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Leader says act like Uncle Ho
Leader says act like Uncle Ho
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said on Wednesday that more efforts must be made to promote the national movement of "studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's moral examples" during a national conference assessing one-year since the implementation of the Instruction No. 3 by the Politburo of the Communist Party.
Traffic deaths down by 30 per cent
Traffic deaths down by 30 per cent
Traffic deaths on land, rail and water in the first four months of this year decreased by 30 per cent against the same period last year, the National Committee for Traffic Safety announced yesterday.
Off-shore fishing operations to focus on resource sustainability
Off-shore fishing operations to focus on resource sustainability
Viet Nam would focus on off-shore fishing activities till 2020 to ensure the sustainable development of the sea ecosystem and fisheries resources, said Nguyen Qui Duong, deputy director of Centre of Fisheries Planning and Development yesterday.
Politics & Laws
NA to meet on maternity, traffic, nature
Extended maternity leave and traffic and environment law infringement fines will be discussed at the National Assembly meeting to begin on Monday.
Economy
Software copyright violations fall to 81%
Software copyright violations fall to 81%
Viet Nam recorded a PC software piracy rate of 81 per cent last year, a reduction of 2 per cent for two years in a row, compared to 83 per cent in 2010 and 85 per cent in 2009.
Agriculture
    Coffee farmers urged to replace aging trees
    The Government should draft a plan to replant coffee trees and subsidise the costs to ensure the sustainable development of the coffee industry, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.
    Life & Style
    Spratly soldiers receive images from home
    Spratly soldiers receive images from home
    Images of the mainland and family are sent to soldiers through a photo exhibition organised for the first time in Truong Sa (Spratly Archipelago), the central province of Khanh Hoa.
    Miscellany
    Severe accident kills three in bus crash
    Three people were killed on the spot when a tour bus travelling from HCM City to Thu Dau Mot Town hit a truck going in the same direction on Binh Duong Avenue at 12:30am yesterday morning.
    Social Issues
    Bag cleaners suffer exposure to toxic dust
    Bag cleaners suffer exposure to toxic dust
    At the heart of HCM City, in Ward 15 of District 8, Ma Lang Hill is home to dozens of people who earn money by cleaning used hessian bags.
    Industries
      Central region harnesses wind
      Central region harnesses wind
      Malaysian Timar Wind Solar Energy will invest US$800 million in developing the wind power industry of central Ninh Thuan Province, according to an agreement signed on Monday.
      Environment
        Lack of co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official
        Lack of co-ordination keeps HCM City polluted: official
        One year into a five-year programme to reduce environmental pollution in HCM City, very little improvement has been made, the city leader has admitted.
        Sports
        Hung takes over for four months
        Hung takes over for four months
        Phan Thanh Hung will be in charge of the national men's football team, the Viet Nam Football Federation has announced.
        Opinion
        Cities lack fire alarms, evacuation plans
        Last week, Viet Nam News asked its readers about their experiences in dealing with fires, fire prevention and response work in their countries.


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