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FTAs force Vietnam to reform business environment: Experts

Vietnam is said to change its regulatory framework to tap potential offered by FTAs.

More responsibility needed for the safety of kids

Frustration, pain, heartache and above all else, anger.

Just a few of many emotions people are feel right about now after hearing the tragic news a six-year-old boy died after he was left on a school bus in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Quy Nhon set to host National Kickboxing Championship

The National Kickboxing Championship is scheduled to start in the city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province on August 20.

Three children drown in Quang Binh

Three children aged five to seven were found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a local river in the central province of Quang Binh.

Hanoi rejects land use adjustment in Ciputra urban area

The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has rejected a proposal to adjust the land use rights of part of the Ciputra urban area in Bac Tu Liem District.

3,000 tonnes of waste to be burned to create energy in Can Tho

About 3,000 tonnes of waste, which is supposed to be buried at Co Do District’s dumping sites in Can Tho City, will be burned to produce energy on a trial basis, according to local authorities.

Lai Chau police bust over 150 drug cases

Police in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau have busted 151 drug related cases in the first six months of this year.

Ha Noi FC become AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal champion

Ha Noi FC defeated Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the second leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi yesterday to become the ASEAN champion.

VN’s logistics firms remain small despite potential

There are 4,000 Vietnamese businesses operating in the logistics field but most of them are small-scale with weak human resource quality, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported.

 

First 'tree man' in Vietnam

Nguyen Van Son was dubbed the first ‘tree man’ in Vietnam due to his incurable disease of warts covering both his hands and feet.

Young designers to present collections inspired by society

Young designers will present their collections inspired by life, modern society, memory and imagination at a fashion exhibition and showcase to be held on August 8-10 at Melia Hotel Hanoi.

Vietnam seeks to eliminate child labour

Vietnam’s deeper integration into the global economy requires the country to enhance its capacity to comply with international labour commitments, including the elimination of forced labour and child labour, experts have said.

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Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion

HCM City experiencing subsidence on large scale

HCM City is facing rapid land subsidence, which not only destabilizes the city infrastructure but also increases the risk of flooding, especially in the face of abrupt rainstorms, excessive rainfall and high tide levels.

 

300 construction inspectors in HCM City disciplined

Some 300 construction officials and inspectors in HCMC have been officially warned, demoted or fired for their violations in recent years, according to an announcement by the internal affairs unit of the HCMC Party Committee.

 

HCM City speeds up work on four underground parking lots

The HCM City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.

1,200 Vietnamese criminals flee overseas

Of the 1,200 Vietnamese people who had committed crimes -many of them serious - and fled the country as of May, Interpol has issued a red notice for 235.

Vietnam wants to have 10 tech “unicorns” in 2030

Viet Nam wants to have at least five billion-dollar tech firms (unicorns) by 2025 and 10 by 2030 as planned in its draft on national strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

 

Tropical low pressure forms in East Sea

A tropical depression has formed in the East Sea with strongest winds near its centre reaching up to 40 to 50km per hour, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 

Total cost of HCMC’s first metro line yet to be adjusted up

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, whose construction is more than half completed, is still waiting for its upward investment cost revision to be approved, leading to hiccups in funding.