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Quang Ngai province commemorates victims of Son My massacre

 A ceremony was held at the Son My relic site in Tinh Khe commune of Quang Ngai city, the central province of Quang Ngai, on March 16 in memory of 504 local civilians massacred by US troops 51 years ago.

Vietnam plans China railway route

 The Ministry of Transport is planning the construction of a railway route which will go through China’s Hekou County.

Nearly 52,000 foreign workers participate in social insurance in Vietnam

 Nearly 52,000 foreign workers from over 8,700 units have joined social insurance in Vietnam after just three months of compulsory social insurance collection for this group of labourers.

Two arrested for human trafficking

 Police in the border town of Mong Cai in Quang Ninh Province announced Thursday that they have arrested two local people for human trafficking. 

Bac Ninh nursery accused of feeding sick pigs to children

 Authorities in Bac Ninh Province are investigating the alleged use of meat from sick pigs at a local nursery school.

Tiny alleys define Hanoi's Old Quarter

 Tiny lanes are a common feature of Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Mui Ne property market runs red-hot

 The real estate market in Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City in the south-central province Binh Thuan has been buzzing in recent times with many tourism property and transport projects being developed.

Da Nang tightens land management to combat price hikes

 The city of Da Nang has issued a document requesting the management and supervision of real estate brokerages and land transactions be enhanced to prevent unusual price hikes caused by the spread of false information.

Marella Vania Salama wins penultimate stage of Biwase Cup

 Marella Vania Salama of the Philippines’s Eleven Corratec team won the penultimate stage of the Bình Dương International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2019 on Friday.

Brother and sister head for Asian Championships

 Siblings Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc and Nguyễn Thành Ngưng will be representing Việt Nam at the 2019 Asian Championships 20km Walk in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

Quang Ninh approves pre-feasibility study of largest undersea tunnel

 Approving the pre-feasibility study of the undersea tunnel project through Cua Luc Bay in Quang Ninh province will take the project a step closer to construction.

More foreigners buying apartments in HCM City

 More foreigners are buying apartments and investing in real estate in Vietnam, especially in HCM City, with most of them coming from mainland China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.

Suppliers eye Vietnam’s horticulture and floriculture sector

 Suppliers are looking for opportunities in the growing horticulture and floriculture sector in Vietnam.

Vietnam's population and housing census to be conducted soon

 Nguyen Bich Lam, director general of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam talks to VNA about the upcoming national population and housing census on April 1st.

HCM City to improve apartment building management

 Disputes between investors and buyers in apartment building complexes have escalated in recent years as the number of buildings in HCM City has increased, according to the city’s Department of Construction.

HCM City touts exercise for a healthier population

 From 5am to 7am every day a 70-year-old man whose nickname is Năm plays badminton with other seniors in a small yard near Tân Phú District’s Nguyễn Sơn Street.

FDI paradox: the bigger incentives FIEs get, the bigger losses they incur

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have reported losses, though they continue to enjoy attractive investment incentives. Economists say this is ‘abnormal’.

Ministry of Health issues guidance to manage synthetic drug abusers

 The Ministry of Health has issued specific guidelines on intervention to manage synthetic drugs abusers amid an increase in drug use in the country.

HCM City cracks down on petrol stations that commit fire-safety violations

 HCM City authorities are strengthening control over the trade of oil and petroleum products to ensure safety at petrol stations and gas shops that sell flammable substances.

Bank exec mulls over real estate market growth perspective in 2019

 Pham Hong Hai, CEO of HSBC Vietnam Limited, weighs over customers’ top choices in Vietnam’s real estate market in 2019 and how the bank could support homebuyers to realise their life-time housing dream.