Politics

-- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Wednesday attended a ceremony celebrating the 100th birthday of Chu Van Tap, one of Viet Nam's most honoured playwrights and also a active revolutionary during the war.

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has re-affirmed support for co-operation between the Vietnamese and Thai defence ministries.

-- Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has reaffirmed the strong ties between Viet Nam and the European Union (EU), hailing the bloc as the country's leading partner in various fields.

Society

-- The Lan Anh filling station in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District was Thursday sealed and suspended from operation after hundreds of motorbikes allegedly broke down from the poor quality petrol supplied by the facility.

-- Thousands of workers of the Hansoll Vina in the Binh Duong-based Song Than Industrial Park were Thursday hospitalized after they developed symptoms of food poisoning.

Business

-- Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam has given a final deadline for six investment projects that have been progressing slowly since receiving the licenses.

-- Street stalls selling oranges under the banners “Ha Giang oranges” have emerged in Hanoi recently but the fruits are in fact from China.

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