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Acting on complaints that the karaoke parlor run by MTV Young Music Company in Ben Luc Town was opening past midnight, dozens of police officers raided the facility and caught 70 customers high on drugs. The officers found many plastic bags containing white crystals looking like meth on the tables and several implements used to administer drugs. A quick test showed 70 people tested positive for drugs and were taken to local police station pending further investigation. While heroin has been the traditional hard-core drug used in Veitnam, synthetic drugs like methamphetamine have become more popular among young partygoers in recent years. Vietnamese police have recently intensified their crackdown on drug abuse at nightclubs and karaoke parlors across the country. Eighty people  tested positive for banned substances in a bar police raided in the central city of Da Nang last week while their Ca Mau counterparts found 96 customers using banned drugs in a karaoke parlor … [Read more...] about 70 held for drug abuse in southern Vietnam karaoke parlor

A series of drama, music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists offering something for everyone in HCM City will begin this weekend.  Pop star Cam Van (right) and veteran and young singers, dancers and musicians will perform in many music shows to usher in the Christmas and New Year in HCM City. — Photo from the singer's facebook Trong Dong Entertainment Centre will cheer the Christmas and New Year and celebrate its 30 years of working with a great open-air music programme on Saturday. The event, 30 Năm Ký Ức Trống Đồng (30 Years - the Best Moments of Trong Dong Centre), will feature about 100 veteran and young singers and dance groups. Pop stars Ngoc Son and Cam Van, who began their career in the 1980s, will be featured. The concert will also highlight Vietnamese-American veteran singers Giao Linh and Thai Chau. The artists will perform Vietnamese songs in praise of love and life written by famous … [Read more...] about Music shows bring Christmas cheer to HCM City

In Saigon's Nguyen Hue walking streets, football fans look disappointed as Uzbekistan scores at the last minute during extra time. The entire walking street turns silent after realizing Vietnam had lost 1-2 at the AFC U23 Championship which took place in China. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen In Quang Tri, many fans can't hold back their tears. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Tao ...In Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Photo by VnExpress/Cuong Do Manh In Nha Trang. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Ngoc ...and Saigon. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen "It's already amazing that we made it to the final round, but I can't help being so disappointed. For the last minute. For the whole process. But it's alright, they fought in three consecutive two-hour matches. And the weather is so terrible! So we have the right to be proud of them!", said Thanh Duc, student at Cao Thang college. Photo by VnExpress.  Despite the rain, Hanoi fans stay until … [Read more...] about Football fans cry then cheer as Vietnam U23 lets crown slip through fingers to Uzbekistan

The latest estimation is 3.3 percent higher than the target, Ho Chi Minh City party chief Nguyen Thien Nhan said at a municipal meeting Friday. The city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is expected to climb 8.3 percent over last year to more than VND1,300 trillion ($56.2 billion). Regarding foreign investment, HCMC might attract $8 billion from both fresh and operational projects, or 22 percent of last year’s total sum. "The city has tried hard since the year’s beginning and this is a respectable result," Nhan said. He also mentioned changes in economic structure of the city, saying that back in 2005, state-run firms made up 32 percent of the city’s economy, the private sector, 51 percent and the rest, the foreign investment sector. But by next year, state-owned companies will make up only 16 percent. As the economic structure has changed, the role of the state should also be adjusted and reflected in policies, planning and dialogues with different … [Read more...] about HCMC set to make 27 pct of national budget collection

Still the ‘engine’ of the country’s economic development, southern provinces have seen growth slowing down. After many years of waiting, Vam Cong, the second cable-stay bridge across the Hau River, after Can Tho bridge, has been put into operation. Analysts say that it would help the southwestern provinces improve their capability of connecting with HCMC and Cambodia. However, there are still many things that need to be done as the area now has only 11 percent of total highway length, though it makes up 55 percent of the country’s GDP. Hai Phong story Hai Phong City in the north is called a ‘rising star’. Many Vietnamese and foreign groups, including VinFast, Sun Group and BRG, have chosen the locality to set up their production facilities. In 2018, the city attracted $2.5 billion worth of FDI, or 2.7 times higher than the year before. The strong rise of Hai Phong has close relations with the development of a series of infrastructure projects. … [Read more...] about Infrastructure development to give southern region a push