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Death toll from Bangladesh landslides rises to 94 after heavy rain

 At least 94 people were killed in Bangladesh on Tuesday when landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes, 

Criminal proceedings launched against illegal arrest of people in Hanoi

 Hanoi investigation police have launched criminal proceedings against the illegal arrest of people in Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc. 

Vietnam seeks to improve early childhood education

 The recent international conference in Hanoi was told Vietnam is strongly committed to education development. 

Uber director David Bonderman resigns from board following comment about women

 Uber Technologies Inc director David Bonderman said on Tuesday that he has resigned from the company's board following a remark he made during an Uber staff meeting that was widely seen as offensive to women.

Vietnam among top six most attractive retail markets

 The global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney said he reason why Vietnam is in the Top 6 is that its investment laws are open and promote its attraction among foreign retailers.

U.S. plans threaten to undermine global bank reforms

 U.S. plans to delay globally-agreed reforms to make banks safer after the financial crisis will throw a system of international regulatory cooperation into confusion,

Freight train route links Vietnam with southwest China

A cargo train heading for Vietnam left Kunming, the capital of the Chinese southwestern province of Yunnan, on June 13, an opening of a new route between the two countries. 

Higher land ceilings policy should ensure farmers’ rights

Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the policy on the expansion of agricultural land limit and accumulation.

Waste classification or waste of time?

Residents of Viet Nam’s big cities have been separating their garbage for recycling for years, in both their houses and public areas. Children have been taught the difference between recycled and non-recycled waste.

VN is committed to enforcing robust IP legal standards: gov’t

Le Ngoc Lam, deputy director of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam, speaks to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about challenges Viet Nam faces in turning law into reality

Imports with outdated technologies from China flood market

The import of machines, equipment and spare parts from China in the first four months of the year increased by 40 percent over the same period last year. Of this, machine imports increased by 31 percent, or $803 million, reaching $3.4 billion.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/6

 Hue to spend $52m on agriculture, Unprofitable animal farming hurts agricultural production in Dong Nai, Firms promote pork demand, farmers struggle, Thua Thien-Hue’s fishing output surges after maritime environment incident

Vietnam vows to revive biofuel plan

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s decision to stop the use of RON 92 petrol is expected to revive a series of ethanol plants which have been bogged down in problems.

Korean business investment continues to soar

With $4.432 billion of export turnover to South Korea and $9.942 billion of import turnover from Korea in the first four months of the year, the country has become the biggest partner with which Vietnam has a trade deficit.

Are Vietnamese students too "excellent"?

Prof Van Nhu Cuong, a renowned educator, finds it surprising that thousands of primary school graduates got a perfect 10/10 score from the year-end Vietnamese language and math exams. 

Saving Hue’s architectural legacy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue is conducting repairs on a residency belonging to a former princess, using local government funds. The home is not listed alongside protected imperial buildings,

We need effective measures for the North-South expressway

Do Van Sinh, a permanent member of the NA Committee for Economic Affairs, speaks to online newspaper VietnamNet about the importance of finding workable measures to construct the future North-South expressway.

Social News 13/6

Dak Lak’s policy bank changes life of poor ethnics, Da Nang increases transformer station’s capacity for APEC, Dak Nong works to prevent drowning among children, Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated in Lenin’s birthplace

Google apps payable by MobiFone

 One of Vietnam’s leading mobile operators, MobiFone, has partnered with Google to allow subscribers to purchase apps in the Google Play Store and pay via their mobile phone.

Passenger vehicles seeing rapid growth

 The country’s increasing population and rising middle class with disposable income have fueled demand for passenger vehicles as consumers begin to move away from a traditional reliance on two-wheeled transportation.