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Young people find start-up success with coffee grounds

The project “Coffuel - Innovative solution in recycling industrial by-products to create a sustainable energy supply” recently won first prize in the Start-up Competition 2023 – the first of its kind organised by the Hanoi Youth Union.

Fake goods consumed on e-commerce platforms

Director of the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance Tran Huu Linh said that smugglers have taken advantage of e-commerce platforms to sell fake commodities.

Former deputy director of Viet A admits bribery in COVID-19 kit test scandal

The former deputy director of Việt Á Company Vũ Đình Hiệp pleaded guilty to the charges of bribing government officials to win contracts with Centres for Disease Control (CDCs), Hà Nội's People Court was told on Thursday.

Inspectorate seeks accountability for Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line

In May 2023, another adjustment was made, raising the total investment to around €1.3 billion, over 1.66 times the original budget, while the completion date was pushed back to 2027, 12 years from the original deadline.

Parking problem in HCM City’s downtown areas

Following the rapid rates of vehicle ownership, Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown areas are suffering from a lack of parking areas with an imbalance between parking supply and demand.

Three tourist boats destroyed in Quang Ninh fire

Three tourist boats were destroyed in a fire which spread while they were being anchored at a wharf in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Thursday evening.

Swift actions urged to protect Vietnamese workers, apprentices in Japan

Businesses which had dispatched workers and apprentices to the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, and Fukui are urged to promptly take protective measures for them in earthquake-affected areas.

Tough but joyful journey of saving premature born infants

Caring for a premature and low-birth-weight baby is not an easy job, but extremely difficult and demanding.

Citizens warned of flu symptoms amidst seasonal transitions

Abrupt weather changes have led to an increase in the number of people catching seasonal influenza and showing mild or severe symptoms.

38 defendants in Viet A Case go on trial at Hanoi's People Court

The general director of Việt Á Company and his deputy bribed a number of government officials to obtain licences to sell COVID testing kits at high prices during the pandemic, Hà Nội's People Court was told yesterday.

Remote examination and treatment of 50 diseases and health conditions permitted

The Ministry of Health has recently issued a circular outlining 50 disease categories and health conditions that can be diagnosed and treated remotely.

40 transport works in HCM City to reach finish line in 2024

HCM City authorities have decided that two important transport projects Tran Quoc Hoan – Cong Hoa and Nguyen Van Linh tunnel, plus 38 works, must be completed in 2024 to ease traffic congestion.

Vietnamese military doctor treats Laos’ disadvantaged patients

Having worked at a clinic in the border area of Việt Nam and Laos for ten years, military doctor Nguyễn Việt Đức was known to his Lao patients as ‘father Đức’.

Vietnamese worker incomes rise by 6.9% in 2023

Vietnamese workers last year enjoyed a 6.9% increase in their monthly income to VND7.1 million compared to the previous year, according to a report by the General Statistics Office.

Former ministers stand trial for Viet A case

As of this morning, 38 defendants were present at the trial for their criminal offenses in the Covid-19 test kit case at Viet A Company.

Hoar frost covers Fansipan peak as new cold spell hits northern region

Hoar frost blanketed the top of Mount Fansipan, the nation’s highest peak in the northern province of Lao Cai, in the early morning of January 3 following a new cold wave.

30 escape sleeper bus fire on national highway

As many as 30 people, including 28 passengers, on board a sleeper bus managed to escape the vehicle that suddenly caught fire in northern Ninh Binh province late on January 2.

No casualties among Vietnamese citizens in Japan due to earthquake recorded

There had been no casualties among Vietnamese citizens recorded due to a recent earthquake in Japan as of 9pm on January 2, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, citing notifications from the National Police Agency of Japan.

Lam Dong chairman detained for allegedly taking bribes

Tran Van Hiep, chairman of the People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province, has been detained on alleged charges of taking bribes in connection with an urban eco-resort project in the Central Highlands province.

Vietnam’s population exceeds 100 million

Vietnam’s population was estimated at 100.3 million in 2023, ranking third in Southeast Asia (behind Indonesia and the Philippines) and making it the 15th largest country by population in the world, reported the General Statistics Office.