Trial re-opens to review $51 million payment to swindled companies

The People’s Court of HCM City yesterday opened a new trial in the case of Huỳnh Thị Huyền Như, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department at VietinBank’s HCM City branch, and Võ Anh Tuấn, deputy director of VietinBank’s Nhà Bè branch, on charges of "swindling to appropriate assets" worth VNĐ1.085 trillion (US$51 million) from five companies

Teachers help poor kids access schools

Two years ago, Trỗi did not attend the new school year ceremony of Sơn Thượng Secondary School in central Quảng Ngãi Province’s Sơn Hà mountainous District.

Fee at Tiên Cựu toll booth to reduce

Under 12-seater cars, under two-tonne trucks and city public buses will enjoy the free-fee policy while passing through the Tiên Cựu Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll booth in Tiên Lãng district.

Labour force: mismatch between supply and demand

Việt Nam has abundant labour resources but many enterprises in the country say they cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, and as a result, cannot expand production activities. 

Irrigation systems need repairs

Nearly 900 irrigation systems in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên will be reinforced in preparation for the flood season to come.

More measures needed to fight smoking

Although progress has been made in tobacco control, more efforts are needed on anti-tobacco measures and reduction of deaths related to smoking in Việt Nam.

Đà Nẵng talent project failing to bear fruit

After receiving a scholarship from Đà Nẵng City authorities, DN (not her real name) left her hometown for France to study in 2005. Three years later, she returned home and began working at a department in the city.

 

National Action Month for Children 2018 launched

In the context of the fourth industrial revolution and expanding digital world, children have evermore opportunities to exploit and access endless sources of information and knowledge, however, they also face the risk of harm from unsafe information.

Severe traffic accidents reported over weekend

A serious crash between a lorry and passenger bus on the Hà Nội-Bắc Giang National Highway Expressway yesterday noon left two deaths and six injuries, adding to an already high number of traffic accidents over the weekend.

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