Check out what is in the news today:Society -- The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has recently spent VND9.7 billion (US$433,036) helping local residents resume their production after suffering damage caused by recent marine problems. -- Lumberjacks cut down sixty-six 100-year-old fokienia trees in the Nam Song Bung Protection Forest in the central province of Quang Nam. The provincial People’s Committee is investigating the logging. -- The People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province has requested local competent agencies to quickly inspect illegal workers in the locality. Authorities also encourage residents to denounce illicit foreign tour guides who distort Vietnamese history and culture. -- During 26 years of operation in Vietnam since 1989, non-profit organization Operation Smile has offered free-of-charge surgeries to more than 39,000 children suffering cleft palate in the country. Statistics show that one in 700 children was born in Vietnam with cleft lips and palate malformation.Business -- Management agencies should adjust and complete regulations on coffee standards to prevent the lack of transparency and fraud in producing coffee in Vietnam, delegates said Thursday at a workshop on tainted and fake coffee which has been rampant in the domestic market recently. The workshop was held by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper and the Vietnam Standard and Consumers Association.Sports -- The Vietnamese delegation on Thursday departed for the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio 2016) in Brazil, slated for August 5 to 21. The team includes 50 members, of which 23 are athletes in a variety of sports such as weightlifting, shooting, and swimming.Lifestyle -- French photographer Rehahn on Thursday launched his outdoor exhibition at the Hoi An Statue Garden with 40 portraits of Vietnamese women he had captured during the time he traveled the country by motorbike. The event runs until August 20. -- Le Quang Sung Street in District 6 has recently turned into a street of bread grilled with chili salt, with tens of stalls selling the dish named “bánh mì nướng muối ớt” in Vietnamese. The new snack has become popular lately and quickly mesmerized many young diners in the city.
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Vietnamese court starts bankruptcy proceedings against firm that built almost 500 houses illegally
Phuc Thuan Phat Trading and Construction JSC, headquartered in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, had previously sent a request to the provincial court, asking for bankruptcy proceedings against LDG
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Flash floods and landslides kill seven in Vietnam
Rescue workers are also searching for 10 others reported missing in the mountainous provinces
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19-year-old girl detained for transporting 15kg of illicit drugs from Laos to Vietnam
The provincial border guard teamed up with the police in Savannakhet, Laos to arrest two more Vietnamese people for their involvement in the cross-border drug trafficking ring
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Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 26
Good morning from Vietnam!
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Fire destroys 21 electric sightseeing cars in Vietnam’s Hoi An
The blaze broke out at around 4:30 am on Friday
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Thai woman receives death sentence in Vietnam for drug trafficking
Her act was particularly serious and dangerous to society
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Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong entered into eternal rest at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on Friday
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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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Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong entered into eternal rest at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on Friday
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French rail network hit by 'sabotage' on eve of Paris Olympics
A fourth attempted act of vandalism south-east of the capital was thwarted by rail workers who spotted intruders in the early hours of Friday
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Vietnam state securities commission proposes allowing foreign investors to trade stocks without full deposits
If foreign investors fail to make full payments, securities companies through which foreign investors make transactions will take responsibility for the payment
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Fire destroys 21 electric sightseeing cars in Vietnam’s Hoi An
The blaze broke out at around 4:30 am on Friday
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Long An seeks to build 3 bridges to enhance connectivity in southwest Vietnam
As proposed, Provincial Road 827E will feature three new bridges over the Can Giuoc, Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers
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19-year-old girl detained for transporting 15kg of illicit drugs from Laos to Vietnam
The provincial border guard teamed up with the police in Savannakhet, Laos to arrest two more Vietnamese people for their involvement in the cross-border drug trafficking ring
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Thousands of residents queue up for hours to pay tribute to Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
Over 5,600 delegations, comprising 252,000 people, paid their final respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
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OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT
Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet ended three percent lower on Thursday after OpenAI's announcement
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Vietnam Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s car makes appearance at his funeral
The car reflected the Party leader’s simple, economical, humble lifestyle, and his devotion to the nation and people
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Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security
Some 45,000 police, 10,000 soldiers and 2,000 private security staff will ensure the safety of the parade along the river Seine, its banks and surrounding monuments, in an unprecedented display of security