GDP not an ideal indicator for growth

Joint winner of the 2004 Nobel prize in Economics, Prof. Finn Kydland, speaks to Việt Nam News about the Vietnamese economy and growth on the sidelines of the 2018 Recontres du Vietnam – a development initiative that has brought world-renowned scientists to Việt Nam for discussions since 1993.

Doctors in HCM City remove massive ovarian cyst

Doctors at the University Medical Centre in HCM C have removed an ovarian cyst weighing 50 kg, which was the largest ovarian cyst ever recorded in the country, according to the hospital.

 

 

Three die after being stabbed by robbers

A gang of four robbers stabbed three persons in the process of escaping after stealing an SH-brand motorcycle parked on the pavement while its owner had gone to a shop.

 

MoH mulls alcohol sales ban

The Ministry of Health has drafted a law on alcohol abuse, in which it proposes creating a ban on the sale of alcohol during certain hours. 

A man on a mission to clean up the beaches

Locals and tourists of southern Vũng Tàu City are used to seeing a young man run along the beach every early morning. Nguyễn Tấn Phát is a man on a mission. He’s not there to enjoy the view, he’s there to collect rubbish others have discarded.

Northern provinces on landslide alert

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting yesterday warned northern mountainous provinces that there would be a high risk of landslides for the next couple of days.

Deputy PM orders probe into traffic accident

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered chairman of the People’s Committee of Khánh Hòa Province to quickly investigate the cause of an traffic accident that killed two people and injured 21 others on Saturday morning.

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