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Vietnam’s efforts in ensuring equality spotlighted at IPU session

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has highlighted Vietnam’s achievements in tackling inequality and ensuring fairness for all at the plenary session of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 3.

Card payment compulsory soon for e-commerce businesses: Trade & Industry Ministry

 E-commerce businesses may have to accept card payments as a way to offering more options to pay when shopping online, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Mother Goddesses worship receives UNESCO’s recognition

 The worship is based on an ancient system of beliefs in the incarnation of various deities channeled through mediums and believed to provide good health and prosperity.

Amazon brings its business marketplace to Britain

 Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched its business marketplace in Britain, selling products like office supplies, power tools, cleaning materials and lab equipment targeting an online sector worth $120.44 billion a year.

Digital device distributors march toward rural areas

VietNamNet Bridge - Rural areas, which digital product retailers have ignored in the last five to seven years, have now become a major ‘battlefield’.

US$127.5m anti-drought mega project underway in Ninh Thuan

 Ninh Thuan Province authorities are rushing to complete the Tan My reservoir and weir system on the Dinh River near Phan Rang-Thap Cham City in order to deal with drought and saltwater intrusion.

Laser shined at foreign plane on landing at Noi Bai Airport

 The pilot of Swiss-based Vistajet Airline has complained that a laser beam was flashed into the cockpit while his plane was landing at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi.   

Funeral held for Vietnamese girl killed in Japan

 Nine-year-old Le Thi Nhat Linh, who was found dead in Japan, has been buried in her home province of Hung Yen on April 3.

Rise in car imports threatens local automobile production

 Viet Nam imported 19,000 cars in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 169 per cent in volume and 82 per cent in value, according to a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Modern slaves: labour trafficking in the south

At about 5pm on the last day of January, 24-year-old Nguyen Duc Hien from An Giang Province jumped off a fishing vessel as it was getting ashore near Cat Lo Port in Vung Tau City.

Can Tho plans cultural events to draw tourists

Can Tho City in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta hopes to boost tourism with a clutch of cultural and tourism events in the next three months, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In Vietnam, ’bigness’ depends on more than size

 There have been some commentaries on the 2016 Wealth Report which claim Viet Nam is the fastest growing country with a super-rich population, surpassing even India and China.

Vietnam supports domestic automakers

 A multi-sector working team will be set up to evaluate the domestic automobile market in correlation with global regulations and Vietnam’s free trade agreements.

When paying toll exacts a huge toll

 When you want to protest against high toll fees charged by a BOT project, what do you do?

Quang Ninh closes 15 shops specialising in serving Chinese tourists

All 15 shops and business centres dedicated to serving only Chinese tourists in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province were closed by the local people’s committee, according to online newspaper zing.vn.

KKR pumps second investment $250m in Masan Group

 Global investment firm KKR, through its Asian Fund II, has reached an agreement to invest US$250 million in Masan Group Corporation and its branded meat platform Masan Nutri-Science.

Hanoi to set up public parking on some streets

 Hanoi City’s 197 Steering Committee (tasked with the implementation of traffic order and safety) has asked the city People’s Committee to manage public parking zones on some qualified streets.

Vietnamese property attractive to Japanese firms

Japanese enterprises have shown increasing interest in various sectors in Vietnam, especially real estate which is enjoying trending upward, Masakazu Yamaguchi, Managing Director of the Creed Group said.

Foreign paper factory admits to pollution in Mekong Delta

 Vietnam Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has owned up responsibility for polluting the environment, affecting nearby households.

Brothers-in-law turn croppers-in-law

 Enough has been written and said about the sad practice of school and college students cheating during their examinations.