Cabbie fired, fined for ripping off tourists in Vietnam capital

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 week(s) ago

A taxi driver in Hanoi has been fired and fined for ripping off a tourist couple in an especially devious manner.

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Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 month(s) ago 2 related news

Vietnam in the face of growing gender imbalance

The spectre of a huge imbalance in the numbers of Vietnamese women and men is a real threat to the country’s future socioeconomic development and social welfare.

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High coffee prices discourage importers

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago 1 related news

High coffee prices discourage importers

HCMC – The local coffee prices have picked up some VND100,000 to over VND43 million per ton, weakening the buying energy of importers and making them switch to other markets.

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Vietnam to take drastic traffic control measures

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Báo Dân Trí English 2 month(s) ago

Vietnam to take drastic traffic control measures

Vietnam is set to apply various measures to control and limit the number of motorbikes following the transport management and development plan by 2020 with view to 2030.

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Thailand to scrap squat toilets to end knee-arthritis

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VietnamPlus English 2 month(s) ago

The Thai government said it will launch a campaign to discourage squat toilets in a pledge to end knee-related arthritis and boost tourism.

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Can health warnings discourage smokers?

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

A new circular issued by the Ministry of Health, together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade is expected to help reduce the number of smokers in Viet Nam, where an estimated 40,000 people die each year of smoking-related diseases.

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VPF unveils new logo as ethics committee makes its debut

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The Vietnamese Football Professional Joint Stock Company (VPF) introduced its new brand identity in an event in HCM City yesterday.

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Coach fares up 50% for Tet

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

Coach fares up 50% for Tet

Bus firms propose to raise fares by 43-60 per cent for for 10 days before and after Tet which starts on February 10.

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Vietnam adopts shocking pictures to discourage smokers

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Báo Dân Trí English 4 month(s) ago

Vietnam adopts shocking pictures to discourage smokers

Vietnam will print shocking pictures warning the desperately harmful effects of smoking on cigarette packs beginning May 1.

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Tax on financial transactions approved for 11 EU states

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Báo Dân Trí English 4 month(s) ago

Tax on financial transactions approved for 11 EU states

EU finance ministers on Tuesday approved a move by Germany, France and nine other EU nations to introduce a tax on financial transactions to help pay for a bailout of European banks and discourage risky trades.

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Complicated check-up procedures discourage patients

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Báo Dân Trí English 4 month(s) ago

Complicated check-up procedures discourage patients

Complicated check-up procedures and long wait times have become routine for patients at many big hospitals in Vietnam.

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Vietnam’s retail market remains robust

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SaiGon GP English 5 month(s) ago

Vietnam’s retail market remains robust

Gloomy forecast of the global and country’s economy does not seem to discourage domestic and foreign retailers from carrying out expansion plans.

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Chamber urges corporate tax cut

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago

The Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling for corporate income tax rates to be cut from 25 per cent to 23 per cent and has circulted a proposed revision to the Law on Corporate Income Taxation.

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VN denounces wrongful resolutions by US cities

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Báo QĐND English 6 month(s) ago

VN denounces wrongful resolutions by US cities

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Headquarters

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VN denounces wrongful resolutions by US cities

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 6 month(s) ago 1 related news

VN denounces wrongful resolutions by US cities

Answering a query on Vietnam’s viewpoint towards the US state of California’s Garden Grove City Council’s adoption of a resolution to discourage representatives and officials from Vietnam visiting the city, and the City Council of Santa Ana’s decision to approve a similar resolution, Deputy Spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Tran Thi Bich Van said on December 6 that “such resolutions are wrong, like a fish out of water, and go against the trend of the two countries’ development relations”.

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