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Murals at Noi Bai Int'l Airport win world design award

Twin Lotus Murals at Noi Bai International Airport created by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her team received the top prize in the category of Social Design at the A’Design Awards and Competition.

Duc, Tai to have injuries checked in Singapore

Becamex Binh Duong players Nguyen Anh Duc and Le Tan Tai left for Singapore yesterday for health checks.

Thang resigns as coach of Thanh Hoa FC

Thanh Hoa FC coach Nguyen Duc Thang has resigned from his post.

Basic salary for civil servants increases as of July 1

A range of new policies are coming into effect this month, including wage increases, paternity leave for male workers and regulations relating to retirement age of the people’s public security force.

Expert goes deep into forest to explore mushrooms

Associate Professor Nguyen Phuong Dai Nguyen, a biology expert, spends most of his time studying new types of mushrooms to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous species to avoid public food poisoning.

Hanoi's effort to eliminate illegal sand depots

Le Thanh Nam, deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about his agency's effort to eliminate illegal sand and pebble depots along river banks.

Top legislator, EU trade commissioner talk about EVFTA

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom exchanged ideas related to the signing and ratification of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) 

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Vietcombank, JBIC sign contract for renewable energy projects

Vietnamese films earn big profits

Fourteen Vietnamese films earned around VND715 billion (US$30.7) in ticket sales in the first five months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 40 per cent, according to CGV Cinemas Viet Nam. 

HCM City prepares for rainy season

Authorities in HCM City have completed a number of projects earlier than scheduled in an effort to prepare for the rainy season.

HCM City needs more performing spaces for dramatic theatre

HCM City does not have enough quality performing spaces for dramatic theatre, according to many local artists.

Quang Nam FC sign Brazilian defender

V.League 1 side Quang Nam have signed Brazilian defender Lucas Dos Santos Rocha to prepare for the second half of the season.

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Vinalines moves shareholders’ meeting to end of July

Vietnam's GDP climbs 6.76 per cent in six months

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.76 per cent in the first half of this year, the second highest rate since 2011.

 

Assistance offered to Vietnamese women married to Koreans

Thousands of Vietnamese women who were previously married to Korean men or plan to marry a Korean have received support to adapt to their new life for the last three years.

Le Quang Liem wins Summer Chess Classic in US

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem won the Summer Chess Classic in the US over the weekend.

Fire continues to spread in central Vietnam

Wildfire in Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam broke out again at 10 pm on June 30.

USD43m golf course constructed without permit

Inspectors from the Ministry of Construction have halted construction of a large golf project in Ha Nam Province after the investors failed to show construction permit.


 

Vietnam, EU sign free trade, investment protection agreements

Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) were officially signed in Hanoi on June 30 afternoon.

World experts descend on Vietnam for UNESCO education forum

The UNESCO Forum for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education is expected to welcome between 300 and 350 delegates from across the world with the event running in Hanoi on July 2-3.