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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets Russian President in Moscow

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 22 during his official visit to Russia.

 

HCM City to be safer by surveillance cameras

Le Quoc Cuong, deputy director of HCM City Department of Information and Communication, talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the installed camera system to monitor the city.

Top destinations in Gia Lai

With its wild and gorgeous landscapes and untapped beauty, Gia Lai province is an ideal destination for those who want to discover the heritage of the Central Highlands.

 

Spectrum of opinion on credit moves

A recent draft circular on safety limits for banking operations, which applies a credit risk ratio three times higher than the current ratio, has created controversy among real estate consultants, developers, and buyers.

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Vietnam always welcomes Russian enterprises, says PM

 

Property gains from factories leaving China

Vietnam’s industrial real estate is ­undergoing a turnaround to cash in on the rising wave of foreign capital ­influx and factories moving out of China.

Vietnam attractive to foreign investors amid trade war

Mr. Chua Hak Bin, Senior Economist at Maybank Kim Eng, tells how Vietnam is the biggest beneficiary in investment shifts from China as trade war with US continues.

 

Vietnamese, Russian PMs hold talks in Moscow

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to enhance the two countries’ cooperation during talks in Moscow on May 22.

 

Vietnamese doctors win 2 awards at Asian conference

Vietnamese doctors won two of five awards given for Best Oral Presentation on outstanding scientific research at the 9th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2019).

Vietnam’s trade deficit hits US$1 billion by mid-May

Vietnam has sustained an accumulated trade deficit worth over US$1 billion by mid-May, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

VASEP concerned over seafood exports to China amid yuan devaluation

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has expressed concern over a decline in Vietnam’s seafood exports to China due to the sharp depreciation of the yuan.

 

Satellite clinics to be set up at grassroots-level medical stations

Hospitals from central to district levels across the country have been ordered to set up detailed plans on training and transferring professional techniques to commune-level medical stations.

A look at the unique pagodas found nationwide

With many spectacular and significant pagodas being dotted throughout the country, here are some good suggestions for worshippers to visit to mark the 2563rd anniversary of Lord Buddha’s birth.

Cai Rang Floating Market

Cai Rang Floating Market is a top tourism destination in Can Tho city, where local and foreign tourists go to learn about the colourful life on the river.

 

Steel imports from China go up

Steel imports from China surged by 7.3 per cent to nearly 2 million tons during the first four months of this year, totaling US$1.22 million in value.

 

VN banks handle $898.4 b through e-payments in Q1

VN's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth US$898.4 billion in the first quarter of the year, up 23 per cent and 17.8 per cent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

 

Lawmakers call for being prepared to deal with fallout of US-China trade war

Lawmakers urged the Government to devise plans to deal with the possible ramifications of the escalating US-Iran tensions and US-China trade war and the influx of foreign direct investment into Vietnam.

Hanoi’s online public services unaffected by Nhat Cuong Mobile raid

The software system for Hanoi’s online public services is still operational after Nhat Cuong Trading and Services Co., Ltd was charged with trading in smuggled mobile phones and other electronic devices, said a Hanoi official.

 

Teacher inspires children's enthusiasm for extra-curricular activities

Mai Xuan Mui, over 60, former Deputy Director of Da Nang city Children’s Palace, has left a strong impression among his colleagues and generations of local kids.

 

VNPT to hire in’t consultants for equitisation plan

The Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the country's largest telecom operator, will hire five consultants for its planned equitisation project.