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U19s practice, compete to prepare for 2020 Asian champ qualifier

The national U19 team will compete in an international four-side tournament in Thailand on October 8-13.

Woman injured by flares at Hanoi football clash

Hanoi police are investigating an incident where a spectator was injured by a flare at a football match in Hanoi on Wednesday.

 

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 12

Luxembourg-funded project helps light up Hue city

 

 

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 12

CLV ministers discuss ways to step up drug prevention, control

 

HCM City: Police bust ring trafficking drugs from Cambodia

A ring trafficking drugs from Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City has been uncovered by the city’s police after more than four months of investigation.

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 12

RoK investors hail Long An province’s potential for smart city

 

Police smash drug production facility in Kon Tum

A large-scale meth lab has been busted in a joint operation between Vietnamese and Chinese law enforcement officers.

Motorbike taxis must be registered in Hanoi

Drivers of "xe om" – or motorbike taxis will have to register with authorised agencies, according to a new draft regulation on the management and use of non-motorised vehicles and motorcycles in Hanoi.

People to blame for shoddy transportation projects, not weather: experts

The failure of design consultants and contractors to deliver acceptable and agreed standards lead to poor transportation projects in Vietnam, experts said.

Educationists unhappy with university accreditation process

Many educationists questioned the methods used for quality accreditation and ranking of universities at a recent conference held in HCM City.

Five killed in northern torrential rain, one missing

Two days of heavy rain in north Vietnam has left five people dead, five more injured, and one person missing.

Vietnam earn bronze at Tokyo Premier League

High kicking martial artists have returned home to Vietnam with a bronze medal after a tournament in Japan.

VN Transport Ministry hires French consultants to assess Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway’s safety

The Ministry of Transport has hired French safety consultants to oversee the final stages of Hanoi's first metro project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban elevated railway.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 11

 New school year ceremony held for terminally-ill children

Cases of rare Whitmore’s disease reappear in Vietnam

Cases of Whitmore’s disease, also called melioidosis, has increased remarkably during the rainy season with a high rate of mortality, director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases Do Duy Cuong said.

5,000 people to perform xoe dance

As many as 5,000 people will perform xoe, a traditional dance of Thai ethnicity people, to set a Guinness World Record, at the opening ceremony of Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival on September 20 in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

VBA FINAL: Saigon Heat beat Cantho Catfish

In the first match in the series of five, Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat 78-75 in the last minutes.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 11

Forum on cooperative economy, cooperatives slated for mid-October

 

Reducing working time in compliance with modern trend: VGCL

The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has requested the drafters of the revised Labour Code maintain the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours per week to 44 hours per week.

Ministry postpones punishment

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on Monday postponed its decisions to punish workers over the national high school graduation exam scandal last year.