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Police in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a case where a woman allegedly murdered her own eighth-month baby before attempting to commit suicide at their rented house on Sunday. Officers in Hoc Mon District confirmed on Sunday evening they were investigating the reason behind the death of a baby girl. Preliminary information showed that a 36-year-old woman named N. and her eighth-month-old daughter were found lying motionless at a tenanted house in Trung Chanh Commune, Hoc Mon District on the morning of the same day. The baby girl had already died, while N. was still alive and rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. Police later arrived and coordinated with relevant agencies in examining the scene and carrying out a probe. N. has lived at the rented home with her husband and two children for about a year, some local residents stated. A conflict recently broke out between the woman and her husband, they added. Investigators believed that N. had murdered her own … [Read more...] about Woman allegedly kills 8-month-old daughter before attempting suicide in Ho Chi Minh City: source

Map of the HCMC-Moc Bai expressway The assessment board consisting of 18 members who are representatives of the relevant departments will be responsible for preparing and completing reports of the project. The board will evaluate the pre-feasibility study report on the construction project of the HCMC-Moc Bai expressway which will be built under the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) format. According to the construction project, the HCMC-Moc Bai expressway has a total length of over 50 kilometers with six lanes, starting from the Ring Road 3 in HCMC’s Cu Chi District, spanning over the Vam Co River and linking up to Moc Bai International Border Gate in Tay Ninh Province’s Ben Cau District. The section running through HCMC is 23.7 kilometers. The highway costs nearly VND15.9 trillion (US$690 million), including the cost of compensation of VND7, 433 billion (US$322.5 million). The new expressway is expected to reduce traffic pressure on the National Highway No 22 and … [Read more...] about HCMC establishes assessment board of HCMC-Moc Bai expressway project

Sacombank, Napas and Nextpay sign a memorandum of understanding for deploying financial solutions for small and medium business owners through NAPAS domestic credit cards in HCM City on May 20. — Photo courtesy of Sacombank HCM CITY — Sacombank is one of the main sponsors of the annual Cashless Day organised by Tuổi Trẻ newspaper. It is for the fourth year Sacombank is taking part in the programme organised to raise public awareness of the benefits of non-cash payment and promote the non-cash payment habit in the community. The bank is also offering attractive promotions to customers who use its cashless payment products. For individual customers who do not have a payment account, Sacombank will waive fee until December 31 this year if they register for Combo Plus or Combo 4.0 (excluding SMS service) at the counter. Customers who use Sacombank Pay or mBanking applications to scan QR codes to make payments or book air, train or bus tickets or hotels will receive a refund of … [Read more...] about Sacombank takes part in annual Cashless Day with attractive promotions

This decree provides interest rate support for loans in Vietnamese đồng arising from lending activities of commercial banks to enterprises, co-operatives and business households. — Photo thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn HÀ NỘI — The Government has officially issued Decree 31/2022/NĐ-CP on interest rate support from the State budget for loans of enterprises, co-operatives and business households. This decree provides interest rate support for loans in Vietnamese đồng arising from lending activities of commercial banks to customers that are enterprises, co-operatives and business households according to Resolution 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11 of the National Assembly and Resolution 11/NQ-CP dated January 30 of the Government. The State budget shall fully and promptly allocate funds for interest rate support for commercial banks to provide interest rate support to customers. Commercial banks provide interest rate support to ensure compliance with regulations, creating favourable … [Read more...] about Decree on 2% interest rate support package officially issued

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Creative Dance – METTLER Scholarship 2 semesters: 06 Feb – 29 May, 2022 Registration link From the organizer: Mettler-based Creative Dance Scholarship program provides an introduction to the underlying principles and teaching methods used in Mettler-based Creative Dance. The scholarship is provided by Mettler Studio Inc., USA & Vietnam Dance/Movement Therapy for professional and personal development. ____________________________________________________ EXHIBITION HCMC-Exhibition: Inner Bliss 2021 – Oil on canvas – 110 x 140 cm Opening: Fri 27/05/2022, 06 pm – 09 pm Exhibition: 27 May – 25 June 2022 Craig Thomas Gallery 27(i) Trần Nhật Duật, Tân Định ward, D.1 From the organizer: Over the past two decades, Lim Khim Katy has been earnestly painting with a passion and dedication that is perhaps only fully appreciated by a few who know her very well. The entire oeuvre of works of Katy since 2002 represent, … [Read more...] about What’s on May 23-29/2022

Traveling duo Dang Duc Tuan and Vo Minh Tan planted more than 500 trees during their 110-day journey through all 63 cities and provinces in Vietnam, hoping their seedlings will help a new culture of environmental awareness take root across the country. Travel lovers in Vietnam often talk about cross-country motorbike journeys, but few have time to make the trip. When COVID-19 brought the country to a standstill earlier this year, Tuan and Tan, both 29 years old, decided to take a break from their office jobs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, respectively, to make the life-changing trip. Hoping to share their mantra – 'If you love Vietnam, love its environment, too' – the two men launched A Little Vietnam, their personal initiative to spread public awareness of responsible tourism. Tan and Tuan came up with the idea for a cross-country environmental awareness journey after social media users praised a video they made in Dak Lak Province, in which … [Read more...] about Traveling duo plant hope for ‘greener’ Vietnam