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BUSINESS NEWS 14/6

FTA opportunities remain largely untapped: trade official

Underground dance music festival Epizode 4 to be held in Phu Quoc

Vietnam’s top underground dance music festival returns to Phu Quoc Island again this year, bigger and better than ever.

Amended tax and public investment laws passed

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday passed the draft amendment of the Law of Tax Management with 91.32 per cent of all deputies approving the draft law.

Promoting Vietnam-US space co-operation

US Science Envoy for Space, Major General Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. has completed a four-day visit to Vietnam during which he promoted space co-operation between the two countries.

Local governments have become more transparent: report

Local governments have become more transparent with how they spend public money, but more needs to be done, according to a report.

Hoa Binh BOT toll station seeks government help following protests

Authorities in the northern province of Hoa Binh has just proposed to the government to allow vehicles to travel for free after drivers protested against the toll at the newly built Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh Toll Station.

 

One dead, six unconscious after power generator incident in HCM City

A 11-year-old girl died while her grandmother and five cousins were found unconscious while sleeping HCM City, according to local police who said that they might have been suffocated by a power generator.

Top Vietnamese percussionist to perform the hang drums

Heritage Space will present a music night featuring famous percussionist Tran Xuan Hoa, on June 22.

Lam Dong orders investigation into tree poisoning

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province has urged the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Lac Duong District authorities to clarify reports of pine trees being poisoned in an attempt to clear land for cultivation.

Korean coach Lee sacked, Bien to take charge of Viettel FC

V.League 1's Viettel ended their contract with coach Lee Heung-sil yesterday due to poor results after 13 matches.

Vietnam U20 beat Mes Sungun of Iran in futsal friendly match

Vietnam’s U20 futsal team beat Mes Sungun U20 team of Iran 6-3 in their second friendly match in Iran on Tuesday.

Vietnam Bamboo Circus show arrives in Sydney

À Ố Làng Phố, one of the most well-known Vietnamese bamboo circus shows, will wow Australians at the Sydney Opera House, becoming the first Vietnamese art show be introduced at this iconic theatre.

Vietnam needs legal framework for e-government

Nguyen Tuan Anh, a standing member of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to make best use of e-government to speed up administrative reform.

MMA may be coming to Vietnam

Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting may finally be coming to Vietnam.

Ly Hoang Nam advances to second round at Hong Kong Futures

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won his opening match at the M25 Hong Kong Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday.

Sunscreen pill users getting burned by false advertising

Amidst warnings about heatwaves and increasing ultraviolet (UV) index levels, people start to take measures they believed would protect their skin from the harmful effects of the intense sunlight.

Transport Ministry gets serious about airport staff assault

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam, in co-operation with local authorities, to get serious about an assault on security staff at Tho Xuan Airport in central Thanh Hoa Province.

Hanoi: Pagodas and temples illegally built in forest land

The KOVA Tourism Joint Stock Company, investor of Bac Waterfall-Sao Stream tourism area in Hanoi, has built and renovated six structures without approval from authorities.

Unlicensed tours cause safety problems

The increase in the number of unofficial tours in Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan provinces has affected tourism safety.

New project aims to promote Vietnam's museums

Doctor Nguyen Duc Loc, head of the Social Life Research Institute, has recently launched a new project entitled ‘Museum-Book’ to promote museum activities.