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Many bus shelters in Hanoi are being illegally used for business services. It is common to see a range of bus shelters in Hanoi turned into food and water stalls. This has been happening for a long time, but local authorities have not taken any actions to crack down. Many people feel uncomfortable when sitting at bus shelters which are being used for other purposes. There are also traffic safety risks. At a bus shelter on Cau Giay Street A canvas is even hung at a bus shelter near Thu Le Zoo to sell drinks Litter pollutes the environment Three water stalls at a bus stop on Cau Dien Street … [Read more...] about Hanoi bus shelters occupied by businesses

Hoang Ngoc Chien is under investigation for murder charge. His arrest came a few hours after Hong Thu Huong, 51, was killed on Friday noon while selling iced tea on Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Tay Ho District, police said on Saturday. Chien said he suspected that Huong had asked her nephew to bang on his glass door at 29 Thuy Khue Alley in 2017, so he decided to take revenge. On Friday, he brought a knife and booked a motorbike taxi to Huong's iced tea stall. He got off the bike, rushed towards the woman and slashed her in the neck. After committing the crime, Chien took a bus to Dan Phuong District where he hid at a relative’s house. Over 150 police officers were mobilized to look for him. They found him four hours later thanks to security camera footage. Chien's family said that he had a history of mental illness and used to be treated in hospital. … [Read more...] about Hanoi man arrested for slashing woman’s throat over ‘five-year feud’

The AAFV representatives expressed their determination to further promote solidarity activities for the sake of the Vietnamese people, at the November 24 event. Pointing out certain difficulties in attracting young people’s participation and handling administrative procedures, they said they hope relevant agencies of Vietnam, especially the People’s Aid Coordinating Committee under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), will create more favorable conditions in terms of procedures so that the AAFV can carry out activities and projects benefiting more Vietnamese people. Ambassador Thang highly valued the AAFV’s contributions and called on it to actively take part in major activities of the Vietnam - France relations in 2023, including the 12th decentralised cooperation conference in Hanoi and events marking 50 years since the signing of the Paris Agreement, the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership. The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Embassy pledges support for France – Vietnam Friendship Association

Tra fish processing for export (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Tra fish exports recorded impressive growth in the first 10 months of 2022 , with turnover eclipsing the 2.2 billion USD mark. The yearly export turnover is forecast to top 2.5 billion USD, up 58% compared to that of the same period last year. According to businesses, in 2022, global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have sharply increased the export of affordable white fish products such as tra fish. The import value of tra fish products from Vietnam have increased by 40-200% this year. At present, the two biggest importers of Vietnamese tra fish are China and the US, accounting for 30% and 23% of the Southeast Asian country’s total export volume, respectively. In the January-October period, the value of tra fish exports to China reported a year-on-year rise of 110% to 647 million USD. Tra fish processing for export (Photo: VNA) Those two members of the Comprehensive and Progressive … [Read more...] about Tra fish nets impressive export growth

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Young patients and their families will benefit from the Healthy Lung programme, AstraZeneca ’s initiative to improve respiratory disease management in Vietnam. The Healthy Lung programme aims to improve the quality of outpatient management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in nine Asian countries. Vietnam is among the first countries to implement this programme in 2017 under the guidance of MSA. During the second phase from 2020–23, the programme expanded to more fields of lung cancer and pediatric care with the participation of four partners (the Vietnam Lung Association, Vietnam Respiratory Association, Ho Chi Minh Association of Asthma, Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Vietnam Pediatrics Association) and five leading oncology hospitals (K Hospital, HCM Oncology Hospital, Da Nang Oncology Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital and Hanoi Oncology Hospital). The programme was announced by the … [Read more...] about Healthy Lung programme expands to improve pediatric care in Vietnam

At the workshop (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Urbanisation and urban advancement have created favourable conditions for socio-economic development . However, urban upgrade targets have only been set for land and population increase instead of actually designing improved urban quality of life. Air, water and noise pollution occur in new urban areas at alarming levels, leaving some areas vulnerable to climate change. The topic was mentioned in a workshop featuring the development of new models and transition to green and sustainable urban economy, as part of the Vietnam Urban Sustainable Development Forum co-hosted by the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and the Construction Ministry on June 17. Expanding economic space At the event, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said after over 35 years of renewal policy, Vietnam’s urban system has developed strongly in terms of quantity and quality. The country has so far recorded 869 urban areas. The urban … [Read more...] about Urbanisation not parallel to quality of life: Official