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Tropical Storm Podul to Hit North-Central Vietnam This Weekend

After crossing over the Philippines, Storm Podul is now heading for north-central Vietnam and will affect areas including Hanoi this weekend.

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Vietnam Beats Thailand 1-0 to Win AFF Women's Championship 2019

Vietnam’s female football team emerged as the new winner of 2019 AFF Women’s Championship after beating Thailand, the reigning champion, 1-0 in the final.

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Hon Cau Marine Reserve Seeks Funding to Build Sea Turtle Conservation Facility

Located in Binh Thuan Province, just 100 kilometers from Mui Ne, Hon Cau is one of the country’s 16 marine protected areas and home to some of the few remaining sea turtle nesting sites in Vietnam.

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Nguyen Huu Linh Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Touching Minor in Saigon Elevator

After five months of trials, the sexual harassment case involving a seven-year-old girl on an elevator in the Galaxy 9 apartment building in District 4 is coming to a conclusion.

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Vietnam Railways Requests $107m to Build Protective Barriers Along Tracks

Railway accidents used to be rare occurrences, but a recent surge in collisions involving cars and trains has prompted railway operators to take action.

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Vietnam Bans Old MacBooks With Defective Batteries on Planes

Concerns of overheating batteries leading to potential fire risks have forced the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to ban 15-inch MacBooks manufactured between September 2015 and February 2017 on f...

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Son Tra's Monkeys Are Getting Sick. The Culprit? Junk Food From Tourists.

Tourists feeding wild monkeys on Son Tra Peninsula are posing a serious risk to both the health of the animals and the safety of people around them.

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Quang Binh Forest Rangers Quit En Masse Due to Low Wages, Slow Pay

Waves of forest rangers leaving their job has created a domino effect of more rangers quitting as the result of more stressful work.

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2,400 Hai Phong Workers Asked to Return to Work After Taiwanese Factory Owners Flee

Kai Yang, a Taiwanese footwear company, has promised to pay the salaries of over 2,400 workers and invited them to resume work after the former executives disappeared. 

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US Pledges $50m for Agent Orange Victims in 7 Provinces

The United States government will partner with Vietnamese authorities to assist people with dioxin/Agent Orange-related disabilities in seven provinces. 

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Vietnam Wins Silver Medal in Tank Contest at International Army Games in Russia

The International Army Games, held by the Russian Ministry of Defense, is an annual public display of national military might.

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Vietnam Might Fail to Meet Goal of 18m Foreign Visitors in 2019 Due to Slow Growth

A slowdown in the growth of foreign tourism in the first seven months of the year is putting the goal of 18 million international arrivals iat risk.

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Floods in Central Highlands, Phu Quoc Cause $43m in Damage

The Central Highlands and Phu Quoc recently suffered from extreme flooding following record-breaking torrential rain.

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Vietnam Tightens Domestic Goods Regulations to Appease US Tariff Concerns

Amid the ongoing US-China trade war, officials in Vietnam are working to strengthen manufacturing regulations in an effort to avoid tariffs from President Donald Trump.

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Landfill Spills 'River' of Garbage on Da Lat Farms After Heavy Rain

A week ago, several bouts of extended rain caused widespread flooding in Da Lat, an unexpected calamity, considering the town’s hilly topography. For some farmers in the area, flooding turned out to b...

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Vietnam Has Returned Over 500 Containers of Scrap Waste so Far This Year

After China announced its ban on plastic waste imports, Southeast Asian shores have received countless containers of scrap from the developed world.

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'Amazing Race Vietnam' Apologizes for Challenge Harming Coral Reef

An underwater challenge during this year’s installment of The Amazing Race Vietnam is not sitting well with environmentalists.

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Con Dao's Sea Turtle 'Nursery' Wraps up Another Successful Hatching Season

The initiative, first started in 2015 and managed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), helps protect and support sea turtles during their hatching season.

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Vietnam's Elderly Population Will Double by 2035, Reach 32m by 2050

By 2035, the country's elderly population is expected to double from seven to 14% of the total population, and authorities are taking steps to prepare for the unique challenges the change in demograph...

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After 3 Days of Rain, Historic Flooding Disrupts Life in Phu Quoc

Three days of heavy rain have resulted in flooding that has forced hundreds of families in numerous areas of Phu Quoc to evacuate.