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Quang Binh forest rangers quit due to low wages

Many forest rangers in the central province of Quang Binh Province have left the job due to low salaries and stressful work.

 

Two men to be prosecuted related to Phan Van Anh Vu case

The Investigation Police Agency has asked the Supreme People’s Procuracy to prosecute two suspects for “swindling to appropriate assets” in the high-profile case concerning Phan Van Anh Vu (also known as Vu Nhom).

HCM City installs cameras at six driving testing centers to avoid scams

The HCMC Department of Transport has installed cameras at six driving training and testing centers in the city on a pilot basis to improve training quality, monitor driving tests and deter scams in tests for driving licenses.

 

HCM City offers round-trip tickets to Japanese tourist overcharged for cyclo trip

The HCM City Department of Tourism yesterday met with family members of Mr. Oki Toshiyuki, an 83-year-old Japanese tourist who was overcharged VND2.9 million (US$125) for a five-minute trip by a cyclo driver.

 

11-year-old victim at centre of pagoda sexual and physical abuse accusations

Police in Binh Thuan Province are investigating accusations that an 11-year-old boy was brutally beaten while attending a meditation course at a local pagoda.

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Russian films to be screened for free

 

Safety initiative in apparel and footwear factories started in VN

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in co-operation with IDH – a Dutch sustainable trade initiative – kick-started the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS).

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UPS: Vietnam second-fastest growing online retail sector regionally

 

Quang Tri’s Vinh Phuoc River on the verge of drying up

Water levels of Vinh Phuoc River in central province of Quang Tri has reached the lowest in 15 years, threatening water supply for 30,000 households in Dong Ha City and neighbouring areas.

Ginseng men in the midst of Ngoc Linh forest

A group of men neatly wrapped themselves in three layers of clothing in the middle of a summer night in July, quietly chatting. They each had a cup of hot tea.

A small action can enact big change

The Principal of Marie Curie primary school in Hanoi, Nguyen Xuan Khang, received a letter on July 25 from a 5th-grade student named Nguyen Nguyet Linh with a question: "Can our school give up releasing balloons into the sky on its opening day,

Fintech putting pressure on banks

Mr. Marc Djandji, Entrepreneur in Residence at VIISA's Fintech Lab, tells about the mark fintech is making in Vietnam.

More responsibility needed for the safety of kids

Frustration, pain, heartache and above all else, anger.

Just a few of many emotions people are feel right about now after hearing the tragic news a six-year-old boy died after he was left on a school bus in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Quy Nhon set to host National Kickboxing Championship

The National Kickboxing Championship is scheduled to start in the city of Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh Province on August 20.

Three children drown in Quang Binh

Three children aged five to seven were found dead on Tuesday afternoon in a local river in the central province of Quang Binh.

Concert to spread Buddhist philosophy of gratitude

An art performance honouring filial piety and Buddhist philosophy will take place on August 16 at the Ha Noi Opera House.

Hanoi rejects land use adjustment in Ciputra urban area

The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has rejected a proposal to adjust the land use rights of part of the Ciputra urban area in Bac Tu Liem District.

Lai Chau police bust over 150 drug cases

Police in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau have busted 151 drug related cases in the first six months of this year.

Ha Noi FC become AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal champion

Ha Noi FC defeated Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the second leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi yesterday to become the ASEAN champion.

First 'tree man' in Vietnam

Nguyen Van Son was dubbed the first ‘tree man’ in Vietnam due to his incurable disease of warts covering both his hands and feet.