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VNA reporter Đinh Hữu Dư. — Facebook photo Viet Nam News YÊN BÁI — A Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reporter was swept away on Wednesday while reporting at the scene on serious floods that hit the northern mountain province of Yên Bái’s Nghĩa Lộ town. The young reporter, Đinh Hữu Dư, who worked as a local correspondent in the province was washed away after the Thia Bridge collapsed due to high waves at about 12pm on Wednesday. Four others were on the bridge with Dư when it collapsed, including another VNA reporter and three locals. Dư’s colleague, Phạm Thế Duyệt, escaped from the accident while the four others are still missing, Vietnam News Agency reported . Duyệt said that the incident occurred when the two reporters were filming on Thia Bridge, crossing the Thia River in Nghĩa Lộ Town to show the floods that caused the river to rise. When Dư was filming, Duyệt went inside and the bridge suddenly collapsed. Dư and some others who were … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency reporter swept away in Yên Bái floods

Việt Nam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un leaves Hà Nội Achieving denuclearisation needs more time PM says hosting DPRK-US summit was big success for Việt Nam Reactions to the failed summit 00.30 AM Friday North Korea is seeking partial relief of sanctions from the United States, not in their entirety, in exchange for the dismantlement of its main nuclear facility and other actions, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho made the remark at an impromptu press conference at his hotel in Hanoi, hours after a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump failed to produce an agreement. VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh 11.00 PM In an unexpected move, the North Korean delegation announce they will hold a press conference in Hà Nội. 3.50 PM Airforce One is about to take off and President Donald Trump is heading home to Washington. Chairman Kim still has a few days in … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: NO AGREEMENT REACHED

Economic leaders-ABAC dialogue lets businesses give their two-cents APEC Economic Leaders and ABAC officials meet to discuss ties between business and government. — VNA/VNS Photo (19-11-2006) HA NOI – A one-hour dialogue brought APEC economic leaders together with key business figures yesterday at the National Convention Centre in Ha Noi. Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet addressed the session, saying that, in order to maintain sustainable development, it was necessary to increase economic and technological co-operation alongside liberalising trade and investment in order to further promote a mutually beneficial multilateral trading system. Close co-operation and open dialogues between leaders and the business community were indispenable, Triet added. At the dialogue between APEC Economic Leaders and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), ABAC members submitted recommendations on six issues including measures to facilitate the Doha round of … [Read more...] about Economic leaders-ABAC dialogue lets businesses give their two-cents

The 2017 Việt Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) - a nationwide survey of more than 14,000 citizens randomly selected across 63 localities, was officially released on Wednesday. - Photo thoibaonganhang.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Poverty was the most troubling issue for the Vietnamese population in 2017, despite the country’s impressive economic growth over the last decade, said a report released on Wednesday morning. According to the 2017 Việt Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) - a nationwide survey of more than 14,000 citizens randomly selected across 63 localities, which was officially released on Wednesday - economic concerns topped the three most important issues that the Vietnamese thought were facing the country. Poverty and hunger got 28.47 per cent of the votes as the most pressing problem, four times higher than worries over economic growth and unemployment, which got 7.78 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese most concerned about poverty: report

Railway officials and workers use a specialised crane to separate the cabs of two cargo trains that collided at Núi Thành railway station in the central province of Quảng Nam Province on May 26. The stretch of the North-South rail line in the province was re-opened to regular traffic on May 27. — VNA/VNS Photo Đỗ Trưởng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – A crash between a lorry and passenger bus on the Hà Nội-Bắc Giang National Highway Expressway yesterday noon left two people dead and six injured. The dead are 30-year-old Nguyễn Văn Khánh from Hưng Yên Province and 36-year-old Lò Văn Thu from Điện Biên Province. Khánh and Thu were sitting at the back of the Ford Transit vehicle. Among the injured, two were rushed to Bắc Ninh General Hopistal in nearby Bắc Ninh Province whereas the other four were hospitalised in Bắc Giang Province’s General Hospital. Local witnesses said the 16-seat passenger bus was crashed into from behind by a truck when it was dropping off passengers under the … [Read more...] about Severe traffic accidents reported over weekend

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (centre) launches the Vietnam News Agency's television news channel yesterday in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh HA NOI — The Vietnam News Agency's new television news channel would win the trust of its audience, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung forecast at its official opening in Ha Noi yesterday. The launch of V-News, which has been transmitting trial broadcasts for two months, was a significant event for Viet Nam's communication industry, he said. "I believe the Vietnam News Agency will build a stable, trusted channel." The Prime Minister praised the VNA as a trustworthy news service that had contributed to the country's development and was trusted not only by the people but also the Party and the State. The Government took seriously the need to build a media group that would have a positive influence on the communication industry, he said. The VNA should renew its operations, plan for the development of its personnel and … [Read more...] about PM launches news channel