VIETNAM TODAY

Avon to trim 1,500 jobs, exit Vietnam

Avon Products Inc., the world’s largest door-to-door cosmetics seller, will cut about 1,500 jobs globally and exit South Korea and Vietnam as part of plan to save $400 million by the end of 2015.

Restrictive draft decree offers little opportunity for cross-border vehicle travel

Foreign tourists can bring their autos and motorbikes to Vietnam as a means of transport, according to a Ministry of Transport draft decree.

First UCI bicycle race to be held in Vietnam

The “ACD Tour of Vietnam”, the country’s first bicycle race under the International Cycling Union system, will be held for the first time from December 16-22.

EU strikes deal for eurozone banks watchdog

European Union finance ministers brokered a deal Thursday to create a single bank supervisor with powers to close down lenders right across the eurozone, several officials said.

Vietnam participate in World Mind Games

Vietnam's Xiangqi (Chinese chess) team will compete in the SportAccord World Mind Games which kick off today in Beijing, China.

Vietnam less attractive for foreign investment

Vietnam’s business environment has become less attractive in comparison to other regional countries, said one official.

Experts call for more cancer screenings

Screening and health education programmes for the most common cancers should be expanded in Vietnam to reduce the number of late-stage diagnoses, health experts have recommended.

A burning question: What’s next for Hillary Clinton?

Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2016. But insight from sources close to her and recent clues tell a different story.

Business environment needs stability

Around 55,000 enterprises may file for bankruptcy by the end of this year but the situation was not overly serious, one official said.

East Sea cooperation discussed at seminar

A seminar is taking place in central Da Nang city on December 12-13 to discuss issues relating to cooperation in the East Sea .

Hydropower plant to swallow national park

About 60 hectares of forests in the core area of the Yok Don National Park in Dak Lak province would be eliminated when the Drang Phok hydropower plant is built.

Private sector’s role highlighted in government agenda

The government, in a bold move, is prepared to think out of the square to innovate its policy-making.

Singapore Speaker resigns in fresh sex scandal

Singapore's parliamentary Speaker announced his resignation Wednesday after confessing he had an extramarital affair with a community worker, setting off a fresh sex scandal in the city-state.

Party leader pins hopes on youth movements

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong praised the Youth Union for its vanguard role in socioeconomic development and volunteer movements to build a prosperous Vietnamese nation.

Photo exhibition focuses on ordnance clearance

Sixty-two photos depicting the Mine Advisory Group's activities to clear unexploded ordnance in Vietnam are on display in HCM City.

Alarming increase in numbers of drug addicts

Measures to manage drug users after detoxification have proved ineffective in many localities.

Vietnamese first have sex at 18.8: study

The average age at which Vietnamese first have sex is 18.8, but 8.5 percent do it at 15 or even earlier, a recent study has found.

Further cuts in corporate income tax proposed

The Ministry of Finance has recommended slashing corporate income tax to 23% from the current level of 25%.

China development threatens wildlife: WWF

From tigers to dolphins, animal populations in many of China's ecosystems have plummeted under decades of development and urbanisation, a World Wildlife Fund study said.

Dig turns up trove of artefacts

A Cham tower complex has been found in Hoa Vang District after a three-month excavation, including 629 objects dating from the 10th-14th centuries, archaeologists announced.

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