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NA Standing Committee to question ministers

Fifteen minsters and leaders of sectors will field questions lawmakers this week at the 36th session of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

Ha Noi demolish Thanh Hoa in V.League

Ha Noi trounced Thanh Hoa 5-0 on Sunday to stay on top of V.League 1.

Striker Pape Omar and captain Nguyen Van Quyet netted a double each while Papa Ibou Kebe scored the other.

Linh to become first Vietnamese professional boxing athlete

Vietnam champion Ha Thi Linh is hope to fight her way to the top.

On Saturday, she will make her professional debut at the World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific tournament in China.

Six charged with bribery in protection racket

Six men have been prosecuted for bribery in a protection racket that ramped up billions of dong from truck drivers to avoid traffic offences, Hanoi police announced on Sunday.

Three family members killed by lightning

Three members of a family in Tram Tau District, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, were killed by lightning on Sunday, according to local authorities.

Man appears in court accused of abducting Vietnamese teenager in UK

A Vietnamese man has appeared in court in the United Kingdom accused of abducting a Vietnamese schoolgirl.

E-sports take off in VN after team wins world championship

In recent years, e-sports has emerged as a new and exciting concept in Vietnam after a period of strong development worldwide. 

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Businesses seek ways to boost food export

Hon Mu, a nature inspired startup

Inspired by Fukuoka Masanobu’s world-renowned book “the One-Straw Revolution”, Le Xuan Hoa has founded Hon Mu farm in Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa to make products from natural materials.

Salt workers struggle under the harsh sun

Salt workers in Chau Ha Village have put up with intense sunshine over the last few days to filter seawater to make salt.

Prolonged trade war threatens local market

Shares are forecast to suffer this week after negative developments in US-China trade relations.

Bancassurance becomes main service earner for banks

Instead of the modest contribution made previously, the insurance business segment, or bancassurance (banks co-operate with insurers to sell insurance products), has now become the main source of income from service activities for many banks.

Convenience stores expected to be the next big thing in franchising in Vietnam

After food and beverage and other sectors, it is the turn of convenience stores franchisers to eye the huge Vietnamese market.

Banks keen on green projects

Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.

VN food and beverage sector draws foreign firms’ interest

Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for international enterprises in the food, beverages and packaging industry thanks to its rapid economic growth and rising consumer demand.

Climate-change adaptation models help farmers escape poverty

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have escaped poverty by adapting to climate change and shifting from rice to corn or peanut cultivation as well as the breeding of goats and aquatic species.

NEC Red Rockets win VTV Cup 2019

Japanese club NEC Red Rockets triumphed in the 16th VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, which closed in Quang Nam Province on Saturday.

Thai Son Nam top Group B in int'l futsal event, advance to quarters

Thai Son Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, completing their perfect record of three group stage wins yesterday in Thailand.

Banks cut priority loan interest rates

Soon after the US announced a 0.25 % cut in the benchmark interest rate on July 31 seven Vietnamese banks, including State-owned lenders, announced a cut in interest rates on dong loans of at least 0.5 % to firms in the Government’s priority sectors.

HCM City eyes economic gain from treating garbage buried at landfills

HCM City plans to treat garbage buried at three non-active landfills, the city's People’s Committee has said.