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Vietnam proposes enhancing dialogue at MSEAP 4

Vice Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong has affirmed the role of multilateral co-operation in the region and the world in the context of rapid and complex global developments.

Former CEO of VN Pharma pleads guilty

The former general director of Viet Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company (VN Pharma), the mastermind behind the import of fake medicine for cancer treatment, yesterday pleaded guilty at the second-instance trial

Doctors at HCM City's Thong Nhat ospital remove 2.4kg tumour

Doctors at Thong Nhat Hospital in HCM City have removed a retroperitoneal tumour weighing 2.4kg protruding from the abdomen of a 40-year-old man from Tan Binh District.

ASEAN trade mechanism needed to support firms overcome disputes

A mechanism indicating fair, transparent and objective rules for ASEAN economies and their enterprises is needed to resolve trade issues when products are exported between markets.

Forest fire haze causes breathing problems to over 900,000 Indonesians

The number of Indonesians suffering respiratory problems or ISPA caused by smoke from forest and peatland fires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra in the past few months has reached over 919,000.

ASEAN pledges to join global efforts in coping with climate change

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, as Chair of ASEAN in 2019, has reiterated the commitment of the grouping to partnering with the international community to cope with climate change.

Thailand, European Union to resume FTA talks

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has said it is ready to revise long-delayed FTA negotiations with the EU and has scheduled public hearings nationwide before proceeding with proposals of the talks for cabinet approval by November.

China and the decade-long lie about the East Sea story

China has played a new trick with the "new map of the People's Republic of China", saying that the map was first published in 1951 and has just been "discovered”. The country constantly acts contrary to international laws in the East Sea.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 25

Vietnamese pianists win Putra International Piano Competition 2019 awards

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 25

Vietnam’s top 50 brands in 2019 announced

The last iron forger keeps the furnace’s flame burning on Hanoi’s old street

In the memories of many Hanoians’ generation, Lo Ren street in Hoan Kiem District houses many forging furnaces.

Change overdue in port infrastructure

Vietnam needs to address the shortcomings in its port infrastructure to fully benefit from its economic development.

DNA tests for buffaloes

DNA testing might be common on English TV programmes like The Jeremy Kyle Show, but in Vietnam, it seems its livestock queuing up to find out if the baby is theirs.

HCM City still suffers from polluting canals

There are about 20,000 households living along HCM City's canals and channels. The wastewater is discharged directly into the environment and causes severe pollution in Vietnam’s most populous city.

 

GPS tracking launched to monitor wild elephants in Dak Lak

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam, in co-operation with Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre, plans to launch a GPS supervision project on wild elephant herds found in the province.

Co Tien Sa, one of Vietnam’s most beautiful lighthouses

Lying dormant on the Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang city, Co Tien Sa lighthouse is considered as one of the best places for visitors to admire panoramic views of the city from above.

Dutch scientists say Mekong Delta 0.8 meters above sea water level

A new study by Dutch scientists has found that the Mekong Delta is just 0.8 meters above sea water level, which means that 12 million people will have to evacuate in the next 50 years.

HCM City plans $60.86-million museum project

HCM City has planned the construction of a new VND1.4 trillion ($60.86 million) museum.

 

Samsung, OPPO & Xiaomi led smartphone market in Q2

Xiaomi takes over third place from Huawei in second quarter as top 2 remain unchanged.

 

French artists to perform 'Tale of Kieu'

Vietnamese epic The Tale of Kieu will be performed by French artists for the first time in Hanoi tomorrow.