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HCM City authorities to set rental rates for stalls in trad'l markets

The HCM City People’s Committee has assigned districts to set rental rates for stalls in traditional markets for a maximum 10-year period.

Vietnamese runner bags double golds at Asian Grand Prix Series 2019

The Vietnamese team yesterday arrived home after winning three golds from the Asian Athletics Association Grand Prix Series in Chongqing, China.

Home-based solar power system becomes favourite in Central region

At the beginning of 2019, only some 300 households in the Central and Central Highlands Regions installed home solar energy system. 

BUSINESS NEWS 10/6

Aquatic product exports decrease in five months

Selective secondary schools lead to rampant grade fixing

Primary teachers have admitted fixing the results of pupils following parents' wishes so that the children have better secondary school opportunities.

Da Nang authorities sued for suspending firm's operations

The Dana-Y Steel JSC has just filed a lawsuit has filed a lawsuit against the Danang City People's Committee for for losses allegedly caused by the committee’s decisions to suspend its operations.

 

Vietnam aims to end child labour by 2025

Taking part in the labour force at a young age stunts children's mental and physical development.

 

Vietnamese man sets goal to donate blood 100 times

Nguyen Tri Hieu, 48, from HCM City has donated blood 71 times. However, he has set a goal of donating blood up to 100 times or until his health no longer allows him to.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 9/6

Cargo volumes at seaports remain imbalanced

 

Vietnamese citizens to have electronic medical records by the end of this year

By the end of 2019, all Vietnamese people will have electronic medical records, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

 

HCM City to get electric bus rapid transit system

Three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed on June 7 in HCM City for setting up an electric BRT (bus rapid transit) system.

 

Truck manufacturer Kamaz plans serial assembly in Vietnam

Russia’s largest truck manufacturer Kamaz plans to launch a serial assembly of trucks at the company's plant in Vietnam in 2020, said Kamaz Director General Sergey Kogogin.

 

Hanoi to cut back 40,000 trees to cope with typhoons

Nearly 40,000 trees on more than 260 streets would be cut back from now until the end of this year to ensure safety during the rainy season, according to the Hanoi Department of Construction.

 

Nghe An: Rare green sea turtle returned to nature

A green sea turtle was released back into the ocean on June 8 in Cua Hoi sea in Cua Lo town of the central province of Nghe An.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 8/6

Domestic coffee prices bounce back

 

Google, YouTube’s violations of Vietnam’s laws announced

Accordingly, Google was found to loosely manage contents, not control ads on YouTube clips and Google Adsense network, allow users to buy ads directly from YouTube and Google without the involvement of domestic ads agents.

 

Scholar: Vietnamese army instrumental in changing Cambodia history

The Vietnamese army was instrumental in defeating the Khmer Rouge regime, changing history in Cambodia, according to Executive Director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia Youk Chhang.

 

For Hanoi, building a smart city needs connected technological system

Hanoi should set up a connected technology system in order to build a smart city model, Deputy General Director of Gamuda Land Dennis Ng Teck Yow said on the sidelines of the Symposium on “ASEAN – Japan: Cooperation for Prosperity”.

 

Space renting business for growing greens flourishes in Hanoi

The landowners help their customers grow organic veggies following four criteria namely no chemical pesticides, no growth stimulants, no excess of nitrates, no metal – chemicals residues in soil and irrigation water.

 

Vietnam promotes genome decoding for better healthcare

The recently held conference Genetica Talk has clearly demonstrated the current international trend of using genetic information to personalize medical treatments, which is quite new in Vietnam.