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Traffic accidents across Vietnam drop in first nine months
The number of traffic accidents across Vietnam has decreased over the first nine months of 2016, the government said in a recent report.
Charity performs landmark 5,000th heart surgery for Vietnamese kid
The VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat Vietnam, a charity meant to help children with cardiovascular diseases, has recently marked its 5,000th surgeries after the program was initiated in 2006.
Traffic inspector who hit Hanoi airport employee asked to make public apology
The Hanoi Party Committee has ordered that one of the two passengers who assaulted a female employee at the city’s Noi Bai International Airport earlier this week issue a public apology to her.
SMEs see few benefits from tax incentives
Despite eligibility for tax incentives, Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are still exposed to higher tax rates than foreign direct investment (FDI) companies in the country.
Tourist couple joins locals in dike fortification efforts near Hoi An
Two foreign tourists have touched the hearts of local residents in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam after the pair joined in to fortify a local dike near the famed tourist city of Hoi An.
Association rejects ‘sponsored survey’ allegations from fish sauce makers
The association behind a food safety survey that found an excessive amount of arsenic in dozens of Vietnamese fish sauces has dismissed allegations that it was sponsored by a condiment maker to carry out the study.
Free bus service connects industrial zone-packed provinces
A free high-quality bus service has recently been put into operation for commuters traveling on National Road No.13 between Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces in southern Vietnam.
HCM City police break up prostitute ring involving models, singers
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have discovered a prostitution ring involving several local models and singers.
Vietnam fish sauce found with excessive arsenic content: survey
Nearly 70% of fish sauce samples taken in a recent survey by the Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) have been found to contain excessive amounts of arsenic, the non-profit organization has said.
Vietnamese infant suspected to have Zika-caused microcephaly
Vietnam may have become the second Asian country, following Thailand, to report a case of microcephaly due to Zika contraction, with a four-month-old girl in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak showing signs of the birth defect.