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Wanted tech firm director charged with money laundering

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency has initiated criminal proceedings against the director of Nhat Cuong Company, a major mobile phone dealer in Hanoi, for alleged money laundering.

Trade union executive boards to receive training in salary negotiations

The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Tran Thi Thanh Ha, deputy head of the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.

13th ADMM issues declaration on security

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, which ended with a joint declaration on security.

Fee collection suspension lifted at three BOT projects

The Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN) on Wednesday lifted the suspension of fee collection at three build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects.

Vietnam to host regional amateur golf championship

The 2019 Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship will be held in northern Vinh Phuc Province from July 24 to 27.

Quang Nam extinguishes three forest fires

Functional forces of the central province of Quang Nam have managed to contain three fires in Hiep Duc District’s planted forests.

International women’s cycling race in south

The International Women’s Cycling Tournament, the An Giang Television Cup, will be held on July 13-18.

VN population tops 96.2 million, ranking 15th in the world

Vietnam’s population has reached 96.2 million people as of April 1, ranking 15th in the world and third in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Hanoi: 80 percent of new landed property supply located in the east

 

Chamber music concert features young talents

The Saigon Chamber Music ensemble will host the “Young Virtuosi Concert 2019” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on July 13.

S. Korean, Chinese investors dominate tenders for North-South expressway subprojects

Tenders for building three sections of the North-South Expressway project have attracted a total of 27 investors, including 18 firms from South Korea and China.

 

Landslides cause traffic jam on highway in Lai Chau

Heavy rains in recent days have caused many landslides, especially on national highways, in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

Binh Duong to host international three-cushion billiards event

The International three-Cushion Billiards Tournament will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from Thursday to Sunday.

Vingroup sets up airline

Major local conglomerate Vingroup has established its own air carrier called Vinpearl Air with charter capital of VND1.3 trillion.

 

Transport Ministry defends North-South rail plan

The Transport Ministry has defended its proposal to spend US$58.7-billion on the North-South express railway project following the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s calculations that the cost would be less than half of this.

 

Northern border province struggles to stop people from working illegally in China

At the age of 71, Nong Ngoc S. had little rest as he took on the double duties of tending to the family’s crops and his grandchildren.

Solutions proposed for demolished tomb of king’s wife in Hue

Thua Thien - Hue authorities have proposed two solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

 

Vietnamese magician sets another world record

Magician Nguyen Phuong has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.

HCM City takes unreasonably long to renovate old tenements

Three years after a five-year plan to renovate half of the 476 old tenements was announced by HCM City authorities, only a fraction of them have been refurbished or rebuilt, causing suffering to many people living in them.

Hidden bas-reliefs unveil the early history of modern Vietnamese fine art

Hanoi's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-reliefs on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Viet Nam Fine Arts University.