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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.

Seven tonnes of smuggled iron scrap seized in Vietnam

Members of the border guards in southern An Giang Province have seized seven tonnes of iron scrap smuggled from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Multi-level marketing firm investigated for scamming 36,000

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has arrested and commenced criminal proceedings against eight heads of the Thang Long multi-level marketing company for alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets.

Lam Dong restaurant fined VND80 million in food poisoning case

The People's Committee of Central Highlands Lam Dong Province has fined Hoang Vy Restaurant VND80 million (US$3,500) for its involvement in a food poisoning case that affected 136 local residents, the local authorities said on Tuesday.

AFF U18 Championship to held in HCM City and Binh Duong

The ASEAN Football Federation U18 Championship is scheduled to take place in HCM City and Binh Duong starting on August 6.

Thu Thiem land dispute should be addressed early: official

All land disputes in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area should be fully resolved as soon as possible to safeguard residents' rights and interests, Nguyen Hong Diep, head of the Central Citizen Reception Board at the Government Inspectorate said.

BUSINESS NEWS 11/7

Hanoi office rental maintains upward trend

 

Timely intervention needed for growth hormone deficiency

5-year-old Nguyen L. A. of Hanoi has been receiving treatment for her growth hormone deficiency at the National Hospital of Pediatrics nearly her entire life.

Vietnam’s Do paper making craft in dire need for preservation

Vietnam’s traditional craft of making Do or poonah paper dates back thousands of years. Although this paper has been used widely in Dong Ho paintings and other Vietnamese folk art, the techniques of making Do paper are on the verge of extinction.

Artist plans to hold national xam festival

Traditional artist Mai Tuyet Hoa and her troupe Xam Ha Thanh have released their first album of xẩm (blind busker's singing). She has spent more than 20 years performing and studying xam singing.

Hanoi sets to raise tuition fees at public schools

Ha Noi’s People’s Council has approved a resolution to raise tuition fees at some public schools in the academic year 2019-20.

Vietnamese spend 400,000 hours daily on game live stream watching

Vietnam is the country with the highest level of patience in staring at mobile ads with 19 seconds compares to the average time of 8-9 seconds in other countries.

 

Further African swine fever outbreaks detected throughout Vietnam

Outbreaks of African swine fever have been discovered in 62 provinces and cities across the nation as of July 9, forcing a total of 2.9 million pigs to be culled.

 

Illegal karaoke facilities rampant in Hanoi

Hundreds of karaoke facilities which have been suspended still illegally operate in many districts in Hanoi.

 

Man with heart rate of 300 beats/min in Ben Tre cured

A 62-year-old man in the Mekong Delta Province of Ben Tre whose rare disorder made his heart beat abnormally fast – at times 300 beats per minute – was successfully treated, doctors from the HCM City-based Cho Ray Hospital said.

Boy with 'lobster claw syndrome' undergoes corrective surgery

Doctors at HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital have performed successful surgery on a two-year-old boy with the split-hand and split-foot malformation.

Health ministry asked for report on Hue mother and child's deaths

The health ministry yesterday demanded that Hue University Hospital turn in their report on a medical incident that resulted in the death of a mother and her child earlier this week by July 11.