Vietnam holds int’l seminar to protect child rights

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Geneva, June 18 (VNA)- Vietnam held an international seminar on abolishing harmful activities towards children on June 16, on the sidelines of the 29 th session of the United Nations Human Rights C

Watchdog warns of TV shopping risks

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Hanoi, June 17 (VNA) – The Vietnam Competition Authority has warned consumers to be careful when shopping via television channels (TV shopping) as it may pose a threat to their consumer rights.

New HIV cases reach 5,500 in six months

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Hanoi, June 17 (VNA) - Vietnam has discovered 5,500 more people living with HIV since the beginning of this year, according to an official of the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.

Vietnam’s Dreamliner flies at Paris Air Show

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Paris, June 17 (VNA) – The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which bears the golden-lotus logo of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines made a 10 minute flying display on June 15 at the 51st Paris Air S

Maize imports rise as rice exports fall

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HCM City, June 17 (VNA) – Maize imports in the first five months of 2015 are on the rise but rice exports are on the decline, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develop

Moody's ratings unchanged for Vietnam’s banks

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Hanoi, June 17 (VNA) – Moody's Investors Service last week assigned its new bank rating methodology of Counterparty Risk Assessments (CR Assessments) to nine Vietnamese banks.

Giant whale skeleton preserved

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Hanoi, June 17 (VNA) – A 10-tonne whale skeleton will be displayed for tourists at a private tourism site in Vietnam's southern province of Bac Lieu.

Frontline weatherman on constant high alert

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Hanoi, June 17 (VNA) – Meterologists stationed on Vietnam's outlying islands like the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago are aware that they are often the nation's first line of defence against extrem

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