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Nine medal haul for Vietnamese athletes at Asian Weightlifting Championships

Vietnam’s athletes won a total of nine medals at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships which concluded in China on April 28. Their achievement included three golds, two silvers, and four bronze medals.

 

Big drug batches seized in Vietnam and risk of smuggling hub

Vietnam is in the drug path from the Golden Triangle, which is now the world`s largest methamphetamine production hub.

Two Australian naval ships to call at Cam Ranh port May 7-10

HMAS Canberra is a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, the largest ship ever constructed for the Royal Australian Navy.

Vietnam’s three largest cities to host European Literature Days 2019

Readers can join over 50 activities which include book presentations, readings, workshops, exhibitions, films, among others.

Vietnamese cuisine attracts ASEAN friends in Malaysia

Vietnamese dishes were served to people from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members during an event held in Malaysia on April 29.

 

Vietnam's four-month CPI lowest in three years

Vietnam recorded a year-on-year rise of 2.71 percent in the consumer price index (CPI) between January and April of 2019, a three-year low in the period.

 

Internet-based gambling organizers face legal proceedings

The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security on April 28 commenced legal proceedings against 24 people for organising gambling activities and gambling online through the website Fxx88.com.

 

Carer in Long An province suspended over alleged child abuse

A carer in Long An Province has been suspended after being found hitting a child while feeding him.

 

VN General Statistics Office reports record retail sales

Retail sales and services revenues in the first four months of this year reached VND1.58 quadrillion ($68bn), an increase of 11.9% compared to the same period last year.

 

Nguyen Tien Minh wins Asian badminton bronze

Nguyen Tien Minh won his and Vietnam's first ever Badminton Asian Championship’s bronze on Sunday in Wuhan, China.

 

Low-cost housing projects in VN face big losses

Investors in low-cost housing projects in some southern localities are complaining about big losses due to unfair regulations.

 

Thua Thien-Hue hosts ao dai festival

A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress) took place in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.

 

Bear conservation centre in Ninh Binh saves bile bears

Seventeen bears – which used to be kept in captivity and illegally traded to harvest their bile - are living in a bear conservation centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 

Off-road race begins in Ha Giang’s Dong Van Karst

The first off-road motor race for both motorbikes and cars opened in the UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Global Geopark of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on April 29.

 

Thanh Hoa province launches bronze drum casting contest

A bronze drum casting contest using traditional crafting methods was launched in Yen Dinh district on April 29 in celebration of the 990th founding anniversary of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa (1029-2019).

 

VN automated customs management system to be fully deployed

The deployment of the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management (VASSCM) will be completed in 2019, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

Vietnam's biggest solar power complexes connected to grid

Solar power has been categorized one of the main sources to fuel Vietnam`s economy in the future.

Vietnam plans to increase retirement age amid rapid aging

According to the draft of the revised Labor Code, the retirement age will be raised to 62 for males and 60 for females.

Vietnam joins multinational maritime drills from April 29

Participating in the ADMM-Plus maritime drills is a token of what Vietnam does to defend its sovereignty.

Vietnam’s securities companies begin playing new game

A number of securities companies now are earning big money from corporate bonds.