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Renewable energy to dispel outages

Vietnam is forecast to face bigger power shortages after 2020 due to many power projects in the revised master power plan falling behind schedule, especially in southern provinces. 

Electronic medical records to be adopted throughout Vietnam next month

Electronic medical records for all Vietnamese citizens will be adopted nationwide next month, according to the Ministry of Health.

Mekong Delta to be urged to apply technologies to adapt to climate changes

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many technological achievements to help people conquer nature, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday.

Amendments to regulations on foreign laborers unreasonable: expert

Some amendments to regulations on the management of foreign laborers in Vietnam in the draft revised Labor Law seem unreasonable, said Duong Van Thuan, a consultant at the HCMC Labor Federation’s Legal Consultancy Center.

 

Vietnam boat that rescued Filipino fishermen identified

The Vietnamese fishing boat that saved the 22 Filipinos of a fishing boat in Reed Bank in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has been identified.

 

Three Ministry of Construction's inspectors indicted for taking bribes

The People’s Procuracy of Vinh Phuc said on June 18 that it had indicted three inspectors from the Ministry of Construction, Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, Dang Hai Anh and Nguyen Thuy Linh, for allegedly taking bribes.

 

CMSC eyes VNPT, MobiFone, and other 17 state-owned companies

MobiFone, VNPT, and the other 17 companies have been exposed to the gunfire of the Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises’ (CMSC) financial supervision.

 

Divorce dispute keeps pulling down Trung Nguyen

The three-year divorce dispute keeps dragging down local coffee giant Trung Nguyen, which reported only half of its 2017 profit in 2018.

 

ASEAN ICT Awards 2019 launched in Vietnam

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on June 18 to announce the ASEAN ICT Awards 2019 (AICTA).

 

Naval forces of Vietnam, Thailand foster partnership

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Defence Minister hosted a reception for visiting Admiral Luechai Ruddit, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy on June 18.

 

Vietnamese startups to reach unicorn status soon

As Vietnam, one of the hottest startup hubs in the world, is welcoming a huge wave of venture capital, its tech startup firms are expected to quickly reach the unicorn status, which means they are valued $1 billion or more.

 

Summer camp for overseas Vietnamese to run in July

As many as 150 young Vietnamese expats from 28 nations worldwide will join an annual summer camp specially designed for them in their home country from July 10 to 25.

 

Vietnam calls for multinational efforts to cope with global security threats

Ensuring national security and sustainable socio-economic development in the context of growing security threats is an urgent and challenging task for all countries around the world, Minister of Public Security General To Lam said.

 

Military hospital conducts 500th kidney transplant

On June 17, doctors from Military Hospital 103 successfully conducted the hospital's 500th kidney transplant operation on a female patient from Nong Cong District, the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.

Hanoi draw with Ceres Negros in AFC Cup’s ASEAN zonal semi-finals

Ha Noi FC drew 1-1 with Ceres Negros of the Philippines in the first leg of the AFC Cup’s ASEAN zonal semi-finals yesterday.

Vietnam win three games at Asian Beach Handball Championships

Vietnam's men's team on Monday defeated the Philippines 2-0 at the ongoing Asian Beach Handball Championships in the eastern port city of Weihan, China.

Hanoi to clamp down on illegal storage sites before July 31

Ha Noi’s People’s Committee has asked authorised agencies and local authorities at the grass-roots levels to tighten inspection and demolish the areas being illegally used to store construction materials in the city.

VN Football Federation confident Park Hang-seo will extend current contract

National team coach Park Hang-seo is close to signing a new contract, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation.

VFF and VFL Wolfsburg FC sign co-operation deal

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and VFL Wolfsburg FC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding bilateral football co-operation during a ceremony held at the VFF’s headquarters on June 18.

 

African swine fever could bankrupt VN livestock sector

African swine fever has not only caused livestock farming households to fall into debt, but has also made it difficult for animal feed dealers to collect their payments.