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Vietnamese and Japanese win Manulife Da Nang Marathon

Vietnamese runner Tan Hi Lê won the men’s full marathon (42km), while Japanese athlete Marcia Zhou finished first yesterday in the women’s division at the 2019 Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon.

 

Hanoi to auction Red River sand mining rights

The Hanoi People's Committee will hold an auction between now and September for the sand mining rights for the riverbed of the Red River in the city's Long Bien District.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 11/8

Concerns arise as Chinese P2P companies flee to Vietnam

 

Spreading literacy in Truong Sa

Coming to the nation’s sacred outpost Truong Sa, one of the simple and peaceful images impressive to strangers are island teachers enthusiastically drying shells on the sunny school steps to make toys and learning tools for local students.

 

Construction on Hanoi F1 racetrack underway

Hanoi is actively speeding up the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix next year.

Forest restoration set to conserve grey-shanked doucs in Quang Nam

Quang Nam is seeking solutions for the conservation of critically endangered primates living in a primary forest, while creating stable livelihoods for log farmers in Tam My Tay, home to 50 endangered grey-shanked douc langurs.

 

More than 5,000 runners compete in Hanoi Marathon - Heritage Race 2019

The Hanoi Marathon - Heritage Race will return to the capital city of Hanoi on October 10 with the competition of more than 5,000 runners.

Caged-sturgeon breeding brings high incomes to mountainous farmers

Breeding cold-water sturgeon in cages has brought a stable source of income for poor farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Schools told to ensure safety of students on buses

Education departments around the country should instruct local schools to choose reputed and quality transport service companies to pick up and drop off their students, the Ministry of Education and Training has said.

 

Hanoi FC to face Altyn Asyr FK FC in AFC Cup inter-zone semi-finals

V-League champions Hanoi FC are scheduled to face Altyn Asyr FK FC of Turkmenistan in the AFC Cup inter-zone semi-finals with the fixture taking place across two legs on August 20 and August 27.

 

As Hanoi's new apartment buildings rise, so do disputes

Early Thursday morning, Quynh Anh found a footprint on her apartment building’s elevator control panel.

 

Vietnamese student wins big at International Physics Olympiad

Proactive, humorous and intelligent from a young age – that is how friends, family and teachers describe Nguyen Khanh Linh, a former student of physics at Lam Son High School for the Gifted in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Six million people to need agricultural vocational training

It is forecast that by 2030, between 4.5 and 6 million workers will need agricultural training.

 

Big difference between universities in term of quality revealed

As most of universities across the country announce their enrolment results, it is easy to recognise gaps in quality.

Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings on the road

Danang Dragons defeated HCM City Wings 75-69 in the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) on Thursday.

Monk prosecuted for assaulting 11-year-old child in Binh Thuan

Police in the southern province of Binh Thuan Province have prosecuted a local monk for intentionally causing serious injury to other people.

Central Vietnam faces severe water shortages

The rivers and lakes in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces are drying up in the on-going drought.

Digital the only way forward

It's clear that digitalization is a prerequisite for local banks to survive and develop in the new era.

Industry Ministry urges bidding mechanism for solar power projects

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for a pilot scheme on realizing a bidding mechanism for solar power projects in 2020 prior to the official launch and widespread implementation of such bidding as from 2021.

Eight reasons behind gap in Vietnam’s productivity level and regional peers

GDP growth based on high productivity is the way forward for Vietnam to maintain rapid and sustainable economic growth, said head of Vietnam’s General Statistics Office.