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Loss-making, low-profitability firms to be eliminated

Loss-making, low-profitability State-owned agriculture firms should be dissolved and made bankrupt, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 21.

 

Vietnam, Cambodia reach cooperative contents in 28 sectors

Vietnam and Cambodia have signed the Minutes of Agreement on cooperative contents and programs in 28 sectors.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 22/8

Danang real estate market sees upbeat developments

Long-haul truck drivers illegally park on highway to sleep

Many long-haul truck drivers have been found parking their vehicles and sleeping along the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway, causing traffic disorder and posing a risk of traffic accidents.

An Giang's highway collapses into the river

A 30-metre section of Highway No 91 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang fell into the Hau River on Tuesday after the soil underneath it eroded.

Jordan Parra triumphs at Mekong Delta cycling event

Colombian Jordan Parra who competed for Ynghua Dong Nai took both overall yellow jersey and green jersey at the Mekong River Delta cycling tournament, known as the Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời Cup, which finished in Can Tho Province on Tuesday.

Thai Son Kwiatkowski ousted from US Open

Vietnamese-American Thai Son Kwiatkowski was ousted from the men’s singles first qualifying round of the US Open on Tuesday.

Tra Vinh's top officials arrested in tax evasion probe

Two top officials of Tra Vinh City were arrested on Wednesday as part of a probe into a land tax evasion ring that caused estimated losses of nearly VND120 billion (US$5.2 million) to the Government.

Court announces sentences for land violations in Thanh Oai District

Hanoi People’s Court on Tuesday handed sentences to nine officials of Bich Hoa Commune for violations in land management.

HCM City to host two fashion weeks targeting Vietnamese brands

More than 100 garments for women and men created by Vietnamese fashion houses and designers will be showcased at the first Vietnam Runway Fashion Week to be held in HCM City this week.

Dancesports clubs in Vietnam want their own confederation

A total 147 dancesports clubs across the nation have asked the General Department of Sports and Physical Training to remove dancesports from the Viet Nam Gymnastics Federation's jurisdiction to reform a separate body.

Three seized in Hanoi's commercial surrogacy case

Hanoi Police have commenced legal proceedings against and detained three people on the charge of running a commercial surrogacy ring, local police said on August 21.

 

TV show on fishermen in Ly Son Island airs

A TV series on the life of fishermen on Lý Sơn Island in central Quang Ngai Province attracted many viewers in the region after its first episode aired on HCM City Television (HTV) last weekend.

Scientists mull how to fight bacterial leaf blight of rice at global conference

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta should use technology to create rice varieties resistant to bacterial leaf blight, speakers told an international conference that ended on Tuesday in Can Tho.

When a good policy turns into bad debts

Five years after the Government issued Decree 67, which aimed at supporting fishermen to build bigger and more modern steel-hulled boats, the decree has hardly been a panacea for the country’s fishermen.

 

Traditional artist to be honoured

Director Le Nguyen Dat, head of HCM City College of Theatre and Cinema's Traditional Art, is one of the many role models from across the country studying and following the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.

 

Arrest warrant issued for Dong Do University’s chairman

The Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Tran Khac Hung, 47, chairman of the Board of Directors and head of the Training Institute at Dong Do University on charges of forgery.

App helps Vietnamese search int’l human rights law

The Australian Human Rights Commission and Ho Chi Minh Political Academy have collaborated to launch Rights App, a free Vietnamese-language reference guide to international human rights law.

Poetry lovers commemorate late poets

A series of cultural and art events will be held from August 25 to September 1 in Hanoi to commemorate poetry couple Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh.

Three young men missing at Dak Lak waterfall found dead

After three days searching, the authorities of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have recovered the bodies of three young men who went missing when swimming at Ia Grang waterfall in Ia Grai district.