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Two men working for an elevator operating firm in Hanoi were killed as the cabin fell when they were repairing it on Wednesday. The accident took place at 5:42 p.m. at a building on Kim Ma Street in Ba Dinh District. The building for rent has eight floors, including the …

Industrial hub Dong Nai will spend VND2.6 trillion ($111.5 million) clearing a site for a Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway section in the province. The sum, approved Tuesday by provincial legislators, is half of the total cost needed for clearing that section. Stretching almost 54 kilometers (33 miles), Bien …

Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has topped the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) ranking for the first time in 2021. The government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform announced the index ranking results in Hanoi on Wednesday, marking the tenth year in a row that 17 ministries and …

More than 1.1 million masks donated to Vietnam since late last year have not been distributed because they are still stuck at airports over red tape, officials said. At a National Assembly discussion Wednesday, Truong Thi Ngoc Anh, deputy chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), …

Two top executives at Grab Holdings’ fintech business have quit, adding to other senior departures in recent months, as the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery firm rejigs the key unit at the loss-making group, two sources said. Chris Yeo, who heads Grab’s payments and rewards business and has been with …

Industrial hub Dong Nai will spend VND2.6 trillion ($111.5 million) clearing a site for a Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway section in the province. The sum, approved Tuesday by provincial legislators, is half of the total cost needed for clearing that section. Stretching almost 54 kilometers (33 miles), Bien …

A drug price management official under the Ministry of Health was arrested for alleged power abuse, amid investigations into a Covid test kit scam involving the Viet A tech firm. Nguyen Huynh, deputy head of the price management division of the Drug Administration of Vietnam, is being investigated for “abuse …

The apps used most by Vietnamese children in the first quarter of this year were home-grown texting and calling app Zalo, YouTube and Tiktok, digital security company Kaspersky said. In a report Tuesday it said Zalo was the top application with 26.37 percent of children using it, far ahead of …

The HCMC People’s Court sentenced five people to death Tuesday for trafficking 16 kg of drugs. Nguyen Thanh Hung, 43, Phuong A Xuan, 34, Co Dai Luan, 36, Nguyen Thi Cam Hong, 28, and Le Duc Tai, 52, were found guilty of illegally possessing and trading narcotics. Truong Do Hoang …

Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said on Tuesday it would slowdown hiring and assess budget cuts in some departments, joining rival Uber Technologies Inc in attempting to rein in costs. Lyft said no employee layoffs are planned and added it would grant special stock options to eligible employees. “We’re also being …