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3,000 tonnes of waste to be burned to create energy in Can Tho

About 3,000 tonnes of waste, which is supposed to be buried at Co Do District’s dumping sites in Can Tho City, will be burned to produce energy on a trial basis, according to local authorities.

Phu The cake - An eternal symbol of love

Phu The cake is an eternal symbol of the love of husbands and wives in Vietnamese culture.

Last descendant making Hang Trong folk paintings

Originated in Hanoi, Hang Trong folk paintings capture the quintessence of ancient capital city aesthetic.

Ha Noi FC become AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal champion

Ha Noi FC defeated Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the second leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi yesterday to become the ASEAN champion.

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Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion

HCM City experiencing subsidence on large scale

HCM City is facing rapid land subsidence, which not only destabilizes the city infrastructure but also increases the risk of flooding, especially in the face of abrupt rainstorms, excessive rainfall and high tide levels.

 

300 construction inspectors in HCM City disciplined

Some 300 construction officials and inspectors in HCMC have been officially warned, demoted or fired for their violations in recent years, according to an announcement by the internal affairs unit of the HCMC Party Committee.

 

1,200 Vietnamese criminals flee overseas

Of the 1,200 Vietnamese people who had committed crimes -many of them serious - and fled the country as of May, Interpol has issued a red notice for 235.

Vietnam wants to have 10 tech “unicorns” in 2030

Viet Nam wants to have at least five billion-dollar tech firms (unicorns) by 2025 and 10 by 2030 as planned in its draft on national strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

 

Tropical low pressure forms in East Sea

A tropical depression has formed in the East Sea with strongest winds near its centre reaching up to 40 to 50km per hour, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 

Giant sculptural relief to be built on Binh Dinh mountain

Binh Dinh Province will build a giant sculptural relief about the mythical history of the Vietnamese people on a local mountain in Quy Nhon City.

Total cost of HCMC’s first metro line yet to be adjusted up

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, whose construction is more than half completed, is still waiting for its upward investment cost revision to be approved, leading to hiccups in funding.

 

Three officials arrested for collusion with property tycoon

Three State officials in Hanoi have been arrested in connection with violations committed by Le Thanh Than, chairman of Muong Thanh Group, who is being investigated for defrauding buyers of his housing projects.

 

Digital transformation to come under spotlight at Vietnam ICT Summit 2019

The 2019 edition of the Vietnam ICT Summit is scheduled to take place on August 8 under the theme “Digital Transformation for A Prosperous Vietnam”, the organisers have announced.

 

Vietnam hosts nearly 21,000 foreign students

There are nearly 21,000 foreign students who are attending studying programmes in Vietnam at various educational levels, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

 

Five arrested for allegedly vandalizing restaurant in HCM City

Five men were arrested for carrying out a spate of attacks on a popular restaurant called “Pho Hoa Pasteur” in District 3, HCMC – a venue known for its traditional Vietnamese dish, pho (beef noodle soup).

 

Ho Chi Minh Museum receives donated objects from Mong King family

The Ho Chi Minh Museum has just received two valuable objects donated by the family of the Mong king in the northern province of Ha Giang.

Over 11,500 drivers caught without driving licenses

Among the traffic safety violations recorded between July 15 and 29, as many as 11,597 drivers nationwide were caught driving without a license or with a fake one, according to statistics from the Traffic Police Department.

VN labor productivity witnesses high growth pace in the region

Labor productivity is a decisive factor for competitiveness of every economy and enterprise especially a developing country like Viet Nam.

 

Northern Vietnam reports highest number of death from rabies

Northern Vietnam remains the region with the highest number of death from rabies, accounting for 80 percent of the country’s mortality, deputy director of the Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan said at a meeting yesterday.