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Evidence of smuggling has been uncovered at two major ports in Ho Chi Minh City, with prohibited goods found in several containers left unclaimed during the past month.

Argentina’s Ministry of Production has issued a decree to apply an anti-dumping duty of 31.15 percent on ceramic tiles imported from Vietnam.

Although inpatient room costs have increased sharply, medical quality remains stagnant, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to the international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

At Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, relatives of patients shiver with every gust of wind, even under their thick blankets. The recent chill is making their time as hospital visitors even more difficult.

Some 30 new anti-vibration and noise-protective train carriages were handed over to the Vietnam Railway Corporation on December 27 to serve passengers during Tet (Lunar New Year).

According to the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), Vietnam will have to cut 669 tariff lines to zero percent in January 2018.

VIETBUILD Home, the annual exhibition on housing, home decoration and household appliances, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from December 14-18 when people shop for the New Year holidays.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim left Hanoi on August 24 afternoon, concluding his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim discussed measures to promote trade and investment partnership between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on August 23.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited and presented gifts to Heroic Mothers and war invalids in the central city of Da Nang on July 15.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to step up enforcement against smuggling and trade fraud to cope with the increasing number of violations, especially at Cat Lai Port.

A spike in electricity usage as a result of the record heat wave earlier this month across the northern region, especially Hanoi, will leave most residents high electricity bills.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group will ensure safety and reliability of its transmission networks, particularly the North-South 500kV transmission line, during the dry season with an anticipated surge in demand.

Doctors have urged the elderly and children in Ho Chi Minh City to stay out of the heat as temperatures have climbed in recent days.

Sales of air conditioners and fruits in HCM City soared in recent days as a heat wave hit the area.

An ambitious young crop scientist has acquired technology from Israel to create an organic garden in the arid land of the Central Highlands.

Vietnam and Thailand have numerous opportunities to boost partnership in electronics and refrigeration industries, said Chanthapat Panjamanond, an official at the Thai Ministry of Commerce.

Four groups of equipment and vehicles must have energy labels, according to a recent decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The strengthening of the property market with housing and other construction mushrooming all over the country has sharply pushed up the demand for system air conditioners.