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Mekong Delta attempts to combat saltwater intrusion

Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is expected to increase between April 28 and May 6 as the volume of water flowing southward from the Mekong River will decline.

No place for cheating in education

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha speaks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about his resolve to make education a clean place for the nation’s youth and talented future citizens.

Coal-fired power plant development must come with environmental protection

Pham Trong Thuc, deputy director general of the Industrial Safety Technique and Environmental Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, talks to Công Thương newspaper on the national plan to develop coal-fired power plants.

A tropical speciality

Photos posted on social media last week showed four Western men, naked bar their shorts and shoes, lying on their bags on a highway leading to Noi Bai International Airport in the scorching heat that reached 39-40 degrees Celsius.

Free class for poor students at Long Cat Pagoda

Abbess Thich Nu Duc Thinh of Long Cat Pagoda has overcome many challenges, but still insists that her role is to create a better future for poor children.

Thach Xa bamboo dragonflies

Thach Xa commune in Hanoi’s suburban Thach That district is famous for its unique traditional craft product – the bamboo dragonfly.

 

BUSINESS NEW 28/4

Habeco expects lower profits in 2019

 

Billions of VND unspent because of slow disbursement for projects

The State Treasury has mobilized trillions of dong via bond issuance, but still cannot spend the money because of slow disbursement in state-funded projects.

Ao dai gets new look with Japanese tsumami flowers

The ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) has long been an endless source of inspiration for fashion, poetry, music and movies, and now it is inspiring Vietnamese and Japanese artists to create a new design for the long dress.

Arnaud Soulier’s talk on sound for documentary

French sound engineer Arnaud Soulier will speak at a workshop on sound in documentary production at the center for documentary, experimental films and video art DocLab in Hanoi on May 5, 9, 11 and 19.

 

Nation to mourn former President on May 3-4

The Communist Party of Vietnam has issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

 

 

Vietnamese PM values efforts to promote international connectivity at Belt and Road Forum

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc valued efforts to promote connectivity and international economic links, including the Belt and Road Initiative, in his speech delivered at the roundtable meeting of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

 

Startups benefit from enabling environment

The digital economy has been key to the development of Vietnam's startup community.

VN footwear industry amid opportunities to promote exports

Footwear industry has opportunities to expand export market as free trade agreements were signed or in the progress to be signed.

CPTPP: Will opportunities open up for Vietnam’s footwear in second half of 2019?

Vietnamese garment makers expect the CPTPP to exert positive impacts on their exports in the second half of 2019, when documents guiding the implementation of the trade agreement are to be promulgated.

 

Understanding & exploiting technology

Companies around Vietnam are beginning to adopt the technology needed to address key business challenges and utilize opportunities in the digital era.

Han River encroachment faces strong opposition from scientists

Environmentalists and scientists have expressed concern about construction projects on the Han River in Da Nang, saying that such works may affect the most livable city in Vietnam.

High productivity key for Vietnam to pursue inclusive growth

Vietnam’s manufacturing labor productivity remains around a quarter of China’s and Malaysia’s, one third of Indonesia’s and the Philippines’, a half of India’s and Thailand’s, and just around 7% of Japan’s and South Korea’s.

Akira to help Vietnam's young footballers

Viet Nam Football Federation has signed a contract with Japanese coach Ijiro Akira, who will take charge of training young female footballers.

 

Nguyen Tien Minh goes through to Asian championship semi-finals

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships for the first time in his career yesterday in Wuhan, China.