VIETNAM TODAY

VN women feel under-represented in leadership roles

The latest whitepaper from recruitment firm Robert Walters showed that 39 per cent of women surveyed in Vietnam feel they are inadequately represented in business leadership positions, while 80 per cent of male respondents believe women have sufficient representation.

Excavation launched to search for King Quang Trung’s tomb

An excavation was launched in Thua Thien-Hue province on October 6 to scour for traces of the tomb of King Quang Trung in an attempt to illuminate the issue.

City rejects waste treat plant refusal to take rubbish

Authorities in HCM City have just rejected the proposal by the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex to refuse accepting more rubbish from the city.

OceanBank leaders prosecuted

OceanBank’s former chairman and 15 of its top leaders will be tried for their involvement in one of the biggest economic crime cases in Việt Nam this year, police said yesterday.

Work begins on capital water treatment project

A USD 800 million water treatment project has just been kicked off in Hanoi which is intended to help restore some of the capital’s polluted rivers.

Seafood products face more EU safety warnings

Since early this year, many Vietnamese seafood products have been warned by the European Union for containing banned substance.

High-stakes sport summit eyes anti-doping overhaul

After a Russian doping scandal plunged the Olympic movement into one of its worst crises, top figures in world sport meet on Saturday in a bid to overhaul global drug testing.

Disaster alert and watch system to be built in 13 coastal localities

A natural disaster alert and watch system will be built at 13 coastal provinces and cities from Ha Tinh to Ba Ria – Vung Tau with 532 stations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

New tourism information centre launched

The Old Quarter’s Tourism Information Centre opened yesterday, promising to bring tourists more options to discover the capital city and beautiful places nearby.

Reservoir to help mitigate Tan Son Nhat Airport flooding

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has proposed several measures to prevent flooding and congestion at Tan Son Nhat Airport including creating a reservoir.

SBV to tighten non-core investment by banks

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is drafting a new circular to tighten regulations on non-banking investment activities by banks in an attempt to improve financial sector transparency and risk management.

Feasible models to develop satellite cities in Hanoi

Hanoi will develop via the model of an urban cluster with an urban centre and five satellite urban areas, connected by a belt-transport system, linking the national and regional transport networks, according to the Master Plan on Hanoi’s socio-economic

Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decade civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people — and said he received the award in the name of

Official refutes Hanoi air pollution claims

An official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment claims that while Hanoi faces air pollution, he couldn’t imagine it could be the second worst in the world.

EVNNPT to build monument to commemorate dead workers

The National Power Transmission Corporation has just decided to build a monument to commemorate 250 workers who died while constructing the North-South 500kV transmission line.

Universal Robots to supply Vietnam with automation solutions

Universal Robots (UR), a Danish manufacturer of smaller flexible industrial robot arms, based in Odense, on October 6 announced its plan to expand operation in Vietnam.

USD9,500 donated to tragic family

DTiNews readers have donated nearly VND210m (USD9,500) to a family in Binh Dinh Province who were burnt and lost their daughter after an accident.

Malaysia says debris found in Mauritius is from missing Flight MH370

Malaysia said on Friday that a piece of plane debris discovered in Mauritius was from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.

China builds nuclear power plants near border

Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety said a Vietnamese delegation will visit China as part of collaboration on the potential effects of three nuclear plants built near the border.

Philippines jails Canadian for life for selling ectasy

A Canadian man has been jailed for life in the Philippines for selling 160 tablets of ecstasy, with his swift prosecution part of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, police said Thursday.

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