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New committee to manage Gov’t capital

The Government has issued a resolution to form a committee for managing State capital at enterprises.

State audit finds land mismanagement worth $368.8 mil

Audits by the State have found serious mismanagement of urban land worth more than 8.3 trillion VND (368.8 million USD) at seven localities between 2013 and 2016.

Vietnamese fishermen rescue stranded American sailor

 VietNamNet Bridge – American sailor Rimas Meleshyus was rescued by Vietnamese fishermen in Da Nang on Sunday.

Government News 6/2

Deputy PM lauds southwest steering committee’s contributions, HCM City willing to maintain collaboration with Cambodian localities, Hanoi hopes to further ties with Mozambique

Da Nang, Hoi An to host Tet festivities

A month-long spring festival will be held at the coastal entertainment and hospitality complex CocoBay in Da Nang from February 12 to March 11, featuring Tet customs, folk games and traditional cuisine.

Smuggling on the rise in borderland

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than three thousand attempted smugglings worth millions of dollars in goods and counterfeit items were stopped by anti-smuggling forces in Quang Tri Province in 2017,

Tet traffic terrorises Hanoians

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians have suffered frequent traffic jams over the last week and the situation is predicted to worsen in the days near Tet (Lunar New Year).

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/2

US$249 million of further investment poured into Danang hi-tech park, 2018 rice export to hit 6m tonnes, RoK encourages partnerships with Vietnamese businesses, Fuel price hike strains businesses

Saigon Heat beat Hong Kong Eastern at ABL

 Saigon Heat beat Hong Kong Eastern 118-115 at their ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) match on home turf at the CIS Arena in HCM City on Sunday.

How big is Vietnam’s informal economic sector?

Fulbright University estimates that Vietnam’s informal economic sector makes up 25-30 percent of total GDP and has 57 percent of total number of workers.

Polish writer’s book introduced to Vietnamese readers

 The “Emperor” – the famous work by great Polish writer Ryszard Kapuscinski, has officially made its debut in Vietnam.

Chairman of Quang Nam provincial Party Committee dismissed

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided to dismiss Le Phuoc Thanh from the position of Secretary of the Quang Nam provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 tenure. 

Vietnam in quarters of futsal event

 Vietnam came from behind to beat hosts Chinese Taipei 3-1 for a berth in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship on February 5.

HCM City children complain of overload in school curriculum

Children in HCMC are suffering from an overload in school curriculum, members of the Children’s Council of HCMC said at the council’s second meeting themed “Our city” on February 4.

Malaysia to receive more skilled labourers from Vietnam

 Malaysia will consider receiving more skilled Vietnamese labourers and create favourable legal procedures for workers from the country, said Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Anifah Aman.

Mu Cang Chai blanketed in ice for third time in one month

 Mountain peaks in Nam Khat, Cao Pha, La Pan Tan and Mo De commune, Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been covered with ice for the third time within only one month.

Vietnam’s population estimated at 94.7 million in 2018

 Vietnam’s population is estimated to reach 94.7 million at the end of 2018, according to the General Office for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) under the Health Ministry. 

PVP Land trial: Trinh Xuan Thanh sentenced to life imprisonment

The Hanoi People’s Court on February 5 sentenced former Chairman of the Board of Directors of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC) Trinh Xuan Thanh to life imprisonment.

Kien Giang boasts world’s longest cable car route

 Sun Group, a prominent real estate developer in Vietnam, inaugurated a sea cable car route in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island district, with the aim of serving tourists on the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival which is several days left.

Tet in the old days enacted in Old Quarter

 This is the first time these tourists witnessed the Tet celebrations of a typical Hanoian family in the past. The dishes, ornamental trees and calligraphy, all impress them.