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Vietnam's Lan Trinh wins talent award at Lady of Brilliancy Int’l 2018

Vietnamese representative Miko Lan Trinh has been given Lady of Talent Award in the grand finale of Lady of Brilliancy International 2018 held recently in China.

Ecommerce on the rise as customers go mobile

The popularity of mobile e-commerce in Vietnam has seen its strongest yearly growth with the usage of e-payment systems increasing at an estimated rate of 22% per annum.

ASIAD 2018 sees record number of athletes

ASIAD 2018 sees record number of athletes

It won’t be easy to lure foreign capital in H2: experts

Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) will no longer be the main driver to attract foreign capital to Vietnam in the second half of 2018 as it was in the first six months of the year.

Vietnam wins U23 International Football Championship

 Vietnam’s U23 team won the U23 International Championship –Vinaphone Cup 2018 which concluded at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 7. 

US initiates anti-dumping investigation into VN’s cold rolled steel

 The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the launch of an investigation into the avoidance of paying anti-dumping and anti-subsidy taxes on cold rolled steel (CRS) imported from Vietnam.   

East Sea low pressure system concerns forecasters

 A low pressure system in the East Sea has forecasters concerned due to its unpredictable development.

7,200 runners to race in Da Nang Marathon

More than 7,000 local and foreign runners from 52 countries and territories will race in the 2018 Manulife Da Nang International Marathon – one of the top marathon destinations in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam to use ComBe Five vaccine widely next month

The Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be used in a national expanded immunisation programme, replacing the Quinvaxem vaccine as of next month instead of this month as previously planned.

Universities lower test scores

Many universities have lowered their admission scores for the upcoming academic year, citing lower scores on the national high school graduation examinations this year compared to last year.

Hanoi's suburb rushes to clean up the flood-hit areas

 Over 140 households in Hanoi's Chuong My District have had their houses disinfected after 10 days submerged under flood water.

2,000 children victims of violence and abuse annually

 As many as 2,000 children have been victims to violence and abuse annually in Vietnam according to a report by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Man faces tax arrears for online huge income

 A man in the central province of Quang Nam has been asked to pay tax arrears after he was found to have earned USD727,000 from Google, however, he has not yet paid the required taxes.

Illegal occupation of forested Central Highlands land

 Lax management in the Central Highlands has led to years of illegal occupation of forested land.

Gia Lai: Postal worker suspended for throwing mail

 A postal worker at the Gia Lai Provincial Post Office has just been suspended after a clip showing him throwing mail packages out of a truck went viral.

HCM City schools face English teacher challenge

 Schools in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in recruiting English teachers as the 2018-2019 school year approaches.

Ngoc Linh ginseng gets to the root of expansion

 The Intellectual Property Agency of Viet Nam, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has expanded recognition of the Geographical Indication (GI) of Ngoc Linh for ginseng root products grown in 15 communes of Quang Nam and Kon Tum Provinces.

Dong Nai: Illegal factories inspected

 Dong Nai Province authorities have asked the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to send an inspection team to the Phuoc Tan industrial complex to examine its illegal construction of factories.

EU offers export opportunities

 Viet Nam, with strength as a tropical agricultural country, has been integrating deeply into the global economy as it can produce a variety of agricultural products with high nutritional and commercial value.

2-year-old boy suffers from worms

Doctors at the Viet Duc Hospital have found round worm that damaged the intestines, ileum and cecum of a 2-year-old boy, causing fever and pain for six months.