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Hanoi's Old Quarter relocation project restarted

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to restart the project to remove hundreds of households from the Old Quarter which has been at a standstill for the past decade.

 

Vietnam to lose $1.88 billion from post FTA import revenue

Contributions from import taxes to the state budget will fall by nearly VND44t trillion ($1.88 billion) in 2020 after several free trade agreements took effect.

 

Tourism elephants released into national park

Authorities in Dak Lak Province have released two elephants which were used in the tourism industry.

 

Storm forecasted to hit northern Vietnam

A tropical depression could strengthen into a storm which would affect many northern provinces.

 

Man prosecuted for causing large forest fire in Ha Tinh

A man in the central province of Ha Tinh has just been arrested and prosecuted for causing a large forest fire which has ravaged the area for three days.

 

Duc, Tai to have injuries checked in Singapore

Becamex Binh Duong players Nguyen Anh Duc and Le Tan Tai left for Singapore yesterday for health checks.

Thang resigns as coach of Thanh Hoa FC

Thanh Hoa FC coach Nguyen Duc Thang has resigned from his post.

Basic salary for civil servants increases as of July 1

A range of new policies are coming into effect this month, including wage increases, paternity leave for male workers and regulations relating to retirement age of the people’s public security force.

Expert goes deep into forest to explore mushrooms

Associate Professor Nguyen Phuong Dai Nguyen, a biology expert, spends most of his time studying new types of mushrooms to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous species to avoid public food poisoning.

Hanoi's effort to eliminate illegal sand depots

Le Thanh Nam, deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about his agency's effort to eliminate illegal sand and pebble depots along river banks.

Top legislator, EU trade commissioner talk about EVFTA

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom exchanged ideas related to the signing and ratification of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) 

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Vietcombank, JBIC sign contract for renewable energy projects

Vietnam's northern provinces urged to bring pesticide use under control

The extensive use of agrochemicals in Northern farms has raised alarm bells for not only consumers but also farmers engaged in manual labour and the environment.

HCM City to set up pilot 5G network

The Military Industry-Telecoms Group Viettel and MobiFone will provide a pilot 5G network in HCM City at 10 locations near Viettel's building in District 10, and at 12 MobiFone's locations in district 1 and 7.

 

HCM City prepares for rainy season

Authorities in HCM City have completed a number of projects earlier than scheduled in an effort to prepare for the rainy season.

HCM City moves closer to setting up Information Security Centre

The HCM City Information Security Centre will be set up at the High-tech Park in District 9, according to People’s Committee vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.

 

FPT targets 10,000 software engineers in Da Nang

FPT Corporation targets to have 10,000 software engineers working in the central city of Da Nang by 2023, making the city a centre of digital human resources.

 

Quang Nam FC sign Brazilian defender

V.League 1 side Quang Nam have signed Brazilian defender Lucas Dos Santos Rocha to prepare for the second half of the season.

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Vinalines moves shareholders’ meeting to end of July

Vietnam's GDP climbs 6.76 per cent in six months

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.76 per cent in the first half of this year, the second highest rate since 2011.