Vietnam’s netizens fight fake news
False health advice, such as eating chicken eggs or marjoram to prevent infection, as well as fabricated information about infected and quarantined people are posted every day to garner hundreds of likes and shares. The COVID-19 pandemic is just the latest topical excuse for fake news.
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National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has praised the efforts and determination of Hanoi in regard to economic development, with its GDP expanding 3.39 percent in the first half of 2020, higher than Vietnam’s average of 1.81 percent.
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VFF leader congratulates Hoa Hao Buddhism anniversary
Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Hau A Lenh visited and congratulated the Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhism Sangha in the southern province of An Giang on July 6, on the occasion of the 81st founding anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhism (the 18th day of the fifth lunar month).
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BIDV case heading to court on July 20
Twelve people involved in violations of banking operations at the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will be brought to trial on July 20, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.
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VFF Central Committee reviews religious work in H1
The standing board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee convened a meeting in Hanoi on July 6 to review its religious work in the first half of this year.
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Implementation plan for ILO Convention 98 under discussion
A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 6 to look into a draft implementation plan for the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention No 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.
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Three people given jail terms for subversive acts
The People’s Court of the central highlands province of Lam Dong issued prison terms of up to seven years at the first-instance trial on July 6 to two men and a woman for attempting to overthrow the people’s administration, under Clause 2 of Article 109 of the Penal Code.
