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The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and its “For beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club on October 15 granted 110 scholarships to disadvantaged students in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam is expected to attract more investors as its economy is developing at a stable rate, with GDP growth of 7 percent.

Experiences of Vietnam and Japan in making social security policies were shared at a seminar held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in Hanoi on October 9.

Value chains, which involve fishing, processing and consumption of tuna, have helped Vietnamese tuna products gain competitive edge in more than 200 markets worldwide, according to insiders.

Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services in the first nine months of this year reached 3.6 quadrillion VND (around 155.3 billion USD), 11.6 percent over the same period last year.

An international conference on human resources management of universities in the world was held in Quy Nhon University in the south central province of Binh Dinh on October 2.

The forest ranger department in the central province of Quang Nam has been assigned to strictly protect 30ha of remaining natural forests in Nui Thanh district’s Tam My Tay commune and crackdown on illegal poaching to save the endangered gray-shanked douc langur (pygathrix cinerea).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has joined other leaders around the globe in voicing their support for an emergency declaration for nature and people ahead of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly this September.

Vietnam has put a lot of efforts into removing explosives remnants of war (ERW), but the issue is still a great challenge for the country, a high-ranking army officer has said.

The first Gong cultural festival for ethnic minority groups in Binh Dinh took place at Quy Nhon City – based Nguyen Tat Thanh Square on September 11.

A conference was held in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, on September 7 to review the 10-year implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building in the south-central coastal and the Central Highlands regions.

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) on September 6 officially launched the project “Mobile Banking – Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment for Low Income People and Women in Vietnam” - Phase 2 (Mobile Banking 2).

Vietnam’s total revenues for retail trade and services reached an estimated 3.21 quadrillion VND (137.4 billion USD) in the first eight months of 2019, up 11.5 percent year on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced.

The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked localities to continue applying measures to respond to the low pressure which is resulted from the weakening Storm Podul, the fourth arising in the East Sea so far this year.

Real estate in coastal central localities has proved its attractiveness to both investors and buyers thanks to the booming tourism industry.

The fifth Cham Ethnic Culture Festival concluded in the south central province of Phu Yen on August 21.

The fifth version of the Cham ethnic culture, sports, and tourism festival wrapped up in Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen on August 21.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 21 said the target of re-organising agricultural and forestry companies by 2020 is within reach.

Orbis International, an non-profit non-governmental organisation dedicated to saving the sight worldwide, on August 21 inaugurated its Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at Phu Bai International Airport, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Over 2,000 artisans and artists attended the Cham Ethnic Culture Day which took place in the central coastal province of Phu Yen from August 19-21.