17-12-2019 17:49
Global drug giant Novartis on December 16 signed an MoU with Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on raising primary healthcare in Vietnam through activities at commune and district levels from 2019 to 2021.
16-12-2019 09:14
At least 14 people died after a bus carrying pilgrims veered off a highway and rolled down a steep slope in central Nepal on Sunday (Dec 15), officials said, the latest deadly traffic accident in the Himalayan nation.
13-12-2019 16:51
WANT-WANT Group, the market leader in rice crackers in Taiwan and mainland China, officially entered Vietnam with a passion to bring the “best snacking experience” to Vietnamese families.
12-12-2019 10:00
The current standing of laws on environmental protection and minerals in Vietnam are being called into question after the collapse of Bong Mieu gold mine, with locals paying the price for the damage left behind. Insufficient restoration cover for such activities, along with the lack of responsibility placed on organisations to implement mining schemes in a proper manner, mean that lessons must be learned in order to efficiently procure high-quality foreign direct investment in the mining sector. Nguyen Thu reports.
11-12-2019 15:14
Despite the latest legal improvements, the path for domestic and international investors like Saigon Newport and Lotte to join railway projects in Vietnam remains arduous, urging authorised agencies to make more positive changes to unlock private investment.
09-12-2019 15:15
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Sunday (Dec 8) reacted coolly to concessions sought by the new, leftist leaders of the Social Democrats in return for keeping their fragile coalition afloat.
09-12-2019 09:17
At least 43 people were killed Sunday (Dec 8) in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.
05-12-2019 13:00
After several hopeful years, new legal improvements on air carriages and airport enterprises will take effect from early next year. Tran Bao Ngoc, director of the Transport Department at the Ministry of Transport, talked to VIR’s Tung Anh about significant legal changes and the government’s future orientation in foreign investment attraction in this area.
28-11-2019 11:56
Leaders from five countries lying along the Mekong River and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to establish the Partnership for peace, prosperity for people and upgrade the Mekong-RoK to a summit level.
28-11-2019 11:26
Ajax closed in on a Champions League last 16 spot on Wednesday (Nov 27) when the Dutch giants won 2-0 at Lille to open a two-point lead at the top of Group H with just one round of games to play.
28-11-2019 11:07
At least 18 people died after a bus skidded off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a deep gorge on Wednesday (Nov 27), authorities said, as rescuers scoured the steep terrain for survivors.
27-11-2019 16:03
The Teaching and Learning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) project is expected to benefit at least 730 special education teachers and practitioners in Ho Chi Minh City. The project is also expected to positively impact present and future cohorts of children with ASD, and their parents and caregivers, from some 16 schools and three hospitals in the city.
26-11-2019 15:00
An Australian man who deliberately mowed down at least 20 kangaroos with a truck avoided jail on Tuesday (Nov 26) after pleading guilty to animal cruelty, local media reported.
25-11-2019 16:32
Two people lost their lives and at least one more was missing on Sunday (Nov 24) after historic rain levels drenched the south of France, provoking major floods that are only now starting to recede, officials said.
25-11-2019 12:15
A recent conference in Tuy Hoa city sought to strengthen the development co-operation between the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen and the World Bank.