Read what is in the news today, January 11: Politics — Leaders of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China agreed on Wednesday to reinforce security, trade and environmental cooperation as they met in the Cambodian capital of Phom Penh for the second Lancang Mekong Cooperation (MLC). Society — The southern cities of Can Tho and Vung Tau will soon have their own book streets where readers can find their favorite books while attending regular cultural events, according to recent proposals by the local governments. — Six brand-new trains with a combined 90 carriages have been put to use by the Vietnam Railways Corporation at a cost of around VND957 billion (US$42.16 million) to improve railroad capacity during the upcoming travel season in February. — A fire that broke out at solar farm in south-central Khanh Hoa Province on Wednesday afternoon led to the complete destruction of 32,000 solar panels, with damages amounting to VND30 billion ($1.32 million). — The south-central province of Khanh Hoa will spend over $76 million bringing its 110kV power line underground in a South Korea-assisted project to improve the appeal of Nha Trang City, the provincial capital. — The administration of Ho Chi Minh City is mulling over a plan to allow a part of its sidewalks to be used for other purposes, such as parking and selling street food, to strike a balance between urban order and the actual need of its citizens. — The Bui Vien Walking Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh… [Read full story]
Check out the news you should not miss today: Politics -- During her reception for Chief Justice of the Lao Supreme People’s Court Khamphanh Sithidampha in Hanoi on Thursday, chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan urged deeper cooperation between the judicial systems of Vietnam and Laos. Society -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has proposed the municipal People’s Committee encourage private kindergartens to install surveillance cameras with the consent of parents in order to prevent child abuse. -- Market watchdogs in the southern province of Binh Duong on Thursday detected 300kg of expired frozen buffalo…... [read more]
Check out the news you should not miss today, November 27: Politics -- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Changi International Airport on Sunday, starting her official visit to Singapore.-- Vietnam effectively fulfilled its role as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week from November 6 to11, with agreements and deals worth US$20 billion inked during the event, State President Tran Dai Quang underlined in an article on Sunday. Society -- Ten workers were hurt when a scaffold collapsed at a bus station construction site in the north-central province of Nghe An on…... [read more]
Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Sonoura Kentaro, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Hanoi on Monday evening, discussing measures to boost the two nations’ relationship. Society-- Minimum wages in Vietnam will increase in January 2018, according to a regulation promulgated by the central government.-- A total of 16 fifth-grade students at Van Mon Elementary School in the northern province of Bac Ninh were hospitalized for emergency treatment after the balcony on the second floor collapsed on Monday morning, causing the kids to fall onto…... [read more]
Society -- Vietnam’s Internet connection to the world is very likely to be throttled this weekend, as two major cables, APG and AAG, that facilitate international connectivity will either be moved or maintained, local network operator VNPT has said. -- It will be cold in northern Vietnam and rainy in many parts of the southern region next week, according to central forecasters. -- A man died in an explosion at his home in Nghe An Province, located in north-central Vietnam, on Friday, police said, adding they were investigating the cause of the blast. -- The Vietnamese government has asked the…... [read more]
Here are the news stories you should not miss today: Society -- Typhoon Bolaven, the first to hit Vietnam this year, was located around Song Tu Tay Island, part of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, on Wednesday evening before weakening into a tropical depression at sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. -- Singaporean attorney Remy Choo Zheng Xi confirmed to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday that Phan Van Anh Vu, who is being held by Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), is Vu “nhom” (aluminum), who is being wanted by Vietnamese police. -- Nguyen Hong Lam, chairman…... [read more]
