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Vietnamese Hungarian athlete competes in 17th FINA World Championships

 Vietnamese Hungarian athlete My Lan will compete in synchronised swimming at the 17th FINA World Championships scheduled for July 14 in Budapest, Hungary.

HCM City top national junior finswimming event

 HCM City topped the National Junior Finswimming Championships following two days of competition at the My Dinh National Sports Complex in Hanoi on Tuesday.

VN Central Bank launches new corebanking system

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) and FPT Information Systems (FPT IS) launched their corebanking, accounting, budgeting application and system integration on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

86% of firms listed on Hanoi Stock Exchange post Q1 profit growth

 Eighty-six per cent of firms listed on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) posted profits during the first quarter of this year, the northern bourse has announced.

Hanoi Stock Exchange to hold pilot trading for derivatives market

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) will organise a pilot trading session on Wednesday to test and demonstrate the trading system of the derivatives market.

Active bank cards in HCM City rise to 11m

 There were some 11 million active bank cards in HCM City until the end of June, up 3 per cent from December last year, according to a report from the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch.

Supermarkets stock more imports as retail war heats up

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign supermarkets have stepped up distribution of their products as the retail war heats up. 

Vinalines submits its value for equitisation nod

 Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has submitted its value to the Ministry of Transport for approval so that it can go ahead with equitisation.

VN growth target remains elusive

The annual growth goal of 6.7 per cent is likely to remain beyond reach despite an improved economic performance in the second half of the year, says Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research.

Ly Hoang Nam, Sun Fajing through F12 quarter-finals in China

 Ly Hoang Nam and Sun Fajing advanced to the quarter-finals of the China F12 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Shenzhen City on Monday.

Over 180,000 documents processed via one-stop-shop mechanism

 As many as 180,079 documents of 12,683 businesses were processed through the national one-stop-shop (OSS) mechanism by the end of June 2017, representing year-on-year rises of 107 percent and 70 percent, respectively.

Sudan military officers welcomed to study in Vietnam

 Vietnam is willing to offer Sudanese military officers admission to its National Military Academy, Ltd. Gen. Pham Hong Huong said on July 11.

Japan and Vietnam cooperate on health insurance

JICA, Ministry of Health and Viet Nam Social Security yesterday signed a record on the discussions of a project to improve the management of health insurance payment in Viet Nam.

PM appoints council for HCM City metro line No 5

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to establish a State Appraisal Council to appraise the first phase of HCM City’s metro line No 5 between Sai Gon Bridge in Binh Thanh District and District 8 and report to the Government.

Some hospitals in HCM City to increase fees

Public hospitals in HCM City which do not receive city funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 per cent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health. 

Health Ministry orders stricter inspections of private health clinics

 The Ministry of Health has instructed health departments nationwide to strictly inspect private health clinics to ensure they are offering safe and high quality treatment.

More management on food safety needed

 The implementation of regulations related to food advertisement has improved, but managing advertising on social networks like Facebook and YouTube has faced a number of difficulties.

Indonesia beat Vietnam Youth for semi-final berth

 The Indonesian national team secured a berth in the semi-finals of the annual VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, on July 11, in Hai Duong City.

Internationals to vie for Golden Paddle titles in HCM City

 This year’s international Golden Paddle table tennis tournament promises many surprises, according to organisers.

$100m Tien Giang General Hospital gets Govt approval

 The Government has green lighted the 1,000-bed Tien Giang General Hospital in the Mekong Delta city of My Tho.