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Legal framework for ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ products to curb trade fraud

Vietnam has recently found cases of foreign enterprises falsely labelling their products as originating in Vietnam to illegally benefit from the free trade agreements (FTAs) the country is a member of and avoid trade defence mechanisms.

Vietnam shipbuilding industry short of skilled workers

Among the sounds of hammers and steel-cutting machines, 50-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Hong, a worker of Pha Rung Shipyard Company in Hai Phong City, puts a vessel through final tests after construction has been completed.

VN employee turnover rate reached alarming high: report

The employee turnover rate has been on the rise in the last three years, reaching an alarming rate of 24 per cent this year, according to a report from the human resource consultancy Anphabe.

Japanese car sales sink in South Korea amid trade rift

Toyota says sales in South Korea have been hit by simmering tensions between Seoul and Tokyo.

Two international container terminals to be built in Hai Phong

Nearly VND7 trillion (US$300.8 million) will be invested on building two international container terminals in the northern city of Hai Phong’s Lach Huyen Port next year.

Over 2,500 cyber attacks on Vietnamese websites in Q3

More than 2,500 websites with Vietnamese domains were attacked in the third quarter, meaning Vietnam stands in 10th in terms of the largest number of cyber attacks in the world.

Hai Phong orders police probe into gangsters' land theft

Hai Phong authorities have demanded the police investigate and handle criminal gangs who allegedly destroyed houses on military land and threatened residents.

Vietnamese player to join Japan volleyball club

Japanese volleyball club Denso Airy Bees has announced that it has completed contract talks with Việt Nam spiker, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.

Ministry takes responsibilty for missing members of NA official visit to South Korea

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has taken responsibility at a press conference on October 2 for nine Vietnamese people who absconded while on an official delegation to South Korea.

Swedish woman attempts to find Vietnamese biological parents

A Swedish woman is trying to find her parents 22 years after she was adopted from the northern province of Thai Nguyen in Vietnam.

Vietnam active as WIPO chair

Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva talks about Vietnam's role as the World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly’s Chair for 2018-19.

 

Hanoi investigates alleged charity theft

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has requested departments and agencies urgently look into allegations that staff of a centre for the elderly and disabled have stolen charity goods.

NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 4

 

Striker Quyet suspended for two matches

 

POLITICAL NEWS OCTOBER 4

Cambodian Prime Minister begins official visit to Vietnam

 

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 4

HSBC Vietnam appoints new CEO

 

Fresh policies take effect from October

A series of new policies on the use of public assets to pay investors when implementing construction investment projects in the form of build-transfer contract (BT), and police conscription duration shall take effect in October, 2019.

 

PM asks Hanoi, HCMC to fix air pollution

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the governments of Hanoi and HCMC to promptly adopt effective solutions to address the worsening air pollution, the local media reported.

 

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 6

Photo exhibition shows dedication of firefighters

 

Kangaroo killings: Australian charged with driving car into 20 animals

The 19-year-old man is accused of attacking the animals with his car in a "senseless slaughter".

Hanoi miss out on AFC Cup final

Hanoi FC missed out on reaching the AFC Cup final on away goals after a heartbreaking goalless draw against North Korea's April 25 Sports Club (4.25 SC) yesterday.