More Swing for the Kids scholarships go out to excellent students in Hung Yen province By By Anh Duc 11:02 | 17/08/2017 In the lead-up to the 2017-2018 school year, Vietnam Investment Review, the press agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, has ... Swing for the Kids 2017 hands out 160 scholarships By By Duc Hanh 08:00 | 19/05/2017 Vietnam Investment Review honours 160 disadvantaged students who produced stellar results in the previous academic year with scholarships worth VND80 ... Swing for the Kids 2017 a fun and meaningful competition By By Hong Anh 18:39 | 22/04/2017 The 11th Swing for the Kids charity golf tournament, co-organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency, Vietnam Investment ... VIR's Swing for the Kids 2017 teed off By By … [Read more...] about Society, The latest news about Society
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Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 23
Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu arrived in Hanoi on Monday night, commencing his official visit to Vietnam on January 23 and 24. Society -- Serious coastal erosion at My Khe Beach in the central city of Da Nang, one of Vietnam’s most beautiful beaches, has been attributed to excessive construction and exploitation of groundwater resources, according to a recent study by the University of Da Nang.-- A naval ship of the 4th Regional Command on Monday rescued two fishing boats along with 15 crew members in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago after their engines broke down on Saturday last week.-- Nguyen Van Thong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of the People’s Committee in An Lao District, located in the northern city of Hai Phong, has been dismissed from his positions for a series of violations regarding personnel recruitment and land management, local authorities … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 23
Vietnam PM relaxed as ten years in office ends today
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is "at ease" about ending his 55 years of fighting for and contributing to the country, he said prior to the scheduled formality to remove him from his position today, April 6. The lawmaking National Assembly is scheduled to cast a vote to dismiss Dung as prime minister on Wednesday afternoon, with his successor to be named the following day, according to the official agenda. The 67-year-old politician, who also served time in the army, held the prime ministerial post for nine years and ten months since 2007. "I feel very relaxed," Dung told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday, when asked how he would feel after ending his career. "After nearly 55 years fighting and working for the country, the Party and the State have now allowed me to return to normal life, where I will have more time with my family," he said. "As I am living in a peaceful, independent country which is on a path of development and integration, I also feel very … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM relaxed as ten years in office ends today
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 22
Check out the news you should not miss today, January 22: Society -- Ho Chi Minh City will reduce the number of sidewalk parking lots in the coming time, only keeping locations that are really necessary, the agency tasked with organizing the parking space has said.-- More than 150 people were fined and 90 motorbikes were seized for traffic violations when thousands of football supporters took to the streets in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the historic victory of the Vietnamese under-23 team in the quarterfinals of the AFC U-23 Championship on Saturday, municipal police officers said Sunday.-- Politburo member Dinh La Thang and 21 other defendants at PetroVietnam (PVN) and its subsidiary, PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), are scheduled to receive their verdicts on charges of deliberately violating state regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences at a court in Hanoi on Monday morning. Business -- Authorities in the central province of Quang … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 22
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 20
Check out the news you should not miss today, January 20 Politics-- Vietnam hopes Japan will continue its provision of ODA for the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at a reception for a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians attending the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) in Hanoi on Friday. Society-- ILL-Abilities, an international breakdancing crew comprised of dancers with different physical limitations that has inspired audiences around the world with their extraordinary performances, is in Vietnam from January 19 to 23 to promote messages of diversity, equality and inclusion of marginalized populations.-- Nearly 1,100 middle school students in coastal areas in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan participated in a drill on natural disaster prevention supported by the United Nations Development Programme on Friday.-- A truck, weighing a total of 15 metric tons, including its load, was trying to pass a … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 20