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  Foreign minister Bùi Thanh Sơn and Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly spoke on the phone on Tuesday. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — Foreign minister Bùi Thanh Sơn said Việt Nam and Canada are ready to strongly and effectively promote their comprehensive partnership, after a phone …

Vietnam’s biggest coal miner Vinacomin is struggling to provide enough coal to thermal power plants due to shortage of workers and surging costs. The state-owned company provided 6.3 million tons of coal to power plants from the beginning of the year to March 14, 31 percent short of what it …

  Lê Văn Dũng appears at the trial in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội People’s Court has sentenced Lê Văn Dũng (commonly known as Dũng Vova), a resident of Hà Đông District, to five years in prison for “conducting propaganda …