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Pee in public and pay higher fines, Vietnams says
Vietnamese officials have decided to intensify a crackdown on public urination in the name of environmental protection.
Vietnam off to slow start in going online with public services
Despite the many benefits of online public services, Vietnamese authorities are taking a slow initiative in adopting the Internet in processing administrative procedures.
Street performers face ban from Hanoi promenade
Hanoi authorities may ban street artists from performing in pedestrian areas around the capital’s iconic Ho Guom (Sword Lake).
Vietnam must change decades-old industrial development mindset: expert
Vietnam will never be able to improve its industrial development based on an obsolete mindset formed decades ago, one economic expert has warned.
How green produce from China enters Vietnam
A huge volume of Chinese agro-produce is being transported across the border on a daily basis to Vietnam, where they will be disguised as locally grown or Thai products before being sold to consumers.
New technology at HCM City hospitals reduces wait time
A new application at several hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City has allowed patients to arrange for their health check via a single text message, meaning they no longer have to wait hours before seeing a doctor.
99-year-old grandma wows crowd with jaw-dropping piano performance
Ninety-nine-year-old pianist Thai Thi Lien gave the audience in Hanoi a performance to remember on the weekend, as she gracefully recited two classical pieces by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.
Cambodian major nabbed for smuggling gold into Vietnam
A major-ranked border security officer from Cambodia has been detained for smuggling nearly 20 kilograms of gold into Vietnam.
Hanoi offers free cancer screening for residents with health insurance
It is estimated that about a fifth of the city’s population will benefit from the program.
Vietnam ministry defends computerized lottery against traditional rival
The newly-launched American-style computerized lottery in Vietnam is running with transparency and doing no harm to its traditional counterpart, the Ministry of Finance asserted on November 23.