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Muong Lo Festival takes place in Yen Bai

The Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival and The Discovery Mu Cang Chai Terraced Fields will take place from September 20 to 25 in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

Licence compulsory for motorbike drivers in Hanoi

Drivers of xe om – or motorbike taxis – carrying passengers and goods and drivers of non-motorised vehicles will have to register with authorised agencies, according to a new draft regulation.

Teen victim thanks UK authorities in touching letter

A teenage human trafficking victim who was stuffed into a tiny suitcase and smuggled into the UK has thanked the authorities who saved his life.

Car owners still need to pay road use fees: transport ministry

Transport authorities said last week that car owners would still have to pay road use fees, even if the road maintenance fund is abolished.

Private universities in VN urged to co-operate with counterparts to improve training quality

The Association of Vietnam Universities and Colleges should become a link to connect private universities with each other and with public universities to help improve training quality, according to private universities.

PM metes out disciplinary measures on some officials

The Prime Minister has issued several decisions on disciplinary measures against some officials.

HCM City cracks the whip to speed up public spending

HCM City is seeking to speed up spending on public projects after many districts reported slow rates so far this year.

Ministries call for enhanced management of foreign workers in Vietnam

Foreign workers in Vietnam have helped bring the competitiveness and capacity of the Vietnamese workforce in line with international standards, but the compliance of employers with laws regarding their hiring remains a problem.

Vietnam becomes among most livable countries for expats

Vietnam has recently been listed among the world’s 10 best countries for expatriates in a recent survey by the bank HSBC.

Vietnam comes first at World Shuttlecock Championship in France

Vietnam won five gold and two silver medals, topping the medal tally at the 2019 World Shuttlecock Championships, which concluded in France on August 24.

 

BUSINESS NEWS 26/8

Thai businesses intensify trade promotional activities in Vietnam

 

Australia expands work and holiday marker visa programme for Vietnam

Australia has expanded the number of Work and Holiday Maker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from 200 to 1,500 a year from September 2, according to the Department of Home Affairs’ media release.

 

Four killed, one injured in Thai Nguyen scooter crash

Four people died and one got injured after they, riding the same scooter, ploughed into the median strip of a main street in Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province, today - August 25.

 

Air traffic controllers face the strain with rising flights

Lasting a maximum of two hours, the shift of an air traffic controller is strenuous and full of pressure.

Students build bridges in rural areas with love

The HCM University of Science and Technology has become familiar with residents in the southern province of Ben Tre.

Japanese expat falls for Vietnamese literature

Many foreigners profiled in this column consider Vietnam their second home because they have fallen for the landscape or the locals’ hospitality, but Kawarai Yushi, a Japanese expat based in Thua Thien – Hue, has fallen for Vietnamese literature.

Club gives free meals to poor patients

Millions of free meals have been provided to poor patients at Binh Phuoc Province's General Hospital over the past 18 years, easing the financial burden on the families of long-term patients.

BUSINESS NEWS 25/8

Bancassurance becomes main service earner for banks

 

No place for black credit in HCM City

Lieutenant General Le Dong Phong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Policy, speaks to Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper on his agency’s commitment to tackle ‘black credit’ in the city.

Da Nang provides free water to fight salinity intrusion

Da Nang Water Supply Company (Dawaco) said that they would supply free water to hospitals, schools and hotels amid a water shortage.