The average lifespan of a Ho Chi Minh City is 76.5 years, three years higher than the national mean, and the city’s population is aging rapidly. Pham Chanh Trung, head of the municipal Department of Population and Family Planning, said on Tuesday that low birth rates, low death rates and …
Read More »Vietnam’s former deputy PM reprimanded
Former Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and former head of the government office Mai Tien Dung have been rebuked by the Politburo for several violations at the trade ministry. At a Saturday meeting, the Communist Party’s Secretariat issued a warning to the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry …
Read More »Apax Leaders case takes another curious turn
Apax Leaders promised the HCMC Department of Education and Training last month it would refund tuition fees paid by students at its HCMC centers by October, an official revealed. At a meeting with department officials from late last month, Apax Leaders said it planned to use 20% of its profits …
Read More »Tet plans messed up for passengers as flight schedules changed constantly
Airlines are constantly changing Tet flight timings, even repeatedly in some cases, throwing passengers’ plans for the year’s biggest holiday into disarray. Hong Ngoc, 40, bought tickets on a Vietnam Airlines flight from HCMC to Vinh in central Vietnam for her family three months in advance after making detailed plans …
Read More »Jury orders Trump to pay $83M for sex assault defamation
A jury in New York ordered former U.S. president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump on Friday to pay $83.3 million to compensate the writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted and defamed. The civil order, which prompted an audible gasp in the federal court, far …
Read More »Vietnam uses Covid vaccine fund to rebuild shabby houses
The Ministry of Finance is tasked with studying and proposing authorities to reallocate the remaining funds of the Covid-19 vaccine fund to rebuild houses for the poor, as directed by the prime minister. Chairing a government meeting on Thursday, PM Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the need for state agencies to …
Read More »Northern Vietnam chill to dissipate starting Saturday
Temperatures in northern Vietnam will begin to rise starting Saturday, but average daytime temperatures will still be below 13 degrees Celsius. On the fifth day of a severe cold wave that has been assaulting northern Vietnam, temperatures in the region have increased by 1-2 degrees on Friday compared to the …
Read More »Northern Vietnam’s cold to dissipate starting Saturday
Northern Vietnam’s temperatures will begin to rise starting Saturday, but average daytime temperatures will still be below 13 degrees Celsius. On the fifth day of a severe cold wave that has been assaulting northern Vietnam, temperatures in the region have increased by 1-2 degrees compared to the coldest day of …
Read More »Man rams into traffic police officer to escape alcohol test
A driver in northern Bac Giang Province rammed into a traffic police officer on a motorbike before trying to escape as he was requested to stop for alcohol level check. A patrol team of 20 police officers were checking alcohol level violations on a section of provincial road 294 in …
Read More »HCMC recommends Covid vaccine shots for new subvariant
HCMC has recommended the elderly, pregnant and those with underlying conditions get full doses of Covid-19 vaccines as the threat of a new variant looms. Le Hong Nga, vice director of the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC), said Thursday there had been no evidence to show that the Covid-19 …
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