Magician Nguyen Phuong has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.

HCM City takes unreasonably long to renovate old tenements

Three years after a five-year plan to renovate half of the 476 old tenements was announced by HCM City authorities, only a fraction of them have been refurbished or rebuilt, causing suffering to many people living in them.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh meets sponsors to discuss disbursement of ODA projects

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh met with UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra, WB Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman yesterday to discuss the disbursement of ODA projects.

 

Hidden bas-reliefs unveil the early history of modern Vietnamese fine art

Hanoi's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-reliefs on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Viet Nam Fine Arts University.

Seven tonnes of smuggled iron scrap seized in Vietnam

Members of the border guards in southern An Giang Province have seized seven tonnes of iron scrap smuggled from Cambodia to Vietnam.

EVFTA paves way for more catfish, shrimp exports to EU

VASEP Secretary General Truong Dinh Hoe says that catfish exports to the EU bounced back in the first months of the year thanks to efforts by processors to improve the quality of products and settle media problems.

Multi-level marketing firm investigated for scamming 36,000

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has arrested and commenced criminal proceedings against eight heads of the Thang Long multi-level marketing company for alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets.

Lam Dong restaurant fined VND80 million in food poisoning case

The People's Committee of Central Highlands Lam Dong Province has fined Hoang Vy Restaurant VND80 million (US$3,500) for its involvement in a food poisoning case that affected 136 local residents, the local authorities said on Tuesday.

AFF U18 Championship to held in HCM City and Binh Duong

The ASEAN Football Federation U18 Championship is scheduled to take place in HCM City and Binh Duong starting on August 6.

Banks rush to buy back bad debts

Many banks have bought back the bad debts that they had sold before to the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), taking a new step forward in bad debt settlement.

Shoes from China bearing Vietnam origin labels under investigation

Customs officers of Haiphong City have discovered a batch of sport shoes shipped from the Port of Xiamen in China to Vietnam bearing “Made in Vietnam” labels, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

 

Politburo to discipline former Deputy PM over severe violations

Former Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh, 64, will be subject to disciplinary measures taken by the Politburo for his serious violations during the equitization of some State-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Transport.

 

Thu Thiem land dispute should be addressed early: official

All land disputes in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area should be fully resolved as soon as possible to safeguard residents' rights and interests, Nguyen Hong Diep, head of the Central Citizen Reception Board at the Government Inspectorate said.

Exam scammers could face years in jail

Eight former educators and police officers implicated in the 2018 national high school examination scam in the northern upland province of Son La could face jail terms of one to 10 years.

 

Chairman of Muong Thanh Group charged with client cheating

Investigators in the capital city of Hanoi have accused Chairman of Muong Thanh Group, Le Thanh Than, of cheating his clients in a housing project.