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Vietnam's Binh Duong FC win first leg of AFC Cup’s ASEAN Zonal semi-finals

Ten-man Becamex Binh Duong battled to a 1-0 victory over PSM Makassar at home in the first leg of the AFC Cup’s ASEAN Zonal semi-finals.

 

Lam Dong hit by flashflood

More than 100 houses were submerged in a flash flood in Lam Dong Province on June 18.

Pavement encroachment more rampant in Hanoi

Pavement violations have become more rampant in Hanoi despite efforts by local authorities to crack down on the problem.

Traditional Vietnamese martial arts attract foreign learners

Traditional Vietnamese martial arts have a variety of schools. Nowadays, they are becoming more and more popular to foreign learners.

 

Vietnam Airlines gets 4-star airline rating

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified with a 4-star airline rating by prestigious international air transport rating organisation Skytrax for the fourth consecutive year.

‘The Faces of Vietnam’ through lens of French photographer

French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle, who had been widely known for his famous photo of an elderly woman in the central city of Hoi An, recently returned from a new expedition to seek out the final few ethnic groups of Vietnam.

1 million workers in IT industry needed for digitalization era

Even with high pay and allowances, it is now difficult to seek and retain workers for the information technology (IT) industry.

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Vietnamese firms urged to make best use of CPTPP

 

New milestone in Vietnam's bank restructuring roadmap

If Ocean Bank is sold to foreign investors, this will mark a new milestone in the restructuring process and pave the way for more foreign investors to come to Vietnam.

HCM City proposes new flood risk management project

The HCMC government has proposed a project to manage the flood risk in the city, worth an estimated US$19 million, to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 

Agricultural production poses environmental risk for Vietnam: expert

The growth of agricultural production in recent years comes at higher environmental costs, an expert told a conference in HCMC today, June 18.

 

Many guaranteed projects may go bankrupt

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in 2018 granted government guarantee to two power projects developed by EVN and PetroVietnam (PVN) with the total value of $1.6 billion. 

US$17 billion in ODA loans yet to be disbursed

Some US$17 billion worth of official development assistance (ODA) loans pledged by six development banks have yet to be disbursed, heard attendees at a meeting held recently.

 

Renewable energy to dispel outages

Vietnam is forecast to face bigger power shortages after 2020 due to many power projects in the revised master power plan falling behind schedule, especially in southern provinces. 

Boosting financing for Vietnam’s onshore and offshore wind power projects

Vietnam is set for wind energy expansion, with over a gigawatt expected to be installed by 2021. 

Electronic medical records to be adopted throughout Vietnam next month

Electronic medical records for all Vietnamese citizens will be adopted nationwide next month, according to the Ministry of Health.

Mekong Delta to be urged to apply technologies to adapt to climate changes

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many technological achievements to help people conquer nature, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday.

Vietnam's landscapes via Trung Pham's photos

Trung Pham is one of few Vietnamese photographers who have had photos posted on National Geographic’s Your Shot Daily Dozen, and has impressed the Your Shot community with his photos taken from above.

 

Mekong Delta sinking sparks concern

Excessive groundwater exploitation is one of the main causes of land subsidence in the Mekong Delta region, the local media reported, citing sources at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 

Amendments to regulations on foreign laborers unreasonable: expert

Some amendments to regulations on the management of foreign laborers in Vietnam in the draft revised Labor Law seem unreasonable, said Duong Van Thuan, a consultant at the HCMC Labor Federation’s Legal Consultancy Center.