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.

Schools ponder ban on entrance exams

The Ministry of Education and Training has published a new draft circular on secondary and high school recruitment. One significant change is to allow secondary schools with applications exceeding enrolment quotas to either review them and add an entrance exam. The draft will be open for discussion until February 18.

News helps promote, protect Việt Nam

The production of external information has helped promote the country’s image and culture to the world, boosting the country’s sovereignty over sea and islands as well as human rights.

Social welfare needs work

Implementing social welfare needs the involvement of the community and businesses so as to contribute to social stability, socio-economic development and national security, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said on December 21.

Firms grapple with year-end labour crunch

Several enterprises, mostly in HCM City, Đồng Nai Province and Bình Dương Province, are now accelerating worker recruitment, preparing for the production expansion after Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday.

Five sentenced to jail in An Giang

The People’s Court of southern An Giang province yesterday sent five local people to jail for conducting “anti-State propaganda” under Article 88 of the Penal Code.

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