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Injured soldier flown from Truong Sa Island to mainland

A soldier based on Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago needed to be airlifted to HCM City Military after a serious fall.

 

Vietnam's Ha Thi Linh takes WBO belt after winning first professional fight

Ha Thi Linh pocketed a win in her professional debut over Zhao Yuanyuan in the World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific tournament’s women’s 61kg category in Shenzhen, China, on Saturday.

DNA test resolves cow row

DNA tests have long been used by unscrupulous reality TV shows to determine the parentage of children but cows? Now that's udderly ridiculous.

Phu Quy adds value to Vietnamese jewelry

Leading jewelry company Phu Quy has won the hearts of customers for its sophisticated and unique designs imprinted with Vietnam’s folk cultural traits.

BUSINESS NEWS 18/8

Peer-to-peer lending: Next fintech wave in Vietnam

Ancient painting in Ninh Binh in need of restoration

Cultural experts have sounded the alarm over the deterioration of a rare and ancient painting.

Keeping the song of the bamboo flute alive

A soil path, of over 10km in length, slippery and steep, stretches from the centre of Muong Dang Commune, Muong Ang District, northern province of Dien Bien, to Chan II Village – home to 64 families of the Mong ethnic minority group.

Forest school opens in Da Nang

Central Vietnam's first forest school has been launched in Son Tra Nature Reserve to provide an outdoor education site for school students in the central city of Da Nang.

Private investment to be sought for long-delayed railway project

The Ministry of Transport has proposed the prime minister call on private firms to get involved in the Yen Vien-Pha Lai-Halong-Cai Lan railway project in the northern region, which was started 15 years ago but has been suspended.

 

Tra Dong beats the drum for bronze

Tra Dong Village in Thanh Hoa Province’s Thieu Hoa District has a long history of traditional bronze casting. After many centuries, the craft survives as evidence for the importance of Vietnam’s cultural heritage in people’s lives. 

Tourists asked not to feed wildlife on Son Tra Peninsula

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have warned tourists not to feed local monkeys, the Vietnam News Agency.

The Stark truth comes out: it’s not Tony

Feathers were ruffled and tiaras left askew after the organisers of a beauty pageant in HCM City reneged on a promise to present Hollywood megastar Robert Downey Jr. at an upcoming press conference.

BUSINESS NEWS 17/8

Pork prices continue to rise on African swine fever, increasing demand

Education quality accreditation should operate independently

PhD Pham Xuan Thanh, former deputy director of the Department of Testing and Quality Assessment, under the Ministry of Education and Training, talks on the need to let the education quality agency work independently.

 

Adoption of circular economy vital to solid waste settlement

Businesses which reuse materials are the lifeline of Vietnam’s environmental future, a workshop in Hanoi was told on Wednesday.

Collector works tirelessly to make art

A castle made from discarded tyres? One might find it hard to believe, but that’s what an old man in the central province of Khanh Hoa is trying to finish by the end of this year.

Foreign experts to be invited to select designs for pedestrian bridge

The HCMC government plans to invite experienced international experts to get involved in the process of selecting designs for a pedestrian bridge linking District 1 and the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2 over the Saigon River.

Education ministry vows to fix shortage of pre-school teachers

With just a few weeks to go for the start of the new school year, there is a worrying shortage of pre-school teachers in many localities nationwide.

Hai Phong authorities try to arrange wages for footware workers

Hai Phong authorities have contacted the leaders of Chinese Taiwan-invested footwear manufacturer KaiYang Vietnam Limited Company in their home country to secure support for the company's Vietnamese employees

Ministers questioned over expressway projects and social networks

The progress of key road projects and toll collection were among hot topics raised at a cabinet hearing held by the National Assembly's Standing Committee (NASC) on Thursday.