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Heavy rains forecasted for northern Vietnam

Heavy rains have been forecasted in the north and northern central regions this weekend.

 

Hanoi authorities urged to finish anti-flooding projects

Many water drainage projects in Hanoi are behind schedule while the city recently faced serious flooding in some areas.

 

Hanoi names and shames tax avoiding firms

The Hanoi Department of Taxation has released a list of companies owing VND528 billion (USD22.9 million) in taxes.

 

HCM City to renovate old buildings

HCM City authorities have a new solution to attract investors to participate in apartment renovation projects.

Substantial discounts to be offered at Hanoi promotion month

Different levels of discounts will be offered to a wide range of products during the Hanoi Sales Promotion Month, which is set to take place in November with the participation of 500 retailers and businesses.

 

SCIC set to sell entire stake in cooking oil giant Vocarimex

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will put its entire 36.3 percent stake, or 44.2 million shares, in the Vietnam Vegetable Oils Industry Corporation (Vocarimex) on the Hanoi Stock Exchange on August 15.

 

Vietnam moves to modernise shipping fleet

Vietnam’s sea transport sector has maintained good growth recently with the volume of goods transported by the Vietnamese fleet reaching more than 81 million tonnes in the first half of 2019.

69 teams to compete in Vietnam’s largest terrain car race

The HTV Challenge Cup 2019, the largest terrain car race in Vietnam, is scheduled to take place in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 2 to 4 with the participation of 69 teams.

 

Binh Dinh: six fishermen aboard sunken boat rescued

All of the six fishermen on board vessel BD 99999 TS that sunk off Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the early morning of July 30 were rescued later on the same day by another fishing boat.

Rice damaged by hydroelectric plant construction

Rice paddy fields in a Central Highlands commune are facing drought after a river's flow was diverted as the result of the construction a hydroelectric plant.

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Eye on Indian market, Danang promotes wedding tourism

 

HCM City innovation hub requires universities to train human resources

HCM City’s plans to set up an innovation hub and become a smart city mean opportunities for universities to train human resources and related challenges.

Money can't buy you class

The deputy director of a real estate firm in HCM City refused to get out of his car when ordered by traffic police, saying that the vehicle cost VND5 billion (US$215,700), much more than the VND8 million monthly salary of a police officer.

Vietnam takes action to reduce plastic waste

Kristin Hughes, director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership, talks about solutions that are needed in Vietnam, which is a disproportionately high contributor of plastic pollution into the oceans.

Dreaming of clean vegetables

Urban jungles have a lot going for them, but one thing they're missing is space to garden in and grow your own vegetables.

Top ten outstanding M&A deals in Vietnam in 2018-2019

In 2018-2019, Vietnam continued to witness high-value mergers and acquisitions transactions in a variety of sectors, such as food manufacturing, real estate, banking, and retail.

Landslide kills two, injures three in Ha Giang

Two people were killed and three others were injured in a landslide, triggered by torrential rains between Sunday and Monday, in Hoang Su Phi District, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Thua Thien-Hue to have botanic garden on Huong River

A 145,000-ha botanical garden will be built on the Huong River, in Huong Vinh commune, Huong Tra town, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 

German charity fund leader receives Honorary Professor title

The University of Da Nang on July 30 held a ceremony to present the title of Honorary Professor to Erich Johann Lejeune, President of the Germany’s Heart for Heart Foundation.

 

Elite and modern Vietnamese naval force

The Vietnamese navy has been developing fully with five service branches: surface ships-submarines, coastal defence missiles, naval commando, naval aviation and marine corps.