Here are the news stories you should not miss today: Politics — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, at the age of 74, was awarded the 50-year Party membership badge at a ceremony in Hanoi on Monday. Society — Unseasonal rain is expected to continue in southern Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, on Tuesday, while temperatures in the northern region will remain low due to the effect of a cold spell, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. — A total of 38 waterway traffic accidents occurred across Ho Chi Minh City and nine provinces in the Mekong Delta in 2017, killing 14 people, sinking 30 ships, and causing damage worth about VND100 billion (US$4.4 million), the Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration South Branch reported. — The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced Pham Song Dinh, 36, to 12 years behind bars for stabbing his ex-girlfriend multiple times, causing serious injuries for the victim over a fight in 2014. — Doctors at the K Hospital in Hanoi have carried out successful surgeries for two elderly women, who are both 86 and suffered colon cancer. Business — The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, has banned the import of smoked catfish from Vietnam. — Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in January increased by 0.51 percent compared to the previous month and by 2.65 percent year-on-year due to rising demand of most products and a hike… [Read full story]
Let’s begin your Sunday by skimming these news items on Tuoi Tre News. -- The northern city of Hai Phong on Saturday held a solemn ceremony and launched a clutch of activities, including pyrotechnic shows, to commemorate its 60th anniversary of liberation (May 13, 1955). -- The Ministry of Transport on Saturday organized a recruitment examination for eight eligible candidates for the position of the head of the Vietnam Railway Authority (VRA). The vacancy remains unfilled since Nguyen Huu Thang, former VRA chief, was found dead for an unknown reason in his office in Hanoi in late January. -- On…... [read more]
Tuoi Tre News wish you all the happiest year ever! Enjoy your holiday but just spend time reading these news items in brief on Tuoi Tre News today – New Year’s Day. -- State President Truong Tan Sang has sent a congratulatory message to all Vietnamese people on the threshold of the new year. In the message, he stressed the need to further boost the country’s socio-economic growth, defend the country’s sovereignty, and tap into average people’s solidarity. Society -- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just given his nod to a proposal from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and…... [read more]
Dear valued readers, Dear valued readers, Tuoi Tre News is celebrating its fifth birthday today, June 18. We have been around for five years with a mission of being a news gateway to Vietnam for everyone who wants to know what is happening in the country through accurate, updated news stories published in English. To celebrate this milestone, we have asked readers to tell us what they expect from our website, and what they think needs to be improved. And our call received an enthusiastic reply. We owe you, readers, great appreciation for this. But allow us to first show…... [read more]
Spread love on St. Valentine’s Day with Tuoi Tre News! Spread love on St. Valentine’s Day with Tuoi Tre News! Society -- The southern provinces of Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Tra Vinh have the highest rates of migration to other provinces and cities among Mekong Delta provinces, according to a report published Monday by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. -- The administration of Nui Thanh District in central Vietnam’s Quang Nam Province is working with local authorities on collecting oil lumps and garbage found washed onto a seven-kilometer coastline in the district last week. -- A recent…... [read more]
As a foreigner living in a strange country, a good way to become more familiar with your new home is to follow local and national news. This isn't always easy though, especially in a country like Vietnam, where most expats have little to no exposure to the language before moving here. Learning all the nuances of the accent marks so prevalent in Vietnamese takes a long time, and I'm sure most of us would prefer to just read the news in English. >> Happy birthday! Fortunately there are outlets where that is possible, and over the last two years Tuoi…... [read more]
