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Malaysian Food Festival to be held in Ho Chi Minh City

The Malaysian Food Festival is to take place between July 5 and July 14 at Windsor Plaza in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City.

Beautiful images of the ripening rice fields of An Giang

With the harvest season approaching, the rice fields of An Giang province have started to ripen, creating stunning images of vast yellow fields.

Mekong Delta re-plans in response to climate change

After nearly two years of implementing a government resolution on sustainable and climate resilient development of the Mekong Delta, known as Resolution 120, a number of policies have been revised to enable the region’s comprehensive development.

Korean star Ji Chang-wook to visit Vietnamese fans

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ji Chang Wook of hit movie “Empress Ki” is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi in August in order to meet with his Vietnamese fans and take part in a music event.

Young tennis players shine at PTT - ITF Junior Grade 4

Four young Vietnamese tennis players have earned a slot to compete in the main round of the boy’s singles event at the ongoing PTT - ITF Junior Grade tournament which is currently underway in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Graffiti campaign inspires wild animal protection

A graffiti campaign has been conducted in some Vietnamese localities to call for the public protection of wild animals.

Vietnam furniture firm targets smaller loss in 2019

Truong Thanh Furniture Corporation (Truong Thanh) expects its losses to reach VND588 billion (US$25.3 million) in 2019, heard the firm’s annual shareholder meeting on Monday.

 

Vietnam attracts less FDI in first half of the year

Foreign investors registered to pour US$1.73 billion into Viet Nam in June, bringing the total amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) committed to the country in the first six months of the year to $18.47 billion, down 9.2 per cent year on year.

Vietnam urged to merge some schools, maintain fewer state-owned schools

Merging schools with the same majors to form multi-disciplinary schools and cutting the number of state-owned schools to more effectively allocate resources should be done immediately, experts say.

 

Poachers imprisoned for killing rare langurs

The Con Cuong district People’s Court in Nghe An has sentenced five local poachers to a total of 13 years and six months in prison for violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious and rare animals.

Vietnamese firms face high risks from US-China trade war

Vietnam, with its highly open economy, is facing many risks from the US-China trade war which has not shown any sign of easing, experts said at a workshop in HCM City on June 25 on the impacts of the trade war.

UPCoM promises investors better performance

The Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) has grown over the last 10 years and become more transparent, attracting increased interest from investors.

Vietnam, Indonesia launch first defence dialogue

Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Secretary General of the Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence Vice Admiral Agus Setiadji co-chaired the first Vietnam-Indonesia Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi.

Vietnam attends UN Human Rights Council’s 41st session

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung attended the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which opened on June 24 in Geneva.

More than 10 million Vietnamese still left out of health insurance

More than 10 million people were yet to be covered by health insurance as of May 2019, it was reported at an online discussion on sustainable development of health insurance held by the Government portal on June 25.

Vietnamese Grandmaster has first win at Summer Chess Classic

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the sixth match of the 2019 Summer Chess Classic held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, the US, on June 25.

Vietnam chairs plenary of Conference on Disarmament

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, on June 25 chaired a plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

Hanoi to mark 20th anniversary of City for Peace recognition

A meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of Hanoi’s recognition as ‘City For Peace’ (July 16, 1999-2019) will be held on July 13 at the Ly Thai To Park besides Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of capital city.

Top legislator hails UNICEF’s support of child protection in Vietnam

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Chief Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam Rana Flowers in Hanoi on June 25.

Quang Binh, Google partner to promote local tourism

The Tourism Department of central Quang Binh province announced on June 25 that it is working with Google to launch a campaign popularising regional travel destinations on YouTube and Google Arts & Culture platform.