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Police under investigation after suspect dies in custody

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy has decided to prosecute a case relating to the death of a drug trafficking suspect who died in police custody.

1.4 tonnes of suspected ivory seized in Bac Lieu

 Police in southern province of Bac Lieu are investigating an incident relating to the smuggling of 1.4 tonnes of suspected ivory.

Antibiotic overuse worsens digestive diseases: experts

The over-prescription of antibiotics caused a common gastrointestinal bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance, experts said at a conference on digestion held by Bach Mai Hospital and the Japanese Nagoya University

Ban on English names in class sparks debates

Vietnamese students with English names are not rare in English classes in Viet Nam, especially in those taught by native English speakers. But HCM City’s Education and Training Department does not approve: 

Politburo consent may be required for forced bank transfers

 Lawmakers on September 18 proposed adding a provision to the draft amended law on credit institutions in which the Politburo’s prior consent must be sought for forced transfers of commercial banks.

Early Mid-Autumn colors at District 5’s lantern street

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is still half a month from now, thousands of local and foreign tourists are rushing to the lantern quarter on Luong Nhu Hoc and Phu Dinh streets in HCMC’s District 5.  

HCM City mulls downtown congestion charge in 2020

 The government of HCMC is weighing charging a downtown congestion fee on automobiles from 2020.

ASEAN Para Games: Vietnam wins five more golds

 The Vietnamese team won five more gold in the morning of September 20, raising the total gold medals to 23 at the ongoing 9th ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia.

AIMAG 2017: Vietnam secures two more golds

 Vietnam won two more gold medals at the ongoing fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 2017) in Turkmenistan on September 19.

Northern region aims to become national economic hub

 Northern region aims to become national economic hub

Vietnam Junior Fashion Week to be held in HCM City

 The 4th Vietnam Junior Fashion Week featuring every category of children's clothing will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 13-15.

Photo exhibition calls for protecting endangered doucs in Da Nang

A photo exhibition raising people’s awareness of protecting Red-shanked douc langur on Son Tra Peninsula in the central Vietnamese city of Danang opened at Ly Thuong Kiet Secondary High School in Hai Chau District on September 18.

Central provinces estimate damages after storm Doksuri

 The central province of Ha Tinh September 19 reported the damages of deadly storm Doksuri with the estimates of VND6 trillion ($264 million), the 10th storm arising in the East Sea this year, made landfall on the province.

Community-based tourism village festival to be held in Hoa Binh

 A festival of community-based tourism villages of the North-western provinces is scheduled to be held in Mai Chau district, in the mountainous northern province of Hoa Binh, from September 29 to October 1.

Vietnam among countries with high number of FTAs: expert

Vietnam has joined or completed negotiations for 11 free trade agreements (FTAs), bilateral and multilateral, not including the TPP, according to former Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen.

Vietnam jumps five places in Global Services Location Index

A.T. Kearney has released its 2017 Global Services Location Index, a study that analyzes and tracks the contours of the offshoring landscape in 55 countries across three major categories.

Quiet energy revolution underway in Japan as dozens of towns go off the grid

 A northern Japanese city’s efforts to rebuild its electric power system after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami mark a quiet shift away from the country’s old utility model toward self-reliant, local generation and transmission.

Tasks ahead for higher global value chain integration

 In order to join the global value chain (GVC), Vietnam needs to expand production scale as well as improve labour capacity, product quality, and administrative capabilities.

Ministry draft proposes maximum incentives in three special EZs

The Ministry of Planning and Investment's draft law on developing special economic zones will provide EZ investors with major incentives, and in particular, investors of innovative startup projects will receive the most benefits.

Vietnamese shipping companies running massive losses

 Vietnam's state-owned shipping group Vinalines and Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) are running massive looses.