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Lam Dong Officials Announce Ambitious 7-Year Project to Make Da Lat 'Smart City'

A seven-year plan will rely on technical innovations to improve residents' standards of living, government efficiencies and tourism experiences.

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Bottom Trawling, Fine-Mesh Fishing Are Wiping out Vietnam's Fish Supplies

The use of banned trawling methods and fine-mesh nets off the south central Vietnamese coast is depleting fish supplies at a staggering rate.

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Nearly Every Vietnamese Internet User Shops Online: Report

Ninety-eight percent of all people online in the country have made e-purchases, a 1% increase over last year.

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Vietnam Might End 2018 With 7% in Growth, a 10-Year High, Experts Say

Experts predict the growth rates for this year and next may top 7%.

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Nearly Every Vietnamese Internet User Shops Online: Report.

Ninety-eight percent of all people online in the country have made e-purchases, a 1% increase over last year.

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Vietnamese Man Wins Prestigious Maurice Audin Prize

Professor Ngo Bao Chau is the first Vietnamese person to win what is dubbed the "Nobel prize of mathematics."

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Vietnam Considers E-Passports for Citizens in 2020

The microchip-enabled passports aim to make international departure and return easier and more secure.

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H'Hen Nie Is the First Vietnamese to Make Top 5 of Miss Universe

In early 2018, H'Hen Nie became the choice to represent Vietnam in this year's Miss Universe 2018 competition. She also became the first Miss Vietnam from an ethnic minority.

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Coach Park Hang-Seo Dedicates $100,000 in Prize Money to Develop Vietnamese Football

Coach Park Hang-seo and the national team have been the recipients of many monetary prizes after achieving the gold medal for the recently concluded AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 last Saturday.

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2 Dead, 3 Missing as Heavy Rains Batter Central Vietnam

Central regions have been battered by heavy rains over the last few days, leaving two people dead as of December 10. 

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Vietnam Among Top 10 Most Weather-Wrecked Countries in 2017: Report

With a death toll of 298 and damages surpassing US$4 billion, the country occupies the sixth spot on the 2019 Climate Risk Index.

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After Historic Rainfall Hits Da Nang, Residents Abandon Cars for Kayaks

Da Nang was the latest metropolis in Vietnam to fall victim to extreme weather conditions.

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Vietnam Aims to Boost GDP per Capita to $6,500 by 2030, $10,000 by 2035

The country also hopes to have two million private businesses accounting for 60-65% of the GDP by 2030.

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Information Minister Suggests Making English Vietnam's 2nd Official Language

Should English be the country's second official language?

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6 Passengers Injured After Wheels of VietJet Plane Dislodge During Landing

On the evening of November 29, VietJet flight VJ356 was involved in a serious incident when the wheels of its nose landing gear broke off from the plane upon landing in Buon Me Thuot, causing six pass...

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South Korea to Grant 5-Year Multiple-Entry Visa to Saigon, Hanoi, Da Nang Residents

The South Korean government will consider extending the policy to other Vietnamese provinces if the implementation of the policy goes smoothly.

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VietJet Employee Assaulted in Thanh Hoa by 3 Men After Refusing to Join Group Selfie

The latter half of the incident was captured in a video and caused a public outcry after it spread online.

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Vietnam Beats Cambodia 3-0 to Advance to AFF Semi-Finals

The team topped Group A with 10 points and a clean sheet after four matches.

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It's Official: Bánh Mì-Inspired Dress Selected As Vietnam's National Costume For Miss Universe

Eschewing sequins for sliced sausage and preferring pate and cilantro to pleats or lace, the staple sandwich dress will represent the nation in next month's contest.

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14 Dead Admidst Devastating Landslides in Nha Trang

Flooding caused by tropical depression Toraji has destroyed homes and left residents of Khanh Hoa Province scrambling to recover and rebuild.