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NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 12

Luxembourg-funded project helps light up Hue city

 

 

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 12

CLV ministers discuss ways to step up drug prevention, control

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 12

RoK investors hail Long An province’s potential for smart city

 

Police smash drug production facility in Kon Tum

A large-scale meth lab has been busted in a joint operation between Vietnamese and Chinese law enforcement officers.

People to blame for shoddy transportation projects, not weather: experts

The failure of design consultants and contractors to deliver acceptable and agreed standards lead to poor transportation projects in Vietnam, experts said.

Educationists unhappy with university accreditation process

Many educationists questioned the methods used for quality accreditation and ranking of universities at a recent conference held in HCM City.

Five killed in northern torrential rain, one missing

Two days of heavy rain in north Vietnam has left five people dead, five more injured, and one person missing.

Vietnam earn bronze at Tokyo Premier League

High kicking martial artists have returned home to Vietnam with a bronze medal after a tournament in Japan.

VN Transport Ministry hires French consultants to assess Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway’s safety

The Ministry of Transport has hired French safety consultants to oversee the final stages of Hanoi's first metro project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 11

 New school year ceremony held for terminally-ill children

Cases of rare Whitmore’s disease reappear in Vietnam

Cases of Whitmore’s disease, also called melioidosis, has increased remarkably during the rainy season with a high rate of mortality, director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases Do Duy Cuong said.

VBA FINAL: Saigon Heat beat Cantho Catfish

In the first match in the series of five, Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat 78-75 in the last minutes.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 11

Forum on cooperative economy, cooperatives slated for mid-October

 

Reducing working time in compliance with modern trend: VGCL

The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has requested the drafters of the revised Labour Code maintain the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours per week to 44 hours per week.

Ministry postpones punishment

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on Monday postponed its decisions to punish workers over the national high school graduation exam scandal last year.

Vietnam enhances cooperation in UN peacekeeping with UK, Thailand

Vietnam wants to exchange experience with Thailand in organising training courses, and promote delegation exchanges on UN peacekeeping operations, a Vietnamese senior officer said on September 10.

 

Sea dyke damaged by typhoon in Ha Tinh

About 200m of sea dyke in the central province of Ha Tinh was hit by serious erosion after a recent typhoon, said Tran Van Nghia, chairman of the Thinh Loc Commune People’s Committee.

Vietnam News Headlines (September 10th)

All the Vietnam news you need to know for September 10, 2019.

Ministerial meeting issues joint statement on drug crime combat

Ministers of some Asian countries and representatives of organisations pledged to promote bilateral, regional and international cooperation in combating drug crime in a joint statement issued at a meeting in Hanoi on September 10.

 

Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka formed

More than 100 delegates representing the Vietnamese community in Fukuoka of Japan met in a meeting on September 8 to decide the establishment of the Vietnamese Association in the region.