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Professor devotes all life to Vietnamese neurology

Having worked with dedication in neurology for more than 55 years, Professor and People’s Doctor Le Duc Hinh has made great contributions to the national healthcare system and to enhancing Vietnam's place in the world of neurology.

Volunteers help homeless people

On a stormy Friday night, Nguyen Thi Van, 80 something, shivered in her worn out raincoat. Leaning against a wall on a quiet Hanoi street, she wiped her dark and wrinkled face. 

Bringing police officers closer to the public

As the reality show "Beauty in Action" climbs to a leading position in Vietnam’s reality TV scene, its scriptwriter – Lt Col Duong Van Toan from the Ministry of Public Security of Viet Nam – speaks to Nhân Dân Cuối Tuần

A refined plea for nationhood

In his latest novel Trong Vô Tận (Inside Infinity), writer Vinh Quyen offers a sophisticated genealogy of Vietnam which is at once familiar and also new.

Ensuring a fair playing field in academia

Professor Nguyen Phuong Nga, Director of the Centre for Education Accreditation, talks to VietTimes online newspaper on the need to have effective measures to ensure fairness for all students sitting examinations.

Doctor spends his life helping remote villagers in Quang Tri

Trinh Duc Thien, 51, of A Vao Commune – a remote and underprivileged area in DaKrong District, the central province of Quang Tri – is taking care of medicinal plants in a garden he grows to treat local residents.

Vietnam needs to renew property market to lure more foreign capital

Vietnam needs to renew its real estate market to attract more foreign investors and increase the quality of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector, according to experts.

 

Vietnamese defender hopes to shine with SC Heerenveen

Doan Van Hau walks around the Abe Lenstra Stadion on his first day in the Netherlands. He visits every corner of the ground, from the pitch and dressing rooms to the player’s tunnel.

Teachers’ salaries to be based on qualifications

Hoang Duc Minh, director of the Teachers and Educational Managers Department under the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), talks to Vietnamnet e-newspaper about staff for the new school year and their salary policy.

Local hotel industry faces challenge in technology

The domestic hotel industry will face many challenges during development, especially in the application of technology, according to an expert from Savills Vietnam – a foreign property service provider in Vietnam.

 

HCM City seeks investment for HCM City-Moc Bai Expressway project

After reaching a consensus with the People’s Committee of Tay Ninh Province, the HCM City People’s Committee has petitioned the PM and Ministry of Transport for permission to call for investment for the HCM City-Moc Bai Expressway project.

Wake up and smell the cinnamon

Cinnamon might smell like Christmas to many in the West, but to some Vietnamese farmers, it smells like prosperity.

Vietnam remains popular destination for foreign investment: AmCham

After more than three years serving as U.S. Consul General in HCMC, Mary Tarnowka has been appointed as executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam HCMC. 

Da Nang to add 4,500 high-end hotel rooms: CBRE

An extra 4,500 four- and five-star hotel rooms will be put into service this year and next in the central coastal city of Danang, according to property service provider CB Richard Ellis Vietnam (CBRE Vietnam).

Chinese imports bearing “Made-in-Vietnam” labels remain rampant

Customs agencies have recently discovered many batches of Chinese products bearing “Made-in-Vietnam” labels.

Automation technology has gained a foothold in Vietnam: expert

PhD Doctor Nguyen Quan, President of the Viet Nam Automation Association, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the role of automation in Industry 4.0

BOT projects need careful consideration

The Government's website (baochinhphu.vn) recently published an interview with Dr Tran Chung, President of the Association of Private Investors in Road Transport, on strong and weak points of BOT projects in Vietnam.

Author Nagano Hideko – friend to Vietnamese children

Painter Nagano Hideko is known as a mother, grandmother and a great friend of Japanese children. She is also the author of many famous picture books published all over the world, some of which have been published in Vietnam.

110 rural industrial products to receive official recognition

A ceremony to honor and grant certificates of recognition for 110 typical rural industrial products is scheduled to take place on September 18 in Hanoi.

State Bank of Vietnam cuts official interest rates

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said the official interest rates will be adjusted down as from September 16.