HCM City hosts ITEC Day

As many as 150 civilian training slots are offered to Việt Nam under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme every year, according to the Consulate General of India in HCM City.

Zen building

Representatives yesterday started construction work on the Trúc Lâm Sóc Trăng Temple in Sóc Trăng City in the southern province of Sóc Trăng.

Christmas greetings to religious communities

Over the weekend, high-level Vietnamese government officials made visits and extended best wishes to Christian communities across the country on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year holiday.

Ex-PVN chief faces further charges

Đinh La Thăng, former chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam (PVN), is set to face further prosecution after investigations conclude in the case of wrongdoings at PVN and its subsidiary PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC).

Google removes content for VN

Youtube has removed approximately 90 per cent of “toxic” video clips complained by the Vietnamese Government in 2017, Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn claimed on Friday.

River fish make fortune for breeder

Lý Văn Bon is making a fortune breeding river fish in cages in a tributary of the Mekong River. He ís farming the fish, known as Cá thát lát knifefish (notopterus), in the Hau River and believes he ís the first to do so.

Ministry slams railway station project

The proposal for high-rise buildings around the Hà Nội Railway Station will have major impacts on the city’s inner areas, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) said.

Eye diseases becoming health burden in Việt Nam as population ages

Degeneration of the macula, which is the small central area of the eye’s retina that controls visual acuity, is the leading cause of vision loss among people over 50 years old. As Việt Nam sees the rapid ageing of the population, the number of people affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is expected to increase.

VN aims to boost tourism

Việt Nam wants to basically make tourism “a key economic sector by 2020” that creates driving engine to the development of other sectors.

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