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Quang Ngai seeks to solve waste nightmare

Residents and authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai are still at loggerheads over whether a waste treatment plant should re-open, more than a year after its debut.

Miss Capital ASEAN 2020 kicks off

Miss Capital ASEAN 2020 will be held in Vietnam with the participation of contestants from the association’s 10 member countries in April next year.

Cancellation of international bidding for expressway facilitates local investors

Nguyen Minh Cuong, Principal Country Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), talks to bizline.vn on the effect of halting international bidding for eight projects on the North-South expressway.

The State needs do more to attract private investment in railway infrastructure

The State must play a key role in investing in the national railway infrastructure to boost development and attract more private investment, experts have said.

Nude art offers endless inspiration for painters

Nude paintings created by different generations of artists are on display at a unique exhibition that opened on Thursday in Hanoi.

Vietnam start U23 championship as group favourites

Vietnam have been named favourites in Group D at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after the draw on Thursdday in Bangkok.

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 27

Legislatures of Vietnam, Laos share experience at joint workshop

 

 

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 27

Vietnam international agriculture fair opens in Hanoi

Advertisement law must be upheld

To Van Dong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports talks on the importance of upholding the law on advertising.

Vietnam reduces petroleum imports

Vietnam imported more than 6.5 million tonnes of petroleum products from January to September 15, spending US$3.97 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 30

Stripe International acquires Vietnamese footwear brand Vascara

 

Thanh Hoa dog-theft ring under investigation

Thanh Hoa Province Police on Tuesday started legal proceedings against 16 defendants charged with being part of the largest illegal dog-theft ring in the province.

Hanoi wants to eliminate People's Council in 117 wards

The capital city is seeking to abolish people’s councils in 117 wards due to subpar works, as part of Nội authorities' efforts to restructure their administration for better performance.

Vietnamese athletes advance in Maldives Challenge

No 3 seed Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam easily defeated Buwaneka Goonethilleka of Sri Lanka in the first round of the Maldives International Chalenge badminton tournament on Wednesday.

Long jump champion Thao to withdraw from SEA Games

No 1 long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao has asked to withdraw from the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 26

Vietnam always treasures close relations with Belarus: PM

 

Transport ministry cancelled int'l bidding for North-South Expressway, seeks bids from domestic investors

The transport ministry announced on Monday they would cancel open international bidding for eight projects of the North-South expressway, in favour of homegrown investors.

Former VN Social Security head imprisoned for economic mismanagement

Le Bach Hong, former deputy minister of labour, invalids and social affairs and former general director of Viet Nam Social Security (VSS), was sentenced to six years in prison by the Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday.

Nine Vietnamese illegally staying in RoK are not members of NA delegation

The National Assembly’s Office has said it is working with relevant agencies to verify and handle the case of nine Vietnamese who illegally stayed in the Republic of Korea (RoK) after attending a Vietnam-RoK investment and trade forum.

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 26

ADB forecasts Vietnam’s economy to grow at 6.8 per cent in 2019