Police in the southern province of Tay Ninh announced the prosecution of two Chinese men on September 3, who had been arrested for illegally carrying Vietnamese cash into Cambodia.
Vice President and Chairwoman of the Protection Council of Vietnam Fund for Child Protection, Nguyen Thi Doan, presented 110 scholarships worth VND 3 million each to outstanding and needy students in the northern province Ninh Binh on September 3.
Hoang Binh Quan, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, on September 3 asked the Central Highlands to strengthen relations with its neighbours, Laos and Cambodia.
President Truong Tan Sang visited Tho Chau Island commune in Phu Quoc district in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang on September 3 to inspect the locality’s socio-economic and security and defence situation.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam posted 50.3 in August, down from 51.7 in July and falling for the fourth consecutive month to signal the weakest improvement in business conditions since November 2013, said HSBC Vietnam and Markit Economics Limited.
For the last three years, most State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have had stable operations with acceptable profits, but capital withdrawal from their non-core businesses continues to be sluggish.
Half-a-million poor families in rural areas will receive housing support under a new proposal which the Ministry of Construction has submitted to the Government for approval.
The annual charitable “Fairy Moon” art performance, the seventh of its kind, aims to raise around VND1 billion (US$47,000) to support children from disadvantaged background in the lead up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung delivered a speech at the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministerial Meeting held in Beijing, China, on September 2.
Tran Cong Khanh, colloquially known as “Sau Khanh’ from the southern province of Ben Tre, has spent dozens of years and a lot of money on collecting antiques.