The 9th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championship officially kicked off on June 8 in Hanoi with the participation of 316 athletes and coaches from 14 countries and territories. The athletes will compete in 18 categories for 68 sets of medals available in…
Day: June 8, 2024
Video game retailer GameStop posts 28% net sales fall in Q1
ISTANBUL: American video game and consumer electronics retailer GameStop saw an estimated 28 percent decline in net sales during the first quarter of the year, according to its financial results statement released Friday.
The company reported net sal…
NA passes resolution on law, ordinance making programme
The 15th National Assembly (NA) approved a resolution on the 2025 law and ordinance making programme, and adjustments to the 2024 programme as part of its seventh session on June 8. Accordingly, the legislature decided to include a law amending and s…
PH seeks IPEF technical assistance to improve campaign vs. corruption
MANILA: The Philippines plans to leverage the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) to intensify anti-corruption measures in the country following the signing of the Fair Economy Agreement in Singapore.
In a news release on Saturday, …
18th International Jewelry Vietnam opens in HCM City
The 18th International Jewelry Vietnam (IJV 2024) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on June 8 with the participation of more than 50 units both at home and abroad. The exhibition, to run until June 11, displays various products such as diamond, sapphire…
Marine species dead in Sabina Shoal, scientific study showed
MANILA: A marine scientist from the University of the Philippines (UP) called for continuous monitoring amid the ecological disaster happening in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly in Sabina (Escoda) Shoal.
At the Saturday News Forum in Quez…
Ninh Thuan steps up IUU fishing combat
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan, endowed with a 105-km coastline and abundant fishery resources, has taken drastic measures to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Along with tightening the control over the fishin…
Manufacturing, processing push up industrial growth in five months
Vietnam’s industrial sector experienced positive growth in the January-May period, with 55 out of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide reporting annual increases in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), according to the General Statis…
Agro-forestry-fishery exports rise 21% in five months
Vietnam shipped an estimated 24.14 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-fishery products overseas during January-May, up 21% against the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The sector enjoyed a tr…