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Photos, items on Hung King worship rituals on display

 Hundreds of photos and items on Hung King worshipping rituals and over 500 antiquities from the era of the Hung Kings to the 19th century are on display at Hung Vuong Museum in Viet Tri city, the northern province of Phu Tho.

VN fencers to compete at RoK Grand Prix

 Five Vietnamese athletes will take part in the SK Telecom Fencing Grand Prix men’s and women’s sabre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from March 31-April 1.

Workers with degrees make up 21.39 percent of VN labour force

 The number of Vietnamese workers holding college and university degrees or higher accounted for 21.39 percent of the labour force in the last quarter of 2016, up 0.41 percentage point from a quarter earlier and 1.19 percentage points year on year.

HCM City honoured with Laos’ noblest order

 The Ho Chi Minh City has received the first-class Development Order of the Lao State for its contributions to Vientiane capital’s construction and development cause. 

Defence Ministry builds new office building for Cambodian army

 The Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) on March 29 held a ceremony marking the opening of the headquarters of the RCA’s Armour-Tank Command, which was built with funding by Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence.

Vietnam seeks stronger ICT links with Japan

 Vietnam is willing to coordinate with Japan in ensuring information security, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan told Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi. 

Vietnam Embassy, lawyers visit Vietnamese murder suspect in Malaysia

 Representatives of the Vietnam Embassy in Malaysia made a consular visit of Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen Kim Chol, at the Kajang prison on March 29.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/3

 Govt mobilises $184 million through G-bond auctions, Vingroup sees rise in earnings for 2016, BIDV named best retail bank in Vietnam for third straight year, Sun Life Vietnam signs up with GOFS

Vietnam wishes to bolster partnership with Switzerland: President

 President Tran Dai Quang told President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger that Vietnam always attaches great importance to reinforcing and promoting the sound relationship with Switzerland during their meeting in Hanoi on March 29.

Smart helmet wins Kawai Business Startup

VietNamNet Bridge - Savy Helmet’s Assistant, a smart helmet which allows users to make and receive calls and read messages hands-free, can alert relatives in case of emergency.

Vietnamese universities absent from international rankings

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese universities in the past have not been listed in prestigious international rankings, and this year is no exception. 

Vietnamese prefer to shop on e-Bay, Amazon, Alibaba

Cross-border e-commerce (CBE) is deleting traditional trade boundaries, and creating equal opportunities for distributors and retailers.

PM’s instruction to close natural forests ignored by illegal loggers

VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal logging continues even after the Prime Minister declared the closing of natural forests in June 2016.

Changes needed to ensure sustainable agriculture

The slow growth of the agricultural sector starting in 2015, shortcomings of small-scale production, poor quality and productivity amid fiercer global competition are threatening the sustainability of farming in Viet Nam

Social News 29/3

 Fire engulfs wood workshop, causing vast loss, HCM City helps Laos with library, museum activities, Vietnam, Morocco to exchange scientific information, Hanoi to apply national vaccination management system

HCM City, Vientiane capital realise cooperation agreements

 Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Vientiane Governor Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune have agreed to actively realise the jointly-signed cooperation agreements between the two cities.

HCM City prepares for natural disaster prevention

  The HCM City People’s Committee has asked city departments and all 24 districts to prepare for natural disasters this year by completing maps about flooding hotspots and raising public awareness about disaster risks.

Vietnam works towards ending HIV-related discrimination in clinics

 A survey has found around 70 percent of medical staff took excessive precautionary measures while offering check-ups to HIV patients for fear of infection.

Vietnam’s growth slows down to 5.1% in Q1

 Vietnam posted a gross domestic growth (GDP) rate of 5.1% in the first quarter of 2017, signalling a slowdown compared to the first-quarter rates of 6.12% in 2015 and 5.48% in 2016.

Tour bus, semi-trailer collide head-on, sparking massive fire on highway

A violent early-morning head on crash today of a tour bus carrying 30 passengers and a semi-trailer on National Highway 1A in Thanh Hoa Province, has left dozens seriously injured.