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U.S.-China trade war negatively affects Vietnam’s exports: officials

External challenges, such as protectionism and the escalating trade war between the United States and China, have left negative impacts on Vietnam’s exports, according to officials speaking at a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday.

 

Vietnamese parents turn to GPS watches to ensure kids' safety

Many parents are rushing to buy GPS watches to keep track of their children.

 

One killed by fallen tree in Hanoi

A man has died after a tree fell onto his motorbike when he was driving on Hanoi's Tran Dang Ninh Road on Friday.

Quang Binh forest rangers quit due to low wages

Many forest rangers in the central province of Quang Binh Province have left the job due to low salaries and stressful work.

 

High reservoir water levels pose risks

The water level of around 1,800 reservoirs in the northern and northern central region is posing flooding risks for many localities during the rainy season.

 

Lao Cai’s police arrest two men with 3.5kg of heroin

Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai on August 6 arrested two men for smuggling ten bricks of heroin (about 3.5 kg).

 

VN Trade Ministry delays anti-dumping probe on steel imports from China

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has extended the time to decide the launch of an anti-dumping investigation on cold-rolled carbon steel coils and sheets imported from China by another 30 days.

 

Vietnamese student wins prize at Japan’s high school arts festival

Nhi’s painting, titled “Night sea”, will represent Vietnam at the 20th International High School Arts Festival show which is taking place from August 7-18 at the National Art Centre in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Two men to be prosecuted related to Phan Van Anh Vu case

The Investigation Police Agency has asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy to prosecute two suspects for “swindling to appropriate assets” in the high-profile case concerning Phan Van Anh Vu (also known as Vu Nhom).

Thai Son Nam beat AGMK in AFC Futsal Club Championship

Vietnamese representative Thai Son Nam came from behind on Wednesday to defeat Uzbekistan’s AGMK 4-1 in Group B of the 2019 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Thailand.

 

HCM City installs cameras at six driving testing centers to avoid scams

The HCMC Department of Transport has installed cameras at six driving training and testing centers in the city on a pilot basis to improve training quality, monitor driving tests and deter scams in tests for driving licenses.

 

VN firms reluctant to share information on cyber attacks

After facing cyber attacks, many businesses tend to conceal the fact and do not share technical information on the incident, even though cyber assaults may carry lessons for other firms hoping to avoid similar problems.

 

Cutting edge technologies boosting digital economy transformation in Vietnam

Since its appearance, the digital economy in Vietnam has offered various services to serve people’s needs.

HCM City offers round-trip tickets to Japanese tourist overcharged for cyclo trip

The HCM City Department of Tourism yesterday met with family members of Mr. Oki Toshiyuki, an 83-year-old Japanese tourist who was overcharged VND2.9 million (US$125) for a five-minute trip by a cyclo driver.

 

Summer days of children in countryside

Instead of choosing gifted classes or swimming courses and travelling with their families in summer holidays, lots of poor children in the countryside help their parents do housework or do parttime jobs to earn money.

 

Scale of FDI project capital falls

The average size of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam has sharply dropped amid a decline in investment flows.

11-year-old victim at centre of pagoda sexual and physical abuse accusations

Police in Binh Thuan Province are investigating accusations that an 11-year-old boy was brutally beaten while attending a meditation course at a local pagoda.

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island submerged

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang have been flooded following torrential rains and high sea levels over recent days.

Safety initiative in apparel and footwear factories started in VN

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in co-operation with IDH – a Dutch sustainable trade initiative – kick-started the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS).

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