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Quang Binh forest rangers quit due to low wages

Many forest rangers in the central province of Quang Binh Province have left the job due to low salaries and stressful work.

 

High reservoir water levels pose risks

The water level of around 1,800 reservoirs in the northern and northern central region is posing flooding risks for many localities during the rainy season.

 

Lao Cai’s police arrest two men with 3.5kg of heroin

Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai on August 6 arrested two men for smuggling ten bricks of heroin (about 3.5 kg).

 

VN Trade Ministry delays anti-dumping probe on steel imports from China

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has extended the time to decide the launch of an anti-dumping investigation on cold-rolled carbon steel coils and sheets imported from China by another 30 days.

 

Vietnamese student wins prize at Japan’s high school arts festival

Nhi’s painting, titled “Night sea”, will represent Vietnam at the 20th International High School Arts Festival show which is taking place from August 7-18 at the National Art Centre in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Two men to be prosecuted related to Phan Van Anh Vu case

The Investigation Police Agency has asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy to prosecute two suspects for “swindling to appropriate assets” in the high-profile case concerning Phan Van Anh Vu (also known as Vu Nhom).

Thai Son Nam beat AGMK in AFC Futsal Club Championship

Vietnamese representative Thai Son Nam came from behind on Wednesday to defeat Uzbekistan’s AGMK 4-1 in Group B of the 2019 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Thailand.

 

HCM City installs cameras at six driving testing centers to avoid scams

The HCMC Department of Transport has installed cameras at six driving training and testing centers in the city on a pilot basis to improve training quality, monitor driving tests and deter scams in tests for driving licenses.

 

Vietnamese dance crew becomes champion of ASEAN dance competition

LYRICIST of Vietnam has bested 14 excellent dance crews from ASEAN countries including Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand to be crowned the champion of the Super 24 2019 ASEAN Open Championship.

 

VN firms reluctant to share information on cyber attacks

After facing cyber attacks, many businesses tend to conceal the fact and do not share technical information on the incident, even though cyber assaults may carry lessons for other firms hoping to avoid similar problems.

 

HCM City offers round-trip tickets to Japanese tourist overcharged for cyclo trip

The HCM City Department of Tourism yesterday met with family members of Mr. Oki Toshiyuki, an 83-year-old Japanese tourist who was overcharged VND2.9 million (US$125) for a five-minute trip by a cyclo driver.

 

Summer days of children in countryside

Instead of choosing gifted classes or swimming courses and travelling with their families in summer holidays, lots of poor children in the countryside help their parents do housework or do parttime jobs to earn money.

 

Scale of FDI project capital falls

The average size of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam has sharply dropped amid a decline in investment flows.

11-year-old victim at centre of pagoda sexual and physical abuse accusations

Police in Binh Thuan Province are investigating accusations that an 11-year-old boy was brutally beaten while attending a meditation course at a local pagoda.

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island submerged

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang have been flooded following torrential rains and high sea levels over recent days.

Vietnam will perform well as ASEAN Chair 2020: ASEAN Secretary General

ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi has welcomed Vietnam to hold the Chair of ASEAN in 2020, noting that the country has made big steps forward and become one of the key economies in the grouping.

Upcoming Events in Hanoi & HCM City

Russian films to be screened for free

 

BUSINESS NEWS 9/8

UPS: Vietnam second-fastest growing online retail sector regionally

 

Bat Trang in the spotlight of Hanoi craft village tourism

Besides Van Phuc silk village, Bat Trang pottery village in Gia Lam, Hanoi has been designated to become one of signature destinations of the capital city’s trade village tourism development plan.

Fintech putting pressure on banks

Mr. Marc Djandji, Entrepreneur in Residence at VIISA's Fintech Lab, tells about the mark fintech is making in Vietnam.