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Conference calls for improving HCM City transport

HCM City should look into developing its traffic system, a conference heard in HCM City at the weekend.

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Seven students from Hà Nội win prizes at Int'l Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The delegation from Hà Nội - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in Hà Nội, comprising nine students from the physics-specialised classes, represented Vietnamese students to attend the 15th edition of the competition.

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Tân Sơn Nhất Airport seeks to overcharging by taxis services

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport has issued new regulations for passenger transport services in an effort to curb overcharging.

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Three arrested in UK for people smuggling

Two are being held on suspicion of holding a person in slavery or servitude, production and supply of a controlled drug and cultivating cannabis. The third suspect was arrested on suspicion of arranging the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.

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Hà Nội's special chefs for children with cancer

Twice a week, on Thursday and Sunday, the volunteers including bankers, lecturers, and businesspeople, prepare and deliver free lunch to a hundred people.

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Transport industry to boost services for passengers on Independence Day

Demand for people to travel and visit relatives is expected to increase considerably during the holidays, which will give people a four-day weekend from September 1 to 4.

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Việt Nam accelerating digital transformation in new-style rural building

The Government has approved a national programme on digital transformation in building new-style rural areas, towards smart rural development, for the 2021 – 2025 period.

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Vietnamese company donates $100,000 to Cuba after oil depot fire

A cheque was presented by head representative of Thai Binh Corporation Tran Thien Minh to Cuban Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Déborah Rivas Saavedra.

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1,561 new COVID-19 cases, one death reported on Sunday