"Among those missing, six are my siblings," said Ho Van De, a villager. Two days before the disaster, he had gone to their farm with his wife and stayed in the hut there. On Thursday, when they returned, tons of rocks and soil had buried their neighborhood, including their son. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam
Action month for children
Passengers sneak snakes onto sleeper bus in Vietnam
The incident occurred on a sleeper bus of Thanh Buoi Bus Line traveling from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, a representative of the transport firm said. … [Read more...] about Passengers sneak snakes onto sleeper bus in Vietnam
Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
Meanwhile, hundreds of football supporters, many of them war invalids, broke into VFF’s headquarters on Le Quang Dao Street in Nam Tu Liem District on Wednesday morning, demanding to purchase tickets for the Vietnam – Philippines match in person. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ticket fever for ASEAN semi moves from stadium counters to cyberspace
Police break up drug ring run by septuagenarian woman in northern Vietnam
An official from the provincial Department of Police told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday that officers had searched the house of Tran Thi Dam, 75, in Quang Trung Ward, Thai Binh City, which is the capital of the namesake province. … [Read more...] about Police break up drug ring run by septuagenarian woman in northern Vietnam
Private sector development to enhance FDI efficiency
Since 2014, Vietnam has paid attention to local enterprises. The freedom for people and enterprises to do business in industries and trades not banned or required conditions by the law has been legalized - PHOTO: THANH HOA Success is the major achievement of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in Vietnam over the past 33 years while shortcomings are still a minor aspect. However, if those shortcomings are not rectified early, FDI attraction over the coming time, for the immediate future to 2030, will not continue to fare as well as expected. In discussion over the theme “Continuing reform to attract FDI successfully,” besides necessary contents regarding shortcomings in FDI attraction over the past time, the author would like to deal with two contents: (1) Existing shortcomings which need urgent rectification; and (2) Development of the private sector to enhance the quality and efficiency of FDI in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Private sector development to enhance FDI efficiency
