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HCM City launches campaign against drugs

HCM City last Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness of the fight against drug use following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s instructions to authorities nation-wide to mark Action Month...

Hospitals to start mutually recognising test results

Nguyen Thi Lua, 54, a homemaker in Ha Noi, was detected with leukaemia at Saint Paul Hospital where she had registered for a check-up, funded by health insurance.

50 “hidden” dollar millionaires in Vietnam fear the public eye

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of young millionaires want to stay hidden for fear they may meet problems if they become famous. 

Social News 27/6

New Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed, PM pledges actions to build facilitating Government to voters, GCF funds project to increase Vietnam’s climate change resilience

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/6

 Site clearance solutions sought for Long Thanh airport, HCMC seeks to retain 10% of import-export tariff revenues, Vietnam, an emerging market for US beef, HCM City eyes boost to dental tourism

Tra fish firms form fund to cope with PR crisis

Twenty leading tra fish exporters in Vietnam have decided to jointly establish a market development fund to cope with the PR crisis in the EU that has negatively affected Vietnam’s tra fish sales there this year.

Affordable homes lead HCM City realty market

 The affordable home segment has made up the largest proportion of the housing market this year, according to a report of the HCMC Real Estate Association.

Binh Son Refinery's IPO set for November 7

 Vietnam’s sole oil refinery operator, Binh Son Refinery (BSR), has announced it will hold its initial public offering (IPO) on November 7, with a starting price of VND10,000 ($0.44) per share.

Pageant unveils Phu Yen’s beauty

 Phu Yen is emerging as a hot new destination for tourists in Vietnam on the back of hosting the Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 pageant.

Developers illegally proceed with Son Tra development plans

 Although the controversial tourism development plan for the Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City is still waiting for final approval from the prime minister, a vast area of forest has already been cleared and illegally posted no entry signs are apparent.

Hanoi attempts to manage app-car services like taxis

 Hanoi will manage the operation of app-based taxi service, including Uber and Grab, in a way similar to traditional taxis to guarantee a fair business environment.

Shock horror at bureaucratic excess

 Good advice is hard to come by and common tropes regurgitated as advice can often be little help, so one advisory department in the capital is firmly eschewing the credo ‘double the trouble’.

Parents spend overnight at school gate to register for grade 1

 Most people spend an all-nighter or two during their school days, but few people expect to have to pull an all-nighter on behalf of their children’s school carreer. 

You’re really going to dig this

Most burglary in Vietnam is performed with basic tools and little planning, wham, bam thank-you ma’am stuff. But a gang of thieves from the northern province of Bac Giang went above and beyond to fulfill their nefarious goals.

HCM City needs $5.6b for projects

 HCM City is seeking more than VNĐ128 trillion (US$5.63 billion) in investment between now and 2020 for socio-economic development, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Investment.

Sun Group to launch luxury resort in Ha Long this weekend

Sun Group, one of Vietnam’s largest resort estate developers, is opening its luxury resort complex Sun Premier Village Ha Long Bay at a grand ceremony held in Wyndham Legend Halong Hotel, Quang Ninh Province on July 1.

Banks circumventing rules on real estate loans

 Relevant authorities should further monitor consumer lending as real estate loans were hidden in consumer loans, experts told Viet Nam Television.

Phu Yen's dam at risk of breaking

A dam of the La Bach reservoir in central Phu Yen Province’s Song Hinh District is at risk of breaking as a large amount of water has permeated through a large area of its downstream surface.

Heat wave forecast in the north, followed by rain

 A heat wave engulfed the North on Monday, with temperatures rising by one to two degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

14th NA's third session passes 12 laws,12 resolutions

 14th NA's third session passes 12 laws,12 resolutions