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BUSINESS NEWS 1/9

Vietbuild Hanoi 2019 to open next week

 

Runner turns his passion into a livelihood

Nong Van Chuyen, a member of the Tay ethnic minority group, has forged a reputation in the running community for his skill, hard work and creativity, which have allowed him to make running his livelihood.

Making traditional lanterns to gift children in rural areas

Phan Lac Viet Hoa, seven, along with his younger brother and father were keenly sticking coloured cellophane sheets on their star lanterns made out of bamboo.

Vietnam attracts $22.63 billion of FDI in eight months

Vietnam recorded $22.63 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in the first eight months of 2019, equivalent to 92.9 percent of the figure in the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

 

VN central bank warns credit institutions over rate hikes

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said it will closely monitor interest rates offered by credit institutions and take measures to strictly handle violations of the law, including cutting credit growth targets.

 

Traditional taxi firms demand equal treatment with ride-hailing apps

Traditional taxi companies have demanded that app-based taxis with less than nine seats should be treated the same as them to “ensure fairness, transparency and the same responsibilities towards customers.”

 

Regional win expected to push Vietnam in SEA Games title defence

The national women's football team has been welcomed home as heroes after they won the ASEAN Football Championship for the third time in Thailand.

HCM City plans to build more reservoirs to store rainwater, control floods

HCM City plans to spend hundreds of billions of dong on building more than 100 reservoirs to store rainwater and control flooding by 2020 under a flood-control programme.

Hospital kitchen serves free meals for patients' families

It is 12:30pm on Sunday afternoon in mid-August. Le Thi Kim Linh, 45, is waiting in line to get lunch at Cho Ray Hospital’s kitchen which serves free meals for patients’ families, many of whom live outside HCM City.

Campaigners say domestic violence is on the rise

A leading domestic violence specialist in Vietnam has said there are more and more cases of women being beaten up by their partners – with many victims too scared to complain for fear of bringing shame on their families.

BUSINESS NEWS 31/8

EVFTA to boost intellectual property in Vietnam

 

Vietnam's nuclear medicine catches up with the world

Vietnam has made big strides in applying atomic energy in treating diseases, especially cancer. Dr Vuong Huu Tan, Chairman of Viet Nam Atomic Energy Association, talks with VietTimes on how the country is using nuclear techniques in medicine.

HCM City tighten control on food supplement product

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board plans to strengthen oversight of companies producing food supplements.

Alliance to End Plastic Waste calls for concerted global effort

A co-ordinated and sustained global effort “is needed to reinforce the circular economy through action-based projects”, an international forum heard in Bangkok.

Vietnam to host traditional medicine conference of sub-Mekong countries

The ninth conference on traditional medicine of countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region will open in Hanoi on September 5, according to the Ministry of Health.

Binh Duong faces shortage of public housing, kindergartens amid influx of workers

The south-eastern province of Binh Dương is considered to be a place with many public housing projects and kindergartens for workers and their children, but they are proving insufficient.

Vietnam, RoK foster labour co-operation

Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) signed a memorandum of understanding on co-operation in Hanoi on August 29.

Vietnam, Timor Leste look to promote relations

Timor Leste always appreciates the support of Vietnam for his country during the war time and in the last 20 years as well, Prime Minister of Timor Leste Taur Matan Ruak told the special envoy of Vietnamese PM Nguyen Manh Hung.

 

Quang Binh struggles with water shortage

Water shortages over the past three months have devastated residents of drought-plagued localities in central Quang Binh Province.

International experts to help solve VN’s geographic-related issues

The 4th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (GEOTEC HANOI) will be held in November in Hanoi.