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Thailand detains Polish passenger over bomb hoax on flight from Vietnam
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Disabled Vietnamese craftsman transforms coconut shells into unique craft creations
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Vietnam seeks collaboration with US to make English second language in schools
The education ministry wants to cooperate with the U.S. Educational Testing Service to realize Vietnam’s goal of gradually making English the second language in schools
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Vietnam seeks collaboration with US to make English second language in schools
The education ministry wants to cooperate with the U.S. Educational Testing Service to realize Vietnam’s goal of gradually making English the second language in schools
Vietnam police return snatched phone to foreigner after 2 days
The snatcher is a 28-year-old local man
Vietnam, Cuba target $500mn trade in next 5 years
Both countries vowed to promote multifaceted cooperation, including agricultural production, food security, energy, biotechnology, health and tourism
Over $34 mn allocated for airport expansion in Vietnam’s Ca Mau
The project will involve clearing approximately 105 hectares of land
Vietnam estimates damages of $3.31 bln from typhoon Yagi
The typhoon, which killed 299 with 34 missing, devastated export-oriented industrial hubs, destroying factories and facilities, besides flooding farmland, damaging homes, and tearing up a bridge
Ho Chi Minh City earmarks $9.9 mn for anti-flooding project in District 7
The project will be carried out from 2024 to 2025
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta could see higher floods in coming days
By October 1, water levels at Tan Chau Station on the Tien River could reach 3.38 meters, which is 0.48 meters higher than the same period last year
Vietnam’s Dong Nai decides to retain century-old villa that earlier faced demolition for road project
The villa is located within the planned site for a riverside road project
Vietnamese students make bowls, dishes from leaves
The products are water, mold, and bacteria resistant and eco-friendly
S.Korea’s Lotte launches buy now, pay later app in Vietnam’s growing market
Buy now, pay later services have grown at a rate of 32 percent per year in Vietnam
