Check out news you shouldn’t miss today:Society -- The Vietnamese government will hold a press conference this afternoon to announce the cause of the mass fish death in four central provinces in April. -- Robbery combating police in Ho Chi Minh City have received 100 motorbikes from a local company. -- Police officers captured over 300 people during a raid on a karaoke restaurant in the northern city of Hai Phong on Wednesday. Many of the arrestees tested positive for drugs. Crystal meth and ecstasy were also found at the place. -- Doctors at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital have successfully conducted a surgery for a 15-month-old baby girl who suffered a rare kidney malformation. -- A memorial service will be held for nine members of the search crew who died in action aboard Vietnamese coast guard aircraft CASA-212 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Thursday at the National Defense Ministry’s Funeral House in Hanoi. Business -- Ho Chi Minh City sees enterprises as entities to be supported, not to be managed, Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong affirmed at a recent conference.Education -- Nearly 900,000 students across the country will sit for the national high school exam whose results will be used for high school graduation and university entrance on Friday.Lifestyle -- A number of local writers have raised their voices after the copyright of their works was sold to an online library without their consent. The Vietnam Literary Copyright Center has sold the copyright of the works by 189 writers at VND50 million (US$2,232) in a period of one year to the Waka online library and magazine.
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Vietnam to probe gold traders for possible manipulation as prices soar
The price for gold bars in the Southeast Asian country has risen around 15% this year
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Vietnamese broker gets 18 years for defrauding Australian investor of $3.2mn
An Australian businessman, John Koon, accused her of defrauding him of a total of $3.2 million
17 hours agoVietnamese girl reported as world’s 1st case containing gene mutation in SEI plus hypertrichosis
She developed symptoms of hard, wavy, scaly, gray skin, mainly on her wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, armpits, back of hands, and insteps, as well as full-body dry skin
1 day agoHo Chi Minh City takes action against bad driving behaviors among delivery workers
Many delivery workers are spotted using their phones while driving, posing a high risk of traffic crashes
1 day agoBreakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - April 18
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22 hours agoEnjoy free admission to many Ho Chi Minh City museums today
Visitors entitled to free admissions need to present their ID cards or student ID cards so as to enter these places
20 hours agoHighlights
Heavy pollution persists in channel near textile industrial park in northern Vietnam
The foul smell from the contaminated channel permeates almost every corner in the area
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Artist paints murals on house to raise awareness of COVID-19 prevention in Hanoi
He drew the virus, vaccine, and earth on the exterior walls of a house
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Relocation, felling of 453 trees proposed for Ho Chi Minh City’s 2nd metro construction
Up to 404 trees are slated to be cut down, while the remaining trees will be transplanted
Bangkok, Da Lat named top holiday picks for Vietnamese travelers: Booking.com
As the scorching weather is raging in Vietnam, 75 percent of Vietnamese are seeking cooler destinations to escape the heat
Heavy pollution persists in channel near textile industrial park in northern Vietnam
The foul smell from the contaminated channel permeates almost every corner in the area
Central Vietnamese province spends $106.5mn recovering local river
Many residents have encroached on the river to make room for shrimp farms and houses
Vietnamese broker gets 18 years for defrauding Australian investor of $3.2mn
An Australian businessman, John Koon, accused her of defrauding him of a total of $3.2 million
Unprecedentedly abnormal cherry-like apricot blossoms bloom in Vietnam’s Da Lat
Cherry-like apricot blossoms typically bloom in Da Lat from late December to February
Folk cakes full of flavor, bursting with color on display at festival in Vietnam’s Can Tho
Their main ingredients are sticky rice and vegetables
Q1 marks highest increase in remittances to Ho Chi Minh City in 3 years
Incoming remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached nearly US$2.9 billion in the first quarter this year
Vietnam's FPT Retail plans 400 new pharmacies amid phone market challenges
The expansion will bring the total number of FPT Retail’s pharmacies to 1,900
100-year waxy flesh coconut tree fest to be held in Vietnam’s Tra Vinh
Dua sap, which literally means waxy flesh coconut in Vietnamese, has no water in it, and is full of white greasy jelly-like fresh when fully ripen