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The bomb, located 3 m underground, was found at 7 a.m. on Thursday at the construction site in Cam Xuyen District. Authorities then erected warning signs and prohibited people from coming near the area. Cam Xuyen District Military Command specialists worked with military engineers from the Ha Tinh Military Headquarters on Friday to dig up and disable the 1.54-meter MK82 bomb. The bomb has been taken away for disposal. The bomb was determined to be a wartime relic. During the Vietnam War, several districts in Ha Tinh, including Cam Xuyen, were bombarded by thousands of U.S. bombs. … [Read more...] about Bomb found at central Vietnam home-build site

Stay up to date with the latest events in Vietnam. First botulism-poisoned patient dies One of the botulism-poisoned patients under treatment at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the hospital The first botulism patient died on the morning of May 25. The 45-year-old man was hospitalized on May 14, along with his two brothers, after eating street food. The three patients were in critical condition while hospitals ran out of botulism antitoxin. On the evening of May 24, HCM City received six vials of botulism antitoxin from the World Health Organization to treat cases of botulism poisoning. Botulism is a rare but severe disease caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. VNG shares suspended from normal trading The most expensive stock of VNG Corporation (UPCoM: VNZ) on May 25 has been suspended from normal trading and will only be available on Friday trading, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange. The ban is due … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Highlights for May 25, 2023

Vietnam and Japan on Sunday jointly inked three agreements, valued at 61 billion yen (US$442.5 million), to fund new-generation official development assistance (ODA) projects in Vietnam. Of the total, 50 billion yen ($362 million) will be poured into a new-generation ODA program on post-pandemic socio-economic recovery and development. The rest will finance a project improving the public transportation system in southern Binh Duong Province and another one enhancing the infrastructure system for agricultural development in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The signing of these ODA deals was witnessed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio during the former’s trip to Japan for attending an expanded summit of Group of Seven (G7) nations, which took place from May 19 to 21. After the signing ceremony for the agreements, PM Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart. This is the first Vietnam-Japan high-level … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan sign new-generation ODA deals worth over $440mn

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The global corporate minimum tax is unlikely to impede Vietnam’s FDI inflow s given the fact that tax incentives are not the primary attraction for setting up a factory in Vietnam, said Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital . In his latest analysis, he said FDI had been one of Vietnam’s most important economic growth drivers over the last decade. The country had significantly outperformed its regional peers in attracting FDI since the US-China trade war emerged, but there were two potential risks to its future FDI inflows. Firstly, Vietnam could be losing its competitiveness as an FDI destination versus India, Malaysia and/or Indonesia, and secondly, a new global corporate minimum tax scheme would reduce Vietnam’s relative attractiveness as an FDI destination by limiting the tax incentives offered to prospective investors. According to Kokalari, FDI companies that invest in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam will continue to be prime destination for FDI: VinaCapital

Below are the latest updates from Vietnam and Hanoi Vietnam defends world aerobic championship 2023 The Vietnamese team of five won the World Aerobic Cup 2023 championship in Tokyo, Japan, on April 23. Photo courtesy of MeloGym Vietnam retained its crown at the World Aerobic Cup 2023 in Japan on April 23 for the battle of the five teams. The Vietnamese gymnasts scored 19,844 points to win the tournament. France and host Japan were the runners-up with 19,167 and 18,544 points, respectively. In the battle of three teams, Vietnam won second place with 19,600 points, 285 points less than the champion France. Vietnam also won second place in the pairs competition and two third places in the single male and single female categories. After the 2023 World Aerobic Cup held in Japan's capital Tokyo from April 20-24, the Vietnamese gymnastics team will compete in the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Ship examination ex-official prosecuted for bribery and … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Highlights for April 24, 2023

Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. It's not yet 9 am, but a mound of styrofoam buoys, plastic bottles and beer cans sit behind her. They are the most visible sign of the human impacts that have degraded the UNESCO World Heritage Site, famed for its brilliant turquoise waters dotted with towering rainforest-topped limestone islands. "I feel very tired because I collect trash on the bay all day without much rest," said Thinh, 50, who has been working for close to a decade as a trash picker. "I have to make five to seven trips on the boat every day to collect it all." Since the beginning of March, 10,000 cubic metres of rubbish -- enough to fill four Olympic swimming pools -- have been collected from the water, according to the Ha Long Bay management board. The trash problem has been particularly acute over the past two … [Read more...] about Vietnam battles plastic blight in idyllic Ha Long Bay

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a little while at a session of the Group of Seven (G7) countries summit in Japan’s Hiroshima on Sunday. The meeting took place at the G7 session themed ‘Toward a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous World,' according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PM Chinh at the meeting stressed that Vietnam attaches great importance to its traditional friendship with Ukraine. Commenting on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict, PM Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance of respecting the UN Charter and international law, especially the principles of respect for independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of nations, without interference in internal affairs and with no use of force in international relations. Chinh expressed his hope that the parties involved in the military conflict should end it soon, resume dialogue, and settle their disputes by peaceful means. … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM meets Ukraine President Zelensky on G7 summit sidelines

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan (R), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army , meets with Maj. Gen. Viengxay Xaysamone , Director of the Engineering Department of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army , in Hanoi on May 19. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received a delegation of the Engineering Department of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army led by its Director Maj. Gen. Viengxay Xaysamone in Hanoi on May 19. The host official emphasised that leaders of Vietnam and Laos attach importance to the maintenance and reinforcement of great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. He perceived that defence cooperation, one of the important pillars of bilateral relations, has been enhanced unceasingly and developing comprehensively and effectively. In the Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam Solidarity and … [Read more...] about Engineering forces of Vietnam, Laos to boost cooperation

A management shakeup continues at Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways as Nguyen Minh Hai has been named its new CEO, replacing his predecessor Nguyen Manh Quan, starting from Wednesday. The management board of Bamboo Airways recently passed a resolution appointing Hai to this post after it approved Quan’s letter of resignation. According to the carrier, Hai has 25 years of experience in aviation. Before joining Bamboo Airways, Hai held various key posts at Vietnam Airlines Group and its subsidiaries such as vice-general director at Vietnam Airlines Group and general director at Cambodia Angkor Air, the national flag carrier of neighboring Cambodia. The appointment is a part of Bamboo Airways’ restructuring plan, especially in management. Nguyen Ngoc Trong, board chairman at Bamboo Airways, said the carrier is undergoing a major personnel shakeup after FLC, a major Vietnamese conglomerate, divested its stake in the airline. Bamboo Airways is set to join airline alliances … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways appoints new CEO in major exec. shakeup

Russia sees Vietnam as a key partner, expecting to boost bilateral relations, Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the United Russia Party and deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, told meetings with top Vietnamese officials on Monday, as part of his ongoing working visit to Vietnam. Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Truong Thi Mai, permanent member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, held receptions for the Russian representative. Vietnam is one of Russia’s major partners in Asia Pacific, especially in Southeast Asia, Medvedev underlined. Medvedev affirmed that the United Russia Party always throws its support behind the comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam and stronger cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade, investment, culture, and tourism. United Russia Party Chairman Dmitry Medvedev lays a wreath and pays respects to late President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Vietnam … [Read more...] about Russia appreciates partnership with Vietnam: United Russia Party chairman