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Vietnam attracts less FDI in first half of the year

Foreign investors registered to pour US$1.73 billion into Viet Nam in June, bringing the total amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) committed to the country in the first six months of the year to $18.47 billion, down 9.2 per cent year on year.

Starting business in the digital technology era

Today, technology can almost meet all needs of human life, opening up many opportunities for startups in artificial intelligence. To get hold of its benefits, enterprises need to arm themselves with knowledge to embrace the future.

Supervision of inspectors must be increased to avoid bribery

Vu Quoc Hung, former deputy head of the Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee, talks to Khoa Học & Đời Sống (Science and Life) newspaper about the construction inspectors recently accused of taking bribes

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Deputy PM urged ministries and localities to fight against IUU fishing

Publisher fights textbook shortage

Le Hoang Hai, deputy general director of Viet Nam Education Publishing House, talks with Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper about the printing and distribution plan for textbooks ahead of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Vietnam spends billions on auto spare part imports

Vietnam has continued spending billions of US dollars on importing auto spare parts as the local car industry failed to achieve it's localisation targets.

Rice exports face tough time amid huge global supply

With an abundant global supply and high inventory in major exporting countries, Vietnam is expected to struggle to secure exports of rice in the second half of the year, speakers said at a conference held in HCM City on Monday.

 

Land transfer problem hinders HCM City public toilet project

The construction of 500 public toilets in HCM City is facing slow progress due to land transfer problems.

Russian automaker KamAZ to operate in Viet Nam next year

Russian automaker KamAZ plans to re-open its automobile assembly factory in Viet Nam by 2020, said CEO Serge Kogogin with Russia's news agency Sputnik on Sunday.

 

E-wallets’ latest converts: HCM City street vendors

From morning to early afternoon Nguyen Van Chiem in HCM City’s District 1 is bustling with food vendors selling breakfast and lunch and customers coming to eat.

 

African swine fever breaks out in 60 provinces, cities

Outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) were reported in 60 provinces and cities across the country as of June 24, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Animal Health.

 

Flash floods swept through northern mountainous region

Flash floods collapsed the only suspension bridge spanning Ban Ho stream connecting Sa Pa and neighbouring communes in Lao Cai province. The floods also caused serious damages in Lai Chau province.

 

Foreign capital flows through Vietnamese banks

 As capital demands of Vietnamese firms are rising sharply, local banks are increasingly cooperating with foreign financial institutions to provide offshore loans, making the business become lucrative.

Special concert to serve children with visual impairments

A concert of Vietnamese music for visually impaired children will open next week in HCM City.

Danish film festival comes to central Vietnam

Movie buffs in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang will have a great chance to travel to Denmark through a film festival from July 4 to 11.

Vietnam’s investment arm SCIC to sell state stakes in 108 firms

The Vietnamese government’s investment arm State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the list of 108 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) subject to divestment in 2019, Vietnam Finance reported.

 

Renovation plans proposed for old church

The Relics Preservation Institute, after examining 134-year-old Bui Chu Church in the northern province of Nam Dinh, has proposed two possible renovation plans to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Weight loss surgery carried out to help overweight people

Lately, surgeons of the Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital have performed weight loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery) to help very overweight people.

 

Newcomer Bamboo Airway’s expansion stirs up Vietnam’s aviation market

That Bamboo Airways has received a green light from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport to increase its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2030 is making the competition among domestic carriers inevitably fiercer as the airlines vie for market share.

Park Joon Seok wins international paragliding event

Park Joon Seok triumphed in the Quang Ngai Open Paragliding Championship 2019, which concluded on Ly Son Island on Monday.