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Ha Nam: man arrested for illegal transportation of 10 heroin bricks

Competent forces have arrested a 34-year-old man for illegally transporting ten bricks of heroin in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Nguyen Dynasty cannon found in Da Nang

The Da Nang Museum has received a bronze cannon dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the museum’s Director Huynh Dinh Quoc Thien said on May 24.

 

Quang Ninh, VN central bank lead 2018 administrative reform index

Quang Ninh and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have led the Public Administration Reform Index 2018 (PAR INDEX) announced by the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reformon May 24.

 

Fifth working day of National Assembly’s seventh session

The fifth working day of the 14th National Assembly’s seventh session took place in Hanoi on May 24 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 

New PPP model for universal healthcare

In anticipation of the growing importance of public-private partnership, Vietnam and partners are working on a new model to strengthen primary healthcare services as the foundation to achieve universal healthcare coverage by 2030.

 

Developing e-sports in Vietnam

In the context of the fast development of e-sports in Vietnam, Nguyen Thanh Hung, director of e-sports development at VNG, Vietnam’s first startup unicorn, shared his ideas to develop the market.

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Passenger transport in northern airports ups 10.5 percent in 4 months

 

Exploiting FTAs: milk and fabric companies seek opportunities

The doors to export markets have opened after the signing of government-to-government agreements. However, enterprises still have to overcome many challenges.

New electricity tariffs more renewable: EVN

Vo Quang Lam, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) deputy director-general, talks to the newspaper Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) on upcoming changes in setting new electricity tariffs.

Breaking the mould with Nguyen The Hung

Nguyen The Hung is a familiar name for Vietnamese contemporary fine arts lovers, thanks to his attention to detail.

Co-founder of Manzi Art Space: Joining hands to develop Vietnam’s fine art market

More than 2,000 artworks have been sold over the past five years under the ‘Art for You’ programme, which is co-organised by the Manzi Art Space and art studio Work Room Four. 

Vietnamese, Norwegian PMs co-chair press conference

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg co-chaired a press conference in Oslo on May 24 to make known the results of their talks earlier the same day.

 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Norwegian King

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with King Harald V of Norway on May 24 as part of his ongoing official visit to the European country.

 

Emergence of colourful flowers in Hanoi mark arrival of summer

The last weeks of May have seen streets throughout Hanoi become decorated with the bright purple tones of giant crape myrtles, a sea of yellow golden shower flowers, and the shining red colour of red flamboyant flower.

South Korea, a strategic partner for Vietnam's fintech development

Vietnam is seeking for opportunities to grow its fintech market from FDI, and South Korea is by far one of the most promising strategic partners to boost fintech innovation thanks to its large number of commercial banks operating in Vietnam.

 

Fewer high school graduates register for university exams

The number of 12th graders registering to attend the entrance exams to universities has decreased since 2017.

Vietnam’s producers meet difficulties as yuan weakens.

In an effort to encourage exports in the context of the trade war, the Chinese central bank PBOC has set the yuan/US dollar reference exchange rate at 6.8365 yuan per US dollar, the lowest level since January 2019.

An old problem revisited

On one hand, the Agriculture Ministry may heap praise for having responded vigorously to the threat of the red swamp crayfish as an invasive alien species which is dangerous to the country’s biodiversity and sustainable agriculture.

Yeah1 stock nosedives following YouTube partnership termination

YouTube had officially terminated its Content Hosting Agreement with the local corporation and all its multichannel network subsidiaries, the local media reported.

 

Ministries muse PPP fund

After years of consideration, Vietnam is seriously pondering the creation of a public-private partnership development fund in a long-awaited draft law, in line with the actions of several other countries.