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Hanoi makes drastic changes to meet foreign investors’ demands: Expert

Hanoi has shown strong will in addressing concerns of foreign businesses and ensuring an ideal investment environment for them to commit to long-term operation.

Vietnam’s virtual space project receives international funds

Meta Spatial is a startup with the ambition to create metaverse virtual universes to bring real people into a virtual world that exists parallel to the real world.

Thua Thien-Hue: 229 students get Vallet scholarships

As many as 229 outstanding students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue received Vallet scholarships during a ceremony on October 29.

Opportunity to build a brand for Vietnam education

In 2016, Vietnam was the 8th destination but in 2019 the country ranked 4th out of 40 destinations for short-term courses and internships for Australian students in the Indo-Pacific, including regions in Asia, following China, India and Indonesia.

Vietnam issues first-ever Public Sector Accounting Standards

A complete set of 21 standards will be introduced between now and 2024, following a roadmap issued by the Ministry of Finance.

 

Vietnamese top region in streaming YouTube on TV

There was a growing trend of streaming YouTube on TVs in the Asia Pacific region with Việt Nam being the country with the fastest growth in connected TVs,  a YouTube Brandcast Delivered 2021 event heard on October 28.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 30

Work on Tan Son Nhat airport’s terminal T3 to begin in December

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 30

WEF President: WEF's Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam a success

VN game studio gets US$6.8 million investment

The Sipher company of Vietnamese businessman Nguyen Trung Tin has received US$6.8 million in investment in the latest capital raising round.

Apple Store may launch in Vietnam soon

Many Apple fans in Vietnam wonder when will Apple open stores in the country.

VND20tril interest rate support package in the pipeline

The Government and relevant ministries are working on stimulus packages to support businesses and stimulate economic development.

Mekong Delta provinces face high risk of COVID-19 cases under “new normal”

The Mekong Delta provinces are faced with a high risk of COVID-19 infections with 1.6 per cent of people returning from pandemic hotspots testing positive for the virus after the provinces resumed production under the “new normal”.

Training to be given on COVID-19 vaccinations for children as nationwide campaign starts in November

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has announced plans for a nationwide training programme on COVID-19 immunisation for children, with students first in line, starting on Friday.

Foreign travelers in doubt, though 7-day quarantine requirement has been removed

From November 2021, foreign travelers to Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Quang Ninh, if testing negative for the coronavirus, will be able to take package tours and not be required to have a 7-day quarantine.

Newly-issued decree details charity fund transparency

Individuals who do charity work must open separate commercial bank accounts for each campaign to receive and manage all voluntary contributions.

Vietnamese teacher receives Thailand’s Princess Award for outstanding achievements in education

Ha Anh Phuong, a high school English teacher from northern Phu Tho province, has been granted Thailand’s 2021 Princess Maha Chakri Award on October 29.

Vietnamese building to be presented at world architectural festival

The Veil-White Palace Event and Exhibition Centre in Ho Chi Minh City is among the shortlisted projects of the upcoming World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2021, dubbed the “Oscars of architecture”.

PM Chinh co-chairs online WEF country strategic dialogue on Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 29 co-chaired the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam 2021 for the first time via videoconference at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

Dossiers of “cheo”, Binh Dinh martial art to be made to seek UNESCO title

The dossiers for Cheo (Vietnamese traditional opera) art of the Red River Delta and Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts will be compiled to seek UNESCO recognition as cultural heritage of the world.

Drinking rainwater, sleeping in buses: the lives of bus drivers, attendants

Becoming unemployed and running out of money, bus drivers and bus attendants have had to drink rainwater, and eat and sleep on buses, waiting for the day the bus station resumes operation.

Will students return to school in November?

A vaccination campaign for children will be launched in November throughout the country.

Van Anh named among Top 20 beauties ahead of Miss Earth 2021

Nguyen Thi Van Anh, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Earth 2021, is expected to be named among its Top 20 leaderboard, according to predictions made by popular beauty website Sash Factor of the Philippines.

New rules for Party members set up to enhance Party discipline

On behalf of the Party Central Committee, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed off Regulation No. 37-QD/TW on the “things that Party members must not do”.

Coffee, fruit and vegetable industries agree on CoC to encourage sustainability

The CoC is an independent and voluntary set of standards that aim to establish appropriate standards in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, and farmer households.

 

Vietnam to host first official SEA eSports Championship

The Southeast Asian eSports Championship 2021 (SEA EC 2021) will be held virtually by the Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) and tech giant VNG Corporation, heard a press conference on October 28.