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Fifty tonnes oil pumped out of sunken ship in Long Tau River

Hai Van Shipping - Services Co, Ltd together with Vietnam Salvage Joint Stock Company, have already pumped about 50 tonnes of oil out of the Vietnamese-flagged container ship VIETSUN INTEGRITY that sank in Can Gio District’s Long Tau River

No hope for popular train street’s cafés to resume

Authorities of Hanoi's Hoan Kiem District, where the famous train track street is located, remain adamant that the cafés along the rail line will not be allowed to do business again, citing safety reasons.

Week-long celebration of Italian language, culture to take place

Seminars, film screenings and art performances will be held to celebrate the 19th Italian Language Week across the world.

Le Phi Long draws people to “Land of Leisure”

Paintings and installations by Le Phi Long, one of the capable visual artists in Vietnam, will be on display on October 27.

Exhibition features international and local artists

About 120 paintings and sculptures by international and Vietnamese artists have gone on display at the Vietnam Fine Arts University.

HCM City faces eroded sites along rivers, canals

HCM City is now home to around 37 eroded sites along rivers and canals, including 19 that have been classified as very dangerous, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

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Foreign investment disbursement reaches 23.2 percent

 

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Hoi An to investigates tourist bicycle dispute

 

HCM City's teacher sacked for hitting pupils

A teacher in HCM City was sacked after it was found out that she had been hitting pupils at school.

American conductor Christopher Zimmerman leads concert at Opera House

American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a concert of classical music at the HCM City Opera House on October 26.

Trees dying after HCM City park renovation

Dozens of trees are dying in Van Lang Park in Ho Chi Minh City's District 5.

Students at HCM City primary schools win top prize at Robothon

Students at Le Ngoc Han and Luong The Vinh primary schools won the top prizes in the annual Robothon Contest 2019 for students at primary schools throughout HCM City held on October 20.

Vietnamese rapper Den Vau's concert sells 5,000 tickets in 10 minutes

Rapper Den Vau, nominee for Best Impressive Singer at VTV Awards 2019 of Vietnam Television, will perform in HCM City on November 9.

Hai Phong's festival promotes Vietnam-Belgium cultural, economic exchange

A Vietnam – Belgium cultural and economic exchange festival will be held in Hai Phong City this weekend, from October 25 to 27.

Vietnamese Gov’t proposes minimum wage increase

The Government has called on the legislative National Assembly (NA) to raise the monthly base salary for the coming year to VND1.6 million (US$69) to keep up with the country’s advancements in overall development.

Vietnamese Govt proposes borrowing US$19.9 billion next year

The Government has proposed borrowing VND459.5 trillion (US$19.9 billion) next year to make up for the State budget deficit, increasing regular expenditures and social insurance debts.

HCM City to choke off groundwater overexploitation

The HCMC government has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to cease issuing new licenses for the exploitation and use of groundwater throughout the city, due to increased water pollution and land subsidence.

HCM City to connect surveillance cameras to centralized monitoring system

District-level authorities and departments in HCMC will connect surveillance cameras in the city to a centralized monitoring system, in addition to consulting with contractors on the creation of a smart urban monitoring center.

AVG ex-chairman Pham Nhat Vu entitled to leniency

Pham Nhat Vu, former chairman of private pay TV firm Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG), will not have to bear all liability for MobiFone’s losses in the MobiFone-AVG deal.

Inclusive business helps Vietnam keep up with changing market

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-supported business model makes both ‘social’ and business sense.