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Nghe An seeks over $3 million to deal with prolonged drought

The central province of Nghe An has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide financial support of VND75 billion (USD3.26 million) amid the on-going severe drought.

 

Search for nine missing fishermen continues in Hai Phong

Authorities in Hai Phong have called for greater efforts to seek for nine missing fishermen after a collision between a fishing boat and a freight ship.

 

Hanoi's Old Quarter relocation project restarted

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to restart the project to remove hundreds of households from the Old Quarter which has been at a standstill for the past decade.

 

Vietnam to lose $1.88 billion from post FTA import revenue

Contributions from import taxes to the state budget will fall by nearly VND44t trillion ($1.88 billion) in 2020 after several free trade agreements took effect.

 

Tourism elephants released into national park

Authorities in Dak Lak Province have released two elephants which were used in the tourism industry.

 

Exhibition “Art in the Forest" opens in Hanoi

The 5th “Art in the Forest” (AIF) exhibition has opened in the lakeside area in Flamingo Dai Lai Resort, promising to bring audiences an impressive collection of the best in art.

 

Storm forecasted to hit northern Vietnam

A tropical depression could strengthen into a storm which would affect many northern provinces.

 

Man prosecuted for causing large forest fire in Ha Tinh

A man in the central province of Ha Tinh has just been arrested and prosecuted for causing a large forest fire which has ravaged the area for three days.

 

Share price slump may hinder Vietcombank’s plan

Vietcombank is offering to sell 6.5 percent of shares to foreign investors this year in a plan to raise charter capital.

 

Murals at Noi Bai Int'l Airport win world design award

Twin Lotus Murals at Noi Bai International Airport created by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her team received the top prize in the category of Social Design at the A’Design Awards and Competition.

Duc, Tai to have injuries checked in Singapore

Becamex Binh Duong players Nguyen Anh Duc and Le Tan Tai left for Singapore yesterday for health checks.

Thang resigns as coach of Thanh Hoa FC

Thanh Hoa FC coach Nguyen Duc Thang has resigned from his post.

HCM City considers removing student ranking scheme

HCMC has proposed removing the ranking of students in class and school, explaining that the removal will lift pressure on students and teachers and eliminate the so-called ‘achievement disease’.

Banks short of credit growth quota for 2019

Though there remains six months, some banks have almost used up the assigned quota for the whole year, and experts said it would be difficult for the banks to get an expansion approval from the State Bank of Vietnam.

Basic salary for civil servants increases as of July 1

A range of new policies are coming into effect this month, including wage increases, paternity leave for male workers and regulations relating to retirement age of the people’s public security force.

Six Vietnamese law violators in South Africa return home

Six Vietnamese nationals, who were detained in South Africa in 2018 for violating the country’s biodiversity act on protection of threatened species, left the country for home on June 30 after performing their obligations to the court’s rulings.

Climate change in the northwest: living in flooded areas

Locals in the northwestern area do not know how to ‘live together with floods’ as people in the coastal central areas do. 

Expert goes deep into forest to explore mushrooms

Associate Professor Nguyen Phuong Dai Nguyen, a biology expert, spends most of his time studying new types of mushrooms to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous species to avoid public food poisoning.

Hanoi's effort to eliminate illegal sand depots

Le Thanh Nam, deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about his agency's effort to eliminate illegal sand and pebble depots along river banks.

Japanese firms plan to pour $4 billion in Hanoi’s projects

Leading Japanese corporations on July 1 signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Hanoi to invest a total of close to 4 billion USD in projects in the capital city.