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HCM City to build transshipment port in Cần Giờ

HCM City is coordinating with investors and the Ministry of Transport to build a US$6 billion international transshipment port in its coastal Cần Giờ District, chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Văn Mãi said at a recent conference.

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Village heads and prestigious elders help reduce poverty

The province’s Standing Party Committee last month launched a campaign “Parentage, village without poor families” in which village heads and elderly are given key roles in promoting poverty reduction activities

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Solutions required for long-delayed housing projects

The Bình Quới-Thanh Đa urban area is located roughly 10 kilometres from downtown HCMC. It was planned to be a modern ecological urban area with an ecological park combining commercial centres and public areas to serve about 80,000 people.

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Vietnamese scientist discovers anti-cancer agents from rice husks

These findings provide novel insights into the anticancer property of Momilactones, which can be a premise for future studies and the development of Momilactone-based anti-cancer medicines.

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Progress made but more needs to be done to end IUU fishing: official

Associate Professor Nguyễn Chu Hồi, Permanent Vice Chairman of Việt Nam Fishery Association talks about the progress and further solutions for Việt Nam to end illegal, unreported and undocumented fishing (IUU).

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Mekong Delta needs more investment in waterway transport infrastructure

The degradation of the Quan Chánh Bố and Chợ Gạo canals are considered “bottlenecks” for the transportation of agricultural products in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region, experts said.

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Rainfall this year above average, more typhoons possible

The total rainfall from the beginning of this year up in the north-east, north central and southern coastal areas has also been higher than usual, by 10-20 per cent.

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Three ministries, one locality fail to submit spending plans for disbursement on time

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment by the end of last month VNĐ66.3 trillion from the programme was disbursed.

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819 new COVD cases recorded on Nov 3