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Morning News Roundup: In Vietnam, GBP, EUR Keep Falling 3 Days After Brexit

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Officials to Announce Cause of Central Vietnam Fish Death on June 29

Government officials will announce the official cause of central Vietnam's mass fish death on Wednesday, June 29.

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Morning News Roundup: HCMC Starts Biggest Ever Anti-Flood Construction

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Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Set to Gain From Brexit

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Morning News Roundup: Gambling-Mad Vietnamese Put Their Houses on Euro 2016

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Truck Crash Causes Highway Full of Bees in Central Vietnam

If there’s one thing you should know about Vietnam, it’s that our highways are full of whimsical adventures, from impromptu beer slip-and-slides to runaway ostriches à la Hugo Cuoi Da Dieu, ...

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Morning News Roundup: Audit Finds Giant Holes in Vietnam's Local Budgets

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Gia Lai Officials Oppose New Hydropower Plant

A new proposal to construct a hydropower plant in the Central Highlands is facing opposition from Gia Lai authorities, who fear it may exacerbate the environmental damage caused by existing hydropower...

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Vietnam to Ratify TPP by August, Perhaps in Vain

Vietnam's National Assembly expects to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by August 9.

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Morning News Roundup: Hanoi Offers Dead Fighter Pilot’s Wife a Teaching Job

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Vietnamese Government Exceeds Budget...Again

According to a new expenditure report, the Vietnamese government not only spent more than it had in 2014 but also blew an overspending cap set up by legislators.

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Morning News Roundup: Using Obama's Image for Ads, Does Habeco Violate the Law?

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Vietnam Internet to Undergo Maintenance This Week

Though the consistency of Vietnam's internet connection has been strong recently, the country’s internet speeds will decrease this week as its submarine cable undergoes maintenance work.

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As Pilot's Body Returned to Shore, Search Continues for 9 Missing

Over the weekend, as search and rescue teams returned the body of Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai to shore, search efforts continued for the nine military personnel still missing in the East Sea.

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Weekend News Roundup: Chinese Man Burns Vietnamese Money in Da Nang Bar

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Vietnam Will Publish UXO Map to Prevent Further Casualties

Forty-one years after the end of the American War, Vietnam will release a map outlining the remaining unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the country.

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Vietnam Secures 20 Spots for 2016 Olympics

Twenty Vietnamese athletes will make the trek to Rio de Janeiro later this year.

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Formosa Postpones Opening of Ha Tinh Steel Mill

Formosa Plastics Group has postponed the scheduled operation date of its Ha Tinh steel mill indefinitely.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Jet Goes Missing While Searching for Lost Pilot and Fighter Jet

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As VietJet Charges Ahead, Jetstar Pacific Is Trying to Catch up

With the ink barely dried on VietJet's US$11.3 billion deal to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft, things are heating up in the competition between Vietnam's budget airlines.