APEC senior officials begin meeting

APEC’s two-day third senior officials meeting (SOM 3) began yesterday with the participation of more than 200 delegates from the 21 APEC economies, the APEC Business Advisory Council, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council.

Gang of smugglers to be prosecuted

HCM City Police have decided to prosecute two people for smuggling electronic devices of different kinds from Japan into Việt Nam.

 

Ten people injured in highway accident

A collision between a sleeper bus and a 45-seater coach occurred on a highway outside Hà Nội on Tuesday, injuring 10 people and paralysing traffic in the area.

Drones fly in VN without licenses

Camera-equipped drones known as flycams have become increasingly popular, especially among Vietnamese photographers and filmmakers, but few people know they need permission from the Ministry of Defence to fly the devices.

OceanBank trial begins in Hà Nội

The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday opened the first instance hearing for ex-banker Hà Văn Thắm and other 50 defendants for serious violations of the State’s monetary policies.

Inclusion needed for sustainable growth

Growth cannot be sustainable in APEC economies unless it is economically, financially and socially inclusive, experts said at a symposium held yesterday in HCM City.

Firms consider pulling out of social housing projects

The massive stimulus package of VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.32 billion), introduced in 2013 to encourage social housing development in Việt Nam and revitalise the listless real estate sector, has been entirely disbursed. However, with the expiry of the attractive interest rates, many businesses are contemplating pulling out of the social housing market while the demands show no signs of flagging.

Poverty-stricken district plagued by suicides

Local administration of the Central Highlands of Gia Lai Province’s Kon Chro District had a headache in seeking effective solutions to bring the situation that hundreds of local residents committed suicide recent years under control.

MoET: Schools should not collect "extra fees"

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested all public educational establishments to refrain from collecting fees other than tuition fees in the 2017-2018 school year.

Arsenic amount exceeds regulated norms in Đắk Nông

Tests on water from the collective water supplier in Đức Xuyên Commune, Krông Nô District, Central Highlands' Đắk Nông Province, revealed that the amount of arsenic used in insecticides, weed killers, solid-state doping agents and various alloys, exceeded national regulated norms.

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