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Chinese firm wants to build golf course in Danang

 A Chinese company have expressed an interest to develop a golf course project in the central city of Danang.

Vietnam youth tap into blogging, vlogging trend

 Blogging has become a passion with Vietnam’s youth and has brought them a wide variety of job opportunities.

Dog child attacks highlight lack of training

 Hospitals have warned about an increasing number of children attacked by pet dogs, citing poor treatment of the animals as the main problems.

Uy advances to U14 class final match

 No 1 seed Vo Quoc Uy booked a berth in the final of the International Tennis Federation Asia U14&U Development Championship, Division 2, after an easy win on Friday morning in HCM City.

Museum hosts cosmetics exhibition, fair

 The Vietnamese Women’s Museum is hosting an exhibition and fair introducing Korean cosmetics with the theme ’Beauty Convergence’ from today until January 15.

A tender memoir evoking interest in history

 Vietnamese-French writer Bui Thi Hong Van (pen name Nuage Rose) revived memories of wartime and evoked interest in Viet Nam’s history among young people with her book, Trois Nuage au Pays des Nenuphars.

Reformed opera attracts the young

 A drama project featuring the traditional music genre of the southern region, cải lương (reformed opera), by veteran and young artists in HCM City has attracted young audiences back to the theatre.

HCM City tops state budget revenue target

 Total state budget revenue in HCM City reached VND347.98 trillion (US$15.32 billion) in 2017, slightly more than the year’s target, and up 13.5 per cent compared to 2016, according to the city’s State Treasury.

Experts see stable prices in 2018

 Economic experts forecast prices would be stable in 2018 and might even see a slight decrease, with inflation under control.

Companies upbeat on 2017 earnings

 Last year was favorable for hydropower companies as demand for electricity grew faster than power capacity. This was enhanced by early rainfall which helped increase production.

New machines revive mat weaving village

 There was a time people in Phu Tan Village, in central Phu Yen Province, thought sedge mat weaving, the region’s traditional craft, was going to die out. The old production method was labour intensive and inefficient.

Better meals make better workers

 The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has helped improve the quality of meals for workers as it makes the issue part of the collective bargaining between employers and employees.

Now is the season of deadly booze

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hanoi citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

Da Nang hi-tech park offers many sweet deals

 State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Da Nang Hi-Tech Park in a new decision.

Father charged over child poisonings

 A father who allegedly poisoned his three children before attempting suicide is expected to be charged, Hau Giang Province police said on Thursday. The children all recovered later in hospital.

Mekong dried-fish villages prepare for Tet

 Dried-fish processing villages in the Mekong Delta are busy making fried fish to meet demand for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday which falls on February 16 this year.  

Foreign giants eye petrol distribution market share

Foreign petrol distributors have set foot in the Vietnamese market, but they will have to confront Petrolimex, the giant which holds 50 percent of market share, and other rivals. 

Bad debt ratio at 2.3 percent by end of 2017

 Non-performing loans (NPLs) of credit institutions were controlled effectively in 2017, helping the NPL ratio of the entire banking system reduce to 2.3 percent from 2.46 percent in late 2016.

Five Vietnamese female scientists win L'Oreal-UNESCO awards

 Five Vietnamese female scientists were granted the 2017 L'Oreal-UNESCO awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 12.

Indonesia to import rice from Vietnam to curb price hikes

 Indonesia will import 500,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam and Thailand to contain rice price hikes and declining supply in the local market, said Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita.