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Former science and technology director expelled from Party

The Dong Nai Party Executive Committee has voted unanimously to expell Pham Van Sang, former director of Dong Nai Province’s Department of Science and Technology for his violations on three agricultural projects. 

Vietnamese environment ministry to consider applying Japanese water tech widely

The noxious odour and level of mud in the To Lich River and West Lake in Hanoi have decreased dramatically since nano-bioreactor technology has been applied, according to a JETRO representative.

Vietnamese schools to face shortage of art, music teachers next year

High schools are expected to face a shortage of music and art teachers when the new education programme begins in the 2019-21 academic year.

Circus artists to dazzle HCM City and Da Nang

Circus troupes from the Vietnam Circus Federation will entertain audiences in HCM City and Da Nang with an extravagant programme this week.

VN team wins ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2019

Team AWM from Vietnam took first place at the Regional Final of the ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2019 held in Bangkok on Thursday.

Hanoi finally win National Cup trophy

Nguyen Van Quyet scored one and made one to help Hanoi FC come from behind to beat Quang Nam and lift the National Cup.

Daniel Nguyen favourite to win Vietnam's first SEA Games tennis gold

Daniel Nguyen has received his Vietnam passport in time to represent the country at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in late November.

HCM City aims to reduce litter dropping

Binh Dien Wholesale Market in HCM City’s District 8 wants city authorities to help reduce the waste it produces.

Dance festival Xposition ‘O’ comes to Vietnam for first time

The Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Dance Fiesta will for the first time take place at Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City from October 31 to November 2.

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Taiwan emerges as largest consumer of Vietnamese shrimp

 

Vietnamese agricultural products aim to join global value chain

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ha Cong Tuan talks to Năng Lượng Mới (New Energy) newspaper about the strengths and weaknesses of Vietnamese agricultural products.

ADB calls for modern marketing infrastructure in Vietnam

Experts at the Asian Development Bank have suggested a number of short- and long-term measures to improve agricultural wholesale markets in Vietnam, and thus help develop more efficient production and marketing systems.

Chinese investment up while FDI approvals for Japan and S.Korea down

Signs of a slowdown in FDI have been recorded from two key markets, Japan and South Korea, though spikes have been seen from China despite projections that Vietnam would benefit from the Sino-U.S. trade war.

Local content in cars woefully low

The automobile manufacturing and assembly industry has grown significantly over the past two years, but the ratio of local content in domestically assembled cars with up to nine seats is very low, ranging from 7% to 10%.

Gojek, Grab seek to expand services in Vietnam

Ride-hailing firms Grab and GoViet, a subsidiary of Indonesia's Gojek, have taken turns to announce plans to pump additional funding into expanding their services in Vietnam to win more riders in this fast growing market.

VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 31

Vietnam, Australia hold third defence policy dialogue

 

Import licences to be granted online from November 1

Companies will be able to apply for import licences online from November 1 this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT)’s Foreign Trade Agency.

Contemporary dance fiesta comes to HCM City

The three-day Xposition ‘O’ contemporary dance fiesta (XPO) will introduce contemporary dance performances to local audiences at the Soul Lie Project Complex on Thursday in HCM City.

Hanoi splashes out US$13.5 mln on startup, innovation activities

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently approved a VND312 billion (US$13.5 million) project to support start-ups and innovation in the capital from 2019-25.

Designer presents ao dai collection inspired by Turkey

The architecture and landscape of Turkey are depicted in the unique ao dai (traditional long dress) collection by designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam which was put on show on Tuesday in Hanoi.