VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appointed two Foreign Deputy Ministers, Mr. Nguyen Ba Hung and Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung.

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VietNamNet Bridge - The departure of the former owners of Big C and Metro Cash & Carry supermarkets is expected to intensify competition in the retail field.

Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has dropped seven places from world No 862 to No 869 in the latest ATP rankings.

 International Master Tran Tuan Minh dropped three positions to 27th out of 80 players at the ongoing World Junior (U-20) Chess Championship in India.

Only three of the billion dollar projects that Vietnam licensed in 2008, the peak of the country in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, have been implemented to some degree to date. 

Tourists from all walks of life tick Hoang A Tuong Palace as the integral part of their trips to Bac Ha District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as the attraction of the old mansion lies not only in its architecture

 An annual event to celebrate the freedom to love and freedom of expression regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity will be held from Friday to Sunday.

 Cervical cancer is currently a burden around the world, but especially in Asia where most mortalities from this type of cancer are recorded, heard a symposium in Hanoi on August 17. 

 The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s Anti-Dumping Commission has officially launched an investigation into the alleged dumping and subsidisation of aluminium extrusions imported from Malaysia and Vietnam. 

 Many people in Danang City have complained that beaches are being blocked from public access by abandoned or stagnant projects.

 Participants at an international workshop in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, once again underscored the necessity of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. 

 Over a million Vietnamese of working age were unemployed in the second quarter of this year, up 16,400 people against the previous quarter, heard a workshop in Hanoi on August 17. 

 The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) hopes to increase cooperation and experience exchanges with the Vietnam Air Force, a Malaysian official has said.

The shared and consistent goal of international integration and external defence relations is to safeguard the country’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, stated Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong at the Government’s headquarters in Hanoi on August 17, noting that Vietnam has consistently given the greatest import to its relations with China. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he hopes China’s Hong Kong will establish friendly cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities and promote affiliation in investment and trade.

 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) forum opened in Hanoi on August 17 to mark the 36th founding anniversary of the community.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underscored the importance of personnel work during a teleconference in Hanoi on August 17 reviewing State administrative reform for 2011-2015. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate firms’ shares have become more attractive to investors as the property market recovery is expected to reap big profits.