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Land subsidence a big threat as Mekong Delta sucks out groundwater

Land subsidence is worsening in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, and experts told a seminar in Can Tho City that over-exploitation of groundwater is one of the factors causing it.

VN Communist Party members asked to ponder East Sea situation

The analysis must be predictable about the global and regional situation and impact on the country.

HCM City busts $130 million online gambling operation

HCM City police have smashed a multi-million dollar illegal sports gambling ring.

GM Liem, Son checkmate in England’s Grand Swiss Tournament

Grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngọc Truong Son are competing at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament in the Isle of Man, England.

Vietnam attempts to reduce marine accidents

Vietnam is attempting to reduce marine accidents and better ensure marine safety to develop the maritime economy.

Never too old to do good deeds

At the age of 87, People’s Artist Le Thu is not that interested in growing old peacefully, she's more concerned about staying healthy so she can help other people.

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 11

Vietnam’s mid-cap stocks become more attractive to investors: Dragon Capital

 

Finding a place in international markets

Dr Tran Cong Thang, director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Countryside Today newspaper about Vietnam's efforts to promote local products in international markets.

Firms ask Hanoi to further cut procedures

Enterprises with key industrial products asked Ha Noi to further cut the administration procedures and set up an official legal consultancy when they met local Department of Industry and Trade on Wednesday.

 

HCM City: Former director involved in golden land lot prosecuted

The Ministry of Public Security has started legal proceedings against Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, former director of HCM City’s State-run House Trade Management Ltd Company, for violations related to a land lot project in the city’s downtown districts.

Vinh Phuc to revoke illegal land of Buddhist monk

The authorities of Tam Dao District, Vinh Phuc Province has decided to revoke the land which has been used illegally by Thich Thanh Toan, a Buddhist monk who reportedly requested sexual favours from a female journalist.

HCM City rivers polluted, warns environment department

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has warned about pollution in the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers and said the city water supply utilities should ensure the water it supplies residents is safe.

Chinese demand drives up Vietnam's pig prices

The strong demand in China for pigs, due to its year-long struggle against African swine fever, has caused local pig prices to surge over the past week. However, the local market is also facing a pig undersupply.

Vietnam stands out as ASEAN trade growth success story: StanChart

Trade readiness improvements and economic dynamism are driving Vietnam’s trade growth potential.

 

Vietnam runs trade deficit of nearly US$28 billion with China

Vietnam’s trade deficit with China has been increasingly widening, exceeding US$27 billion during the first nine months of the year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 

Binh Dinh refuses to dump waste mud into local sea

The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) and authorities of central Binh Dinh Province have agreed to not to dump 300,000cu.m of waste mud into the sea and instead use it for another project.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 10

Mother sentenced to death for transporting heroin

 

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 10

Vietnamese retailers strive to gain strong foothold in domestic market

 

Education on foreign radars

Education has been absorbing larger volumes of investment capital from international investors and private equity funds.

Rule of law: Solution for peace in the East Sea

China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei all approved the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS). This Convention prohibits the use of and threat of using force in the settlement of disputes at sea.