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Walking queen is back and better

Back in action after two years, speed-walker Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc proved her worth at the National Championships by taking the title, and now has her sights set on the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Vietnamese badminton player Thuy Linh out of Indonesian Masters

Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh was knocked out of the women’s singles semi-finals at the Yuzu Indonesia Masters badminton tournament on Saturday in Malang City.

Electronic know your customer/client holds key to digital banking

The banking sector is waiting for the State Bank of Viet Nam to allow the use of electronic know your customer/client (e-KYC).

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Dolphins appear in territorial water of Hoi An

 

IT playing a role in studies

Leading educational organizations in Vietnam are looking to apply IT into their teaching and learning activities.

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Car imports skyrocket in first 9 months

Vietnam’s economy less dependent upon minerals, credit: ministry

Vietnam’s economic growth, which is now less reliant on mineral mining and the growth of credit, is gradually shifting to science, technology and innovation, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in a report.

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Cambodian PM concludes Vietnam visit

 

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Cam Ranh Airport to operate second runway

 

Revised immigration regulations aim to help foreigners: NA deputies

Revisions to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam were debated yesterday by the National Assembly Committee for National Defence and Security.

Woman offers hope to unfortunate children

We hear many harrowing tales of child sexual abuse. When a case of child abuse is discovered, most condemn the perpetrator and think of how they should be punished. 

Hanoi focuses on OCOP efforts

Nguyen Van Chi, director of Hanoi Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, talks on what the city has been doing to meet the objectives laid down by municipal city authorities in the programme 'One Commune One Product'

 

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Digital economy to constitute one-third of Vietnam's GDP in 2030

Man builds bridges to help the poor

Nguyen Minh Luong, a 71-year-old man living in Long Xuyen City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is often away from home all day to help the poor.

Vietnam gears toward sustainable tourism development

Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam Tourism Administration, talks to Vietnam Economic Times newspaper about his agency’s efforts to improve the tourism sector’s competitive advantages.

Population policies needed to shift the birth rate

Nguyen Doan Tu, general director of the General Department for Population and Family Planning, spokeabout changes to the number of children per family   and the necessity of adjusting population policies in the country.

Traffic to be banned on Hanoi streets for F1 racetrack construction

Hanoi's Department of Transport has released plans to regulate traffic in Nam Tu Liem District’s Le Duc Tho and Le Quang Dao streets to facilitate the construction of a Formula One (F1) racetrack.

Nearly 1.3 tonnes of synthetic drugs seized in HCM City in nine months

Crimes related to drug dealing and trafficking had been on the rise in HCM City in recent years, said Đinh Thanh Nhàn, deputy head of HCMC Police.

Hanoi to expand pedestrian zone

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has assigned Hoan Kiem District to expand the pedestrian zone to the south of the Old Quarter.

Drones spray chemicals on fields as Mekong Delta eyes automation of agriculture

Drones are being used on a trial basis to spray crop protection chemicals in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and Long An under the region’s high-tech agricultural programmes.