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VN children raise their voices on important issues

More than 160 young people, representing the 26 million children of Vietnam, gathered in Hanoi this week to express their concern over child-related issues and propose recommendations to State officials.

Measures needed to curb unhealthy airline competition

Unhealthy competition among air carriers has led to damaging practices must be stopped to ensure the safety of passengers.

HCM City tree cover dips by half in two decades

In the past two decades, the tree canopy in HCMC has contracted by half given the lack of plans and regulations on growing trees.

 

Collapse of trash mountain buries vast farming area in Da Lat

Flooding and heavy downpours have caused thousand tons of trash from Cam Ly landfill on a 60-meter-high hill to fall into valleys in Da Lat City, burying multiple gardens of local people and setting off horrible odors.

 

Da Nang’s first multi-storey car park to be operated soon

The first multi-storey smart car park in the central city of Danang is expected to become operational in the month to come.

HCM City seeks to clean up public bus subsidy regime

HCM City has ordered its Department of Transport to review the subsidies paid to bus companies after inspectors recently concluded they have indulged in fudging of figures and other wrongdoing to get larger subsidies since 2011.

BUSINESS NEWS 16/8

Second Fintech Challenge Vietnam launched

Visiting the westernmost spot in Vietnam

Marking the westernmost spot on Vietnam's mainland, Milestone No Zero A Pa Chai on top of Khoan La San Mountain sits 1,864m above sea level in Sin Thau Commune, Muong Nhe District, the northern province of Dien Bien.

Silk festival builds trade links

Local artisans from craft villages in Vietnam and members of the International Silk Union joined the Fifth International Silk and Brocade Festival in Hoi An’s Silk Village on August 9 and 10, 

Cast to reunite for famous reformed opera show

Meritorious artist Thanh Kim Hue will play the lead in the legendary cải lương (reformed opera) play Lan và Điệp (Love Story of Lan and Điệp) at Da Nang’s Trung Vuong Theatre on August 23, 46 years after its debut.

Baa baa black duck

Now this is an absolutely quackers case.

 

Nine-year-old triumphs at writing competition

She may only be nine-years-old but young writer Bui Mai Khue is already heading on the ‘write’ path in the world of literature after winning a top prize in a competition.

Shelters for outdoor workers in Hanoi

The Hanoi Red Cross have opened several shelters for outdoor workers who need rest or respite from the summer heat.

HCM City will make fair compensation for Thu Thiem residents: official

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

VAR will not be used in V.League

The video assistant referee (VAR) will not be used in the V.League 1 this season because of a FIFA rule change.

Quang Ninh: One woman arrested for illegal surrogacy

Police in the northern Quang Ninh Province have charged a woman for alleged involvement in running an illegal commercial surrogacy business.

Hanoi's fine arts exhibition opens

The Graphics, Sculpture and Applied Fine Arts Exhibition has opened in Hanoi with more than 100 pieces on show.

Vienamese movies win prizes in Swiss Film Festival

Vietnamese film makers have won a number of prizes at a European film festival.

Culi Never Cries, the debut drama by Pham Ngoc Lan, won two prizes in the Open Doors section of Locarno Film Festival held in Locarno, Switzerland.

1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance found in Quang Tri

Around 1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance have been discovered on a hill in the central province of Quang Tri by the UK’s Mines Advisory Group.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 15/8

Jan-Jul rice exports exceed 4 million tons