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Market, shopping center in HCM City under investigation for fake products

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance is investigating sites suspected of selling fake, counterfeit and imitation products in HCMC and has already seized over 1,830 items at Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Square Shopping Center.

Ly Hoang Nam eliminated from President's Cup in Kazakhstan

Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the ATP Challenger 110 President's Cup in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

High school graduate rate falls: Education Ministry

More than 94 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June of this academic year are eligible for graduation.

Info minister urges HCM City to speed up telecom infrastructure development

HCMC needs to accelerate the development of its telecom infrastructure to make sure all city residents own smartphones by 2021, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

 

Vietnam's top five e-commerce platforms in Q2 announced: iPrice

Sendo, for the first time, was listed as one of the four most visited ecommerce platforms in the second quarter of 2019, according to data from iPrice Insights’ map of ecommerce.

 

HCM City, UK partner in building smart urban

Ian Gibbons, Consul General of the UK in Ho Chi Minh City, and representatives of the City, on July 17 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in carrying out projects to support the building of HCM City as a smart urban area.

 

World Cup 2022: Vietnam in same group with regional football power houses

Vietnam will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia for the World Cup 2022.

 

Ca Mau police shelve case involving 300 dead fetuses

The Police Department of Investigation in Ca Mau Province has decided to close the case involving a waste treatment plant that detected and buried 300 dead fetuses during its seven years of operations.

 

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Scores of commercial banks post handsome profits

 

Vietnam, Laos hold fourth political consultation in Vientiane

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Khamphau Onthavanh co-chaired the fourth political consultation in Vientiane on July 16.

 

Results of largest Vietnamese genome research project announced

A project entitled "Research on the Vietnamese genome", the first massive database of Vietnamese genomes, has just been revealed by the Vinmec Medical System’s research group.

 

VN construction ministry to release quarterly property market reports

The Ministry of Construction plans to start releasing quarterly reports on the domestic real estate market to increase transparency, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha said at a recent ministry meeting.

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Dragon fruit prices from Binh Thuan enjoy steep rise

 

70% of Vietnam’s low-cost houses built in Hanoi

Hanoi expects to meet housing targets for 2020 required in the context of high urbanization rate.

HCM City Stock Exchange's market cap equals 57% of GDP in H1

Foreign investors remained net buyer in the January – June period with total amount of 201 million shares worth VND10.1 trillion (US$435.05 million).

Four students drown in Da River

Four students drowned while swimming in the Da River in Phu Tho Province on July 16 according to local authorities.

New storm emerges near Vietnam’s East Sea

A reported tropical depression in the eastern part of Luzon Island (the Philippines) has strengthened into a storm and is approaching towards the waters near Vietnam’s East Sea.

65th anniversary of Geneva agreement

Geneva agreement signed 65 years ago has made changes in the international situation as well as Vietnam's position. The agreement is hailed as a significant milestone of Vietnam’s diplomacy.

Hoang Tuy: a warm personality and prominent ability

Professor Hoang Tuy, a prominent Vietnamese mathematician credited for being the father of global optimisation, a branch of applied mathematics that deals with functions, died on Sunday at the age of 91.

HCM City satellite emergency service to get more stations

The HCM City Department of Health plans to set up more satellite emergency stations at public and private hospitals around the city to meet the increasing need for emergency assistance at people’s homes and other locations outside medical facilities.