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HCM City sees start of year bump in FDI
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into HCM City has risen sharply - in terms of registered capital and the number of investment licences – over the first two months of 2014, according to the HCM City Department of Planning and Investment.
Foreign languages off kids' syllabus
Kindergartens will be banned from teaching foreign languages, according to a Ministry of Education and Training document sent to all the provinces recently.
Industrial production on recovery path
The index of industrial production (IIP) saw a 5.4% growth in the first two months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam, France bolster justice cooperation
Vietnam has discussed the possibility of cooperating with France in joining international conventions related to civil and economic rights as well as the implementation of the Hague Convention on international justice.
Hue artist crafts new bamboo paper
Phan Hai Bang, an art lecturer at Hue University of Art, has created a special type of bamboo paper that he hopes can boost the image of local crafts.
PPP aims to improve healthcare
Vietnam needs to develop a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in the health sector to help mobilise non-State sectors and improve healthcare check-ups and treatment quality, while easing overloading in public hospitals.
A/H5N1 avian flu spreads to 16 localities
Poultry infected with the A/H5N1 virus have been discovered in 16 provinces across the country since early this month, according to the Department of Animal Health.
State Audit targets economic restructuring activities
The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) will focus on auditing economic restructuring activities and the efficiency of public investment and assets this year, says Deputy State Auditor General Le Minh Khai.
Deputy Minister of Public Security dies
Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Pham Quy Ngo lost his fight against cancer on February 18 at the age of 60.
Vietnam produces diarrhoea vaccine
Vietnam has become the fourth country in the world and the second in Southeast Asia to produce an anti-diarrhoea vaccine for children.