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Toshiro Nishizawa often visits the Vietnam News Agency’s English website. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam News Agency - A trusted source helps int’l readers better understand Vietnam: Japanese researcher

About a year ago, while looking for a reliable source of official information, Toshiro Nishizawa, Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) at The University of Tokyo, came across the Vietnam News Agency’s English and Japanese websites. Since then, he has been checking them every morning to stay updated on the latest developments in the Southeast Asian country.

2019 regional minimum wage discussed

2019 regional minimum wage discussed

The National Wage Council convened its first meeting of the year in Hanoi on July 9, discussing the regional minimum wage increase for next year.
Vietnam commits to fighting money laundering

Vietnam commits to fighting money laundering

The 2015 penal code includes revised articles and supplements to fight money laundering, said Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh said at a workshop in the central city of Da Nang on July 9.
Average tourist spending in HCM City at 145 USD

Average tourist spending in HCM City at 145 USD

Overseas visitors stayed in Ho Chi Minh City for 5.2 days on average in 2017, with foreign tourists on holidays spending four days, according to a recent survey jointly conducted by the city’s Department of Tourism and the Statistics Office.
Experts: Cancer can be controlled

Experts: Cancer can be controlled

The development of new generation sequencing along with artificial intelligence help doctors quickly identify the best drugs for their patients, said doctor Phan Minh Liem.
Vietnam expresses concern about Czech legislator’s remark

Vietnam expresses concern about Czech legislator’s remark

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has expressed deep concern about the remark on Vietnam made by Lubomir Zaoralek, Chairman of the Czech Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Committee, at the committee’s meeting on June 21.
Ben Tre: Exports up 15.3 percent in year’s first half

Ben Tre: Exports up 15.3 percent in year’s first half

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre earned more than 459.3 million USD in export turnover in the first half of 2018, an increase of 15.31 percent from the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.