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Vietnam posts highest-ever power consumption due to hot waves

The peak power output (Pmax) hit 38,147 MW on June 21, the highest figure recorded in Vietnam so far.

Foreign capital flows through Vietnamese banks

 As capital demands of Vietnamese firms are rising sharply, local banks are increasingly cooperating with foreign financial institutions to provide offshore loans, making the business become lucrative.

Special concert to serve children with visual impairments

A concert of Vietnamese music for visually impaired children will open next week in HCM City.

Danish film festival comes to central Vietnam

Movie buffs in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang will have a great chance to travel to Denmark through a film festival from July 4 to 11.

Vietnam’s investment arm SCIC to sell state stakes in 108 firms

The Vietnamese government’s investment arm State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the list of 108 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) subject to divestment in 2019, Vietnam Finance reported.

 

Local authorities stop sea-encroaching projects, take back land

The Binh Dinh provincial authorities have decided to clear three large hotels in coastal areas to reserve the entire coast of Quy Nho Bay for the community.

 

Renovation plans proposed for old church

The Relics Preservation Institute, after examining 134-year-old Bui Chu Church in the northern province of Nam Dinh, has proposed two possible renovation plans to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Weight loss surgery carried out to help overweight people

Lately, surgeons of the Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital have performed weight loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery) to help very overweight people.

 

Towering statue of Jesus Christ in Vung Tau

Christ the King statue in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province was built by Vietnam Catholic Association in 1974 and completed it in 1993. It is a famous destination in Vung Tau city.

 

Vietnam’s local currency bond market returns to upward trend in Q1

Vietnam’s local currency (LCY) bond market reached a size of VND1,193 trillion (US$51 billion) at the end of March, up a marginal 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, a reversal from the 5% quarter-on-quarter contraction in the last quarter of 2018.

 

Norway helps Thua Thien-Hue in bomb, mine clearance

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has pledged to maintain co-ordination with the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to speed up the implementation of the 'Explosive Remnant of War Risk Reduction' project in 2018-2020.

Deep-tech startups have lower risks, less need for big money

Tuan Cao, CEO of Genetica, said starting a business in deep tech only needs simple conditions and a question good enough to solve.

 

Newcomer Bamboo Airway’s expansion stirs up Vietnam’s aviation market

That Bamboo Airways has received a green light from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport to increase its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2030 is making the competition among domestic carriers inevitably fiercer as the airlines vie for market share.

Park Joon Seok wins international paragliding event

Park Joon Seok triumphed in the Quang Ngai Open Paragliding Championship 2019, which concluded on Ly Son Island on Monday.

Ha Noi hope to enter AFC Cup zonal final for first time

Ha Noi FC are closer to their first AFC Cup’s ASEAN Zonal final than ever as they prepare to host Ceres Negros of the Philippines at Hang Day Stadium tonight.

Vietnamese fans meet football legends in HCM City

Vietnamese fans had the chance to meet five football legends at Tiger Street Football 2019, the biggest street football tournament in Southeast Asia, held in HCM City on Sunday.

Samsung withdraws from China, Vietnam emerges as next destination

Samsung repeatedly affirmed that Vietnam is its largest global strategic base not only for production but also for research and development.

 

Vietnam sees another South Korean investment wave

In the midst of the US-China trade war and the unexpected minus growth rate of the economy in Q1 2019, South Korean chaebols are looking for growth by penetrating emerging markets.

Vietnam sentences American man to 12 years in jail for state overthrowing charges

Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen, 55, pleaded guilty in a half-day trial held in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.

 

Swine fever hits another southern province

African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks have been detected in Suoi Rao Commune and Phuoc Hung Ward in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, making the southern province the 59th locality to be affected by the disease.