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• Gov’t issues WannaCry warnings

  The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world since Friday, and several Vietnamese businesses and agencies are advised to take precautions. A programmer shows a sample of a ransomware cyberattack on a laptop in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday. According to news reports, a ‘WannaCry’ ransomware cyber attack hits thousands of computers in 150 countries, encrypting files from affected computer units and demanding US$300 through bitcoin to decrypt the files.-EPA/VNA Photo The Viet Nam Computer Emergcy Response Team, under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has issued warnings as well as offered protection measures to all users…... [read more]

• Wooden BMW piques curiosity of Saigonese

  If you happen to come across a late-model BMW parked beside a wooden sedan whose sides are covered with meticulously-carved patterns, which is more likely to attract your attention? The latter may be the answer, as it piqued the curiosity of passers-by on a street in the Tan Truong villa residence in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7 a few days ago. "What a unique and original car," "How marvelous the carvings are," some of the curious observers immediately exclaimed upon seeing the 4.6m-long and 1.8m-wide vehicle whose body is completely made from high-quality logs. Some young men even asked…... [read more]

• Hanoi improves infrastructure to reduce traffic jam

  (VOVworld) – On Monday, a meeting between Ministries and sectors was held to seek measures to deal with traffic jams in Hanoi. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke at the meeting (Photo: vnexpress.net) The event was chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. Mr. Phuc urged people to use public transport to reduce the number of motorbikes and cars. It is also essential to publicize information to encourage people to follow traffic laws. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Hanoi to mobilize social resources to improve the infrastructure and seek measures to reduce…... [read more]

• Provider of sex workers for foreigners arrested

  Police officers District 1 arrested Nguyen Ba Huy, 43, after they raided the Hoa Long Hotel at 160 Bui Thi Xuan Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, and caught two sex workers serving their foreign guests in two rooms on April 5. The ward is often known as the "backpacker area" because as it is home to a community of foreigners who visit the city as tourists. The two prostitutes told police that Huy had sent them to the hotel. Huy told investigators that he had made a living as a motorbike taxi driver in the "backpacker area" before becoming a…... [read more]

• Needy people ensured warm Tet holiday

  HÀ NỘI - Deputy Minister Nguyễn Trọng Đàm on Thursday said 67,000 tonnes of rice had been provided for people affected by saltwater intrusion and marine environmental incident in the central region. He revealed that 40 provinces had submitted Tet preparation plans for needy people, noting that natural disasters, including long-lasting floods, harmed agricultural production, especially in the central and Central Highlands regions. He also said in November 2016, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs directed localities to use local budgets to support needy households during Tet. Nearly VNĐ431 billion (US$19 million) will be used to assist people…... [read more]

• Live show celebrates composer’s 50-year career

  Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Veteran composer Phó Đức Phương, whose songs have became hits of many famous Vietnamese singers, will hold his biggest live show to celebrate his 50-year career tonight. Together with some other composers of his generation, such as Dương Thụ, Nguyễn Cường, Thanh Tùng, Trần Tiến, Phương has contributed significantly to the music scene of Việt Nam since the 1960s. Inspired by folk tunes of the Red River Delta region, he has composed several songs that became popular among Vietnamese people of all ages. Some of those songs, including Trên Đỉnh Phù Vân (On the…... [read more]

• Republic of Korea hosts over 147,000 Vietnamese

  Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese living in the Republic of Korea numbered 147,295 by the end of November, accounting for about 7.4 percent of the total expatriates in the country. According to a census carried out by the Korean Justice Ministry’s immigration office, the figure made Vietnam the second largest expat group behind China, the second time in a row this year. There were more than 1 million Chinese residing in the country at the time of the census, making up 50.2 percent of the total expatriates. The numbers of Vietnamese workers and women marrying Korean men were also ranked second,…... [read more]

• Phase 1 of sea pollution compensation disbursement must be complete before Tết

  Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has ordered that phase 1 of sea pollution compensation disbursement must be complete before Tết. He was speaking at the meeting of the Steering Committee with the focus on discussing measures to help stabilise livelihoods and production for people in the four provinces of the Central Region which were affected by the marine environmental incident earlier this year, the Government Office reported. He also once again reaffirmed that Decision 1880/QĐ-TTg issued on September 29 is to cover all groups of people affected by the pollution - including seafood…... [read more]

• Cambodia to host International Tourism Fair 2017

  Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia will host an international tourism fair for the first time at Koh Pich (Diamond Island) Convention and Exhibition Centre, downtown of Phnom Penh capital next year, 2017. The three-day fair from October 19 will happen through the coordination among Cambodia Tourism Federation and Cambodia Association of Travel Agents with the support from Asia Pacific Tourism Association, according to the Cambodian News Agency (AKP). In a press conference on December 21 at Cambodiana Hotel, an organiser Andrew Siow – Director General of AMB Tarsus Events Group – shared that the fair intends to comprehensively inform national…... [read more]

• Sai Gon Cathedral Church to undergo roof renovation

  HCM City (VNA) - HCM City authorities have approved a proposal to restore the roof of the Sai Gon Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most popular tourist sites and a protected heritage site in District 1. The restoration of the roof, which measures 91m by 35m, will be done in 2017-19 by the HCM City Archdiocese. According to Father Ho Van Xuan, a representative of the archdiocese, the restoration is required since some places have degraded due to the elements. The restoration would be done carefully to "keep the original beauty" of the cathedral, he assured. The work will…... [read more]