Officials at Hà Nội Stock Exchange monitors trading orders. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham hau Vietnamese shares tumbled on Friday morning on both local indices, following the slump of the global market. The benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange plunged 0.77 per cent to close at 936.70 points, reversing from its increase of 5.7 per cent during the last six sessions. The HNX Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange dropped 0.60 per cent to end at 104.94 points. The northern market index inched down 1.26 per cent on Thursday. The stock market turned chaotic when investors triggered large-scale sell-offs in all sectors with some 113.6 million shares traded on both local bourses, worth VNĐ1.9 trillion (US$82 million). Overall market condition was negative with 153 gainers and 227 losers while another 361 closed unchanged. Tracking the southern bourse’s largest stocks by capitalisation and liquidity, the VN30-Index added 0.75 per cent, to end at 933.99 points. Among all … [Read more...] about VN shares fall on global dive
At least eight killed as ‘duck boat’ capsizes in Missouri
By Reuters  July 20, 2018 | 11:51 am GMT+7 At least eight people drowned when an amphibious 'duck boat' capsized and sank in stormy weather on a lake in Missouri with 31 people on board. Rescue personnel are senn after an amphibious "duck boat" capsized and sank, at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Stone County, Missouri, U.S. July 19, 2018 in this still image obtained from a video on social media. Photo by Reuters Divers were searching for other possible victims, police said on Thursday. Seven people were taken to hospital following the incident on the “Ride the Ducks” amphibious vehicle on Table Rock Lake, near Branson, Missouri, Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader told reporters. “We have eight confirmed fatalities,” Rader said in a televised media briefing. “We do have some people still missing.” Rescue personnel work after an amphibious "duck boat" capsized and sank, at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Stone County, Missouri, … [Read more...] about At least eight killed as ‘duck boat’ capsizes in Missouri
Bomb destroyed successfully in Đắk Nông
The bomb discovered in a local farmer’s field in Đắk Nông Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News ĐẮK NÔNG — Authorities of Đắk Mil District in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Nông on Thursday successfully removed and destroyed a MK82 bomb. The bomb was discovered on July 11 by Mông Văn Hưng, a resident in Đắk R’la while he was doing farm work. Hưng reported the discovery to the district authorities. Local militiamen set up warning signs around the area to prevent residents from approaching the device. The bomb then was moved to the Đức Xuyên training ground and safely destroyed. Weighing 227kg and measuring 1.67m in length and 27.4cm in diametre, the explosive contained 87.1kg of dynamite. Many bombs of this type have been discovered by local residents while they were digging holes, planting trees or building houses. On the same day, the … [Read more...] about Bomb destroyed successfully in Đắk Nông
French bank interested in Việt Nam’s thermal power projects
The bank hopes to fund thermoelectric projects Nhơn Trạch 3 and 4, and Sơn Mỹ 1. — Photo vietnamfinance.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG) of Singapore is particularly interested in sponsoring thermoelectric projects invested by the Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), an official from the bank said on July 19. … [Read more...] about French bank interested in Việt Nam’s thermal power projects
Plants recovered in Tram Chim National Park
Birds flock to Tram Chim National Park. (Photo: VNA) Dong Thap (VNA) – Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, a Ramsar site in Vietnam, has seen 192 hectares of its plants recovered thanks to p reservation efforts. The figure was released at a July 19 seminar on bio-diversity preservation in Tram Chim, which was organised by the Dong Thap People’s Committee and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The park, flooded for half the year and dry for the other six months, spans more than 7,300 hectares in Tam Nong district. It is home to 250 species of water birds, 100 species of freshwater fish and 190 species of plants. At the seminar, Nguyen Hoang Minh Hai, head of the park’s office for science and international cooperation, said conservation work has helped recover 192 hectares of grass-like sedge and eastern purple bladderwort in addition to a number of indigenous plants. Birds’ eating areas have been … [Read more...] about Plants recovered in Tram Chim National Park