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Drownings occur in Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces

Four members of the same family have drowned in Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province on Tuesday, according to a local official.

Special TV show to highlight Vietnamese seas and islands

The Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee in HCM City and HCM City Television will broadcast a special music programme on Vietnamese seas and islands on August 29 to mark the 74th anniversary of National Day.

Four missing trippers rescued in Son Tra jungle

Three men and a woman from HCM City and central Thua Thien-Hue Province have been rescued by local rescuers after going missing in the jungle of the Son Tra Nature Reserve on Tuesday evening.

Designer Phuong My presents her first bridal collection

Designer Phuong My exhibited her first bridal collection “Espoir” (Hope) at HCM City’s Park Hyatt Saigon on Friday.

Pudul storm expected to reach Vietnam on National Day

Podul storm is moving quickly and entered the East Sea early today, August 28.

 

Vietnam take AFF title after beating Thailand

Vietnam defeated Thailand 1-0 in extra time to take the title of the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championships in Thailand after seven years of waiting.

School bus monitor prosecuted for unintentional murder

Cau Giay District’s investigative police have begun legal proceedings against Nguyen Bich Quy, a school bus monitor for Hanoi’s Gateway International School, following the death of a first grader there.

Vietnam, ILO co-operate for decent work

Social justice and satisfactory employment based on the respect and protection of workers’ and employers’ legitimate rights and interests are core values of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

Vietnam Airlines employee returns lost bags to passengers

An employee of Vietnam Airport Ground Services Company Limited (VIAGS), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, has found and returned assets worth nearly VND1 billion (US$43,000) to two passengers.

BUSINESS NEWS 28/8

Traditional taxi firms demand equal treatment with ride-hailing apps

Management of fresh fruit stores sees marked improvement

A pilot project to enhance the management of fresh fruit stores in Hanoi has improved consumer awareness of food safety, but sellers' adherence to food safety regulations remains a problem.

Scholarship foundation set up for rural Vietnamese students

The New York-based Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE) has established the Rural Villages Scholarship Foundation to support poor students in rural areas of Vietnam.

HCM City authorities admit to big housing shortage

HCM City faces a housing shortage caused by the rapidly rising population and shortage of new housing projects.

Exhibition combines Heinrich Heine's poems and calligraphy

Calligrapher Ngau Thu will display his works featuring poems by Heinrich Heine at an exhibition at the Ha Noi Goethe Institute.

BUSINESS NEWS 27/8

HCMC cracks the whip on projects

Da Nang struggles with water shortage

The Da Nang Water Supply Company (Dawaco) on August 26 proposed the building of dams to prevent salinity and store fresh water in Cau Do River’s lowerstream as an urgent responding measure.

 

Forest fire destroys 200ha of forest in Phu Yen

A forest fire destroyed nearly 200ha of forest over the weekend in central Phu Yen Province’s Phu Hoa District, Law Protection online newspaper reported.

Lang Son border guards arrest two for trying to sell newborn to China

Border guards in northern Lang Son Province caught a man and a woman trying to cross into China with a newborn baby on Sunday, in an effort likely put a stop to a human trafficking case.

Low quality gasoline businesses fined in Dak Nong

The People’s Committee of Central Highlands Dak Nong Province has fined three businesses a total of VND500 million (US$21,500) for trading low-quality gasoline, news.zing.vn reported.

One killed, 17 injured in two separate road accidents

A truck collided head-on with a tractor truck on the stretch of National Highway No 6 passing through northern Son La Province’s Chieng Hac Commune early this morning.