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Doctors remove 3.5kg ovarian cyst from 14-year-old girl in Dong Nai

Doctors from the Children's Hospital in the southern province of Dong Nai have removed a benign ovarian cyst weighing 3.5 kilogrammes from a 14-year-old girl.

Hanoi to build digital traffic map for drivers as congestion worsens

Hanoi is planning to build a real-time digital traffic map system similar to Google Maps within the year, according to the city’s transport department.

Nha Trang starts mangrove restoration project

The authorities in Nha Trang are trying to restore the mangrove forests which have been largely destroyed by local people.

Fishermen buries two-tonne whale washed up on Khanh Hoa beach

A dead whale weighing 2.5 tonnes was found on a beach in Van Huong Commune in Van Ninh District in the coastal central province of Khanh Hoa on Thursday, Thanh Niên (Young people) newspaper has reported.

FDI capital is not coming from the 'best' firms

The best factories and companies from the US and Japan do not move to Vietnam, but to Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Vietnamese football upbeat for chance to join 2023 Women's World Cup

The world’s football governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the women's World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32, starting from the 2023 tournament. 

Most labour strikes occur at FDI enterprises: report

More than 80 percent of strikes in the first half of the year occurred at foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.

 

Vietnamese billionaire among world’s 200 richest people

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has for the first time moved up to the top 200 of the Forbes’ rich list as of July 31.

 

Industry Ministry to submit new solar power price scenarios in September

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will submit to the Government new scenarios for solar power prices in two regions on September 15.

 

Educators propose only 30 percent of students to take high school finals

Believing that it is too costly and unnecessary to organize a national high-school final exam for all students, some educators have proposed holding the exam for 30 percent of the worst-performing students.

Unique fishing in Vung Tau

Walking on beaches in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, visitors will see local fishermen stay in stilt houses to catch fish using an original method which has existed for decades.

Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on August 1.

Vietnam’s top 10 most valuable brands in 2019

Food and beverage industry and telecommunications continued to dominate the list of Vietnam’s top 10 most valuable brands in 2019 with the most representatives.

Swimmers, finswimmers to compete at national tournament

The National Swimming and Finswimming Clubs Championship will be held on August 5-9 at the Thanh Hoa Province’s Sun Sport Complex.

Vietnam highlights significance of ASEAN – US ties

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh shared ASEAN member states’ stance on the significance of the ASEAN – US strategic partnership at the ASEAN – US Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on August 1.

Former policemen prosecuted for stealing 11kg of drugs

Two former policemen from Son La Province Police have been prosecuted for stealing 11kg of drugs, Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

Vietnam attends 12th LMI Ministerial Meeting in Thailand

The 12th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1, on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52).

Health sector asked to minimise plastic waste

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has signed an instruction asking organisations in the health sector to strictly minimise plastic waste.

 

Related parties in Chinese-led gambling ring to be investigated

Chief of Office of the Ministry of Public Security Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang answered reporters’ queries about the raid on a major gambling ring led by Chinese nationals in Hai Phong during the government’s press conference on August 1.

 

Airports in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh closed due to storm Wipha

The Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong and Van Don airport in Quang Ninh will be temporarily closed from 12:00 on August 2 to 12:00 on August 3 due to the approaching storm Wipha.