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Da Nang beach faces serious erosion

 Sao Bien Beach in the central city of Danang’s Ngu Hanh Son District faces serious erosion. 

North-South railway to get US$50bil capital injection

 The total investment in the railway route is estimated at more than US$50 billion, said the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on January 18.

Hundreds of Nghe An women illegally migrate to seek new life

 Up to nearly 300 women in the central province of Nghe An’s Tuong Duong District have left their home to look for work, hoping to have a better new life, with more than half of them coming to China.

Vietnamese, Cambodian to enjoy easy cross-border travel during Tet

 The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will create favourable conditions for citizens of Vietnam and Cambodia to cross the border for visits during the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival.

International media praises Vietnam’s victory at AFC U23 tournament

 International sport news agencies have called Vietnam’s win in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship’s semi-final against former champion Iraq a historic victory.

IT helps reduce time, cost for insurance sector

 Previously, it took both insurance officials lots of time to look for insurance information as most of the documents are in paper. However, modern technology has helped save time for the work and control wrong-doings in the sector.

VN’s resort property market gains popularity among wealthy

 As Viet Nam’s tourism thrives, the resort property market has begun to attract high net worth individuals.

TPBank share auction due next month postponed

 The auction of more than 5.5 million TPBank shares, owned by Mobifone, due on February 7 will be postponed, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) announced.

VAMC targets VND140 trillion bad debts this year

 By the end of 2018, the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) must handle at least VND140 trillion (US$6.15 billion) worth of bad debts it had purchased.

VN is world’s second largest shoes exporter

  Of 23 billion pairs of shoes sold worldwide in 2017, Viet Nam exported over one billion pairs, continuing to maintain the second position (after China) in shoes export.

Industrial parks ready to take off

  The strong development of industrial parks would make a large contribution to the domestic property market, according to experts.

Ministry to support steel businesses

 The Ministry of Industry (MoIT) will continue to support local steel enterprises this year in their production and business, especially use of trade defence measures protecting the domestic steel industry.

VN’s FTAs: Boon or Bane?

 As 2018 brings newer and bigger free trade agreements (FTAs), Vietnamese enterprises are faced with tough choices. They can either adapt and move up the global supply chain, or stand by while imported goods flood the country’s market.

PM sends congratulatory letter to U23 Vietnam team

 “The victory is a pride of Vietnamese sports,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in a letter to the U23 team, who just made it to the last-four round of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship.

Thai Vietnamese arrested for wildlife trafficking

 Thai police have arrested a Thai Vietnamese for his links with a case of trafficking of 14 rhino horns from South Africa to Thailand in December 2017, local media reported.

Volunteers donates blood at Red Sunday festival in Hanoi

 Thousands of people, mostly students and volunteers, gathered at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Hanoi to participate in a blood donation festival on Sunday.

Provinces fail to meet Paris agreement

 The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is being helped to produce a detailed and workable draft plan to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 

Vietnam top SEA region rankings

 Viet Nam’s national men’s football team still hold the No 1 spot in the Southeast Asian region, according to FIFA’s January ranking release.

VN actress Truong Ngoc Anh to appear in US film

 Vietnamese movie star Truong Ngoc Anh will star in a leading role as a psychologist named Anna in a US film produced by Roger Corman.

Tavares to challenge his former player in friendly match

 Former Viet Nam national football coach Edson Araujo Tavares will go head-to-head with his old national player Nguyen Minh Phuong of SHB Da Nang in an international friendly match between Yokohama FC and Da Nang today.