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HCM City to host HOZO int'l music festival in December

HCM City will host Hò dô 2019 (HOZO), an international music festival on December 13-15, according to the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Population policies needed to shift the birth rate

Nguyen Doan Tu, general director of the General Department for Population and Family Planning, spokeabout changes to the number of children per family   and the necessity of adjusting population policies in the country.

Hanoi Old Quarter decorated for Liberation Day celebration

The emotional moments when Hanoi was liberated on October 10, 1954 will be revived through a programme entitled ‘Memory of Hanoi – 65 Years’, which starts today in the capital’s Old Quarter.

From everyday use to fine art

Hundreds of fine art works designed to be used in daily life such as interior decor and fashion are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

Traffic to be banned on Hanoi streets for F1 racetrack construction

Hanoi's Department of Transport has released plans to regulate traffic in Nam Tu Liem District’s Le Duc Tho and Le Quang Dao streets to facilitate the construction of a Formula One (F1) racetrack.

Nearly 1.3 tonnes of synthetic drugs seized in HCM City in nine months

Crimes related to drug dealing and trafficking had been on the rise in HCM City in recent years, said Đinh Thanh Nhàn, deputy head of HCMC Police.

Hanoi to expand pedestrian zone

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has assigned Hoan Kiem District to expand the pedestrian zone to the south of the Old Quarter.

Drones spray chemicals on fields as Mekong Delta eyes automation of agriculture

Drones are being used on a trial basis to spray crop protection chemicals in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and Long An under the region’s high-tech agricultural programmes.

Deal signed for Vietnamese workers to find jobs in Japan

An agreement to allow Vietnamese workers to work in Japan for five years was signed on Friday in Hanoi.

Detoxification at Rang Dong warehouse fire to be finished soon

The detoxification work at Rang Dong Light Source & Vacuum Flask JSC in Hanoi is slated to be completed within the next five days.

Illegal building on Ma Pi Leng investigated

Hoang A Chinh, director of Ha Giang Province Department of Construction said on October 4 that they would investigate the illegal project on Ma Pi Leng Mountain Pass.

VN drug administration withdraws medicines over cancer fears

The Drug Administration of Việt Nam, under the Ministry of Health, has decided to withdraw 11 drugs containing N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) beyond permitted levels that potentially cause cancer.

Urban areas in Mekong Delta face serious flooding

High tides, dykes and land subsidence are causing serious flooding in urban areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, according to Nguyen Huu Thien, an expert on the Delta's ecosystem.

Ministry allows export of raw mineral inventory

Despite Government limitations on raw mineral exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) says help is on hand for local enterprises.

Woman fined for spreading fake news on social media

A woman in the central province of Quang Binh has been fined by police for spreading ‘fake news’ on her Facebook page.

Public hospitals need more independence: NA deputies

The National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs continued its meeting on Thursday on the implementation of autonomy at public hospitals.

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 5

Steel company plans to switch bourse

Legal framework for ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ products to curb trade fraud

Vietnam has recently found cases of foreign enterprises falsely labelling their products as originating in Vietnam to illegally benefit from the free trade agreements (FTAs) the country is a member of and avoid trade defence mechanisms.

Vietnam shipbuilding industry short of skilled workers

Among the sounds of hammers and steel-cutting machines, 50-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Hong, a worker of Pha Rung Shipyard Company in Hai Phong City, puts a vessel through final tests after construction has been completed.

Swan Lake premieres in Hanoi's Opera House in full

This show makes a record in all of VNOB history when tickets are sold out one month prior to show day.