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Market, shopping center in HCM City under investigation for fake products

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance is investigating sites suspected of selling fake, counterfeit and imitation products in HCMC and has already seized over 1,830 items at Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Square Shopping Center.

Author of epic Em ơi! Hà Nội Phố passes away, aged 93

Poet Phan Vu, the author of the epic Em ơi! Hà Nội Phố that has been set to music for one of the most famous songs about Hanoi, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93 in HCM City after a long battle with illness.

Ly Hoang Nam eliminated from President's Cup in Kazakhstan

Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the ATP Challenger 110 President's Cup in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Young talents honoured at choreographers’ contest

The 10 best dances have been honoured at the annual Contest for Young Talented Choreographers 2019 hosted by the Việt Nam Dancing Artists’ Association and culture ministry’s Performing Arts Department.

High school graduate rate falls: Education Ministry

More than 94 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June of this academic year are eligible for graduation.

Info minister urges HCM City to speed up telecom infrastructure development

HCMC needs to accelerate the development of its telecom infrastructure to make sure all city residents own smartphones by 2021, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

 

Vietnam's top five e-commerce platforms in Q2 announced: iPrice

Sendo, for the first time, was listed as one of the four most visited ecommerce platforms in the second quarter of 2019, according to data from iPrice Insights’ map of ecommerce.

 

Preparations underway for ASEAN defence-military events in 2020

The Ministry of Defence’s steering committee on ASEAN 2020 held a conference in Hanoi on July 17 to implement a project on organising ASEAN defence-military events in 2020 when Vietnam assumes the ASEAN Chair.

 

World Cup 2022: Vietnam in same group with regional football power houses

Vietnam will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia for the World Cup 2022.

 

Vietnam in urgent need of brands for tra fish

Vietnam is facing an urgent need to build brands for its tra fish, a big foreign currency earner, amidst numerous challenges facing the industry.

 

Asanzo may be vindicated in product labeling dispute: lawyer

Given the varying criteria and rules on origins, it is possible that local electronics producer Asanzo Vietnam had legally identified its products as “Made in Vietnam,” said lawyer Tran Ngoc Trung from law firm Baker & Mckenzie Vietnam.

 

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Scores of commercial banks post handsome profits

 

VN film promotion and development scheme to launch

With support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a campaign board has been working for months to launch the Viet Nam Association of Film Promotion and Development by the end of July.

Music video highlights the beauty of Ninh Binh

The beautiful landscape of Ninh Binh has been captured in many photos and films, but singer Nguyen Thu Hang has found her own way to highlight the stunning beauty.

Exhibition shows Italian landscape seen from helicopters

The spectacular landscape of Italy from above at twilight is on display at an exhibition that has opened in Hanoi.

Vietnam, Laos hold fourth political consultation in Vientiane

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Khamphau Onthavanh co-chaired the fourth political consultation in Vientiane on July 16.

 

Results of largest Vietnamese genome research project announced

A project entitled "Research on the Vietnamese genome", the first massive database of Vietnamese genomes, has just been revealed by the Vinmec Medical System’s research group.

 

VN construction ministry to release quarterly property market reports

The Ministry of Construction plans to start releasing quarterly reports on the domestic real estate market to increase transparency, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha said at a recent ministry meeting.

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Dragon fruit prices from Binh Thuan enjoy steep rise

 

Exhibition to showcase life and beauty of Tay Nguyen and southern central region

A fine arts exhibition featuring local life in the country’s southern Central and Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) regions will run from August 13 to 22, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.