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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Hanoi authorities investigate vendor for charging tourists VND500,000 for 3 pineapples
The incident is the latest instance of foreign tourists being overcharged in Hanoi captured on video
2 days agoDead fish blanket lake in Vietnam’s Dong Nai Province
A prolonged heatwave appeared to be the cause of mass fish deaths in Song May Lake
1 day agoCobra appears in Hanoi’s urban area
The cobra is listed as a rare species
1 day agoHeatwave results in Vietnam’s new record power consumption
Power consumption nationwide hit 993 million kilowatt-hours
22 hours agoCold front to bring rain to northern Vietnam, disperses extreme heat
The weak cold spell is moving south and will combine with a wind convergence to first cover the northeastern part of the region in the early hours of Wednesday
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Retired Vietnamese runner concludes remarkable 1,800km run from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City
This marks his second cross-country journey
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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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Retired Vietnamese runner concludes remarkable 1,800km run from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City
This marks his second cross-country journey
‘Green’ office in Vietnam’s Quang Binh seen as heat-proof model amid extreme heat
The building was initially planned to be the same as other construction works, but a ‘green’ change was made to it in 2022
Thai dance group named champion in int’l dance competition in Vietnam's Da Lat
Planet Lock from Thailand became the champion in the international board showcase category
Nha Trang seeks to alleviate saline intrusion into rivers
Saltwater has intruded into the Cai and Quan Truong Rivers, leading to the concentration of chlorides in some of their sections soaring
Southern China road collapse kills at least 19
The incident is the latest in a string of deadly disasters to hit Guangdong in recent weeks
Dollar near five-month highs ahead of Fed policy decision
The dollar gained over 0.5 percent on Tuesday on all six currencies that make up the dollar index
Tourists enamored with camping, feeding fish on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
Since the start of the holiday on Saturday last week, crowds of tourists have flocked to Phu Quoc City
Many hybrid vehicles set to debut in Vietnam this year
From May onward, the Vietnamese car market will welcome multiple new hybrid car models, with prices averaging VND1 billion (US$39,000)
Boiler explosion leaves 6 dead, including one Chinese, in Vietnam
The tragedy occurred at 8:10 am at Sunrise Wood Trading Production Company in Thien Tan Commune under Vinh Cuu District
Another Vietnamese badminton player qualifies for 2024 Olympics
Vietnam now has ten athletes set to compete at the Paris Games