VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 28

Vietnam Design Week to nurture creativity from traditional culture

Saigonese take up archery, stand-up paddleboarding following lockdown

Social isolation in HCM City has sparked interest in archery which improves focus and patience and rowing SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) which allows people to enjoy a riverside picnic.

Black Friday 2021: the saddest sales day ever

Advertising banners with discounts from 50-70% are hung in front of doors but the number of customers visiting fashion stores in Hanoi was very modest during the biggest sale campaign of the year.

Unemployment not as stressful as workload backlog post-lockdown

The labor market mostly recovered when Covid-19 cooled down and as a result, it has been difficult for many firms to gather employees.

Vietnamese interact regularly on e-commerce fanpages

According to iPrice’s research on user participation in social media on the Top 3 multi-industry e-commerce Facebook pages, the percentage of Vietnamese users interacting on the pages accounted for 36%.

Registration fees for domestically manufactured and assembled cars to be cut by 50%

According to Decree 103 issued by the Government on November 26, the first-paid registration fee for cars manufactured and assembled locally will be reduced by 50% from December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.

Do Thi Ha into top 27 most talented beauties of Miss World 2021

Do Thi Ha, Miss Vietnam 2020, has made it into the top 27 most talented contestants of the global beauty pageant Miss World 2021.

Deputy PM signs decision on national database sharing

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has recently signed Decision No.1911/QD-TTg dated November 15, 2001 on the connection and sharing between the national database on population with national and specialised databases.

Western, traditional medicines combined in treating Covid patients

Since the third Covid-19 epidemic broke out in Bac Giang, the Ministry of Health has given the green light on the use of traditional medicine in combination with Western medicine to treat patients with Covid-19.

Vietnam boats advantages in foreign investment attraction

Vietnam is assessed to have plenty of room to compete for foreign direct investment (FDI) against major competitors in the current global production shift, said Nguyen Bich Lam, former Director General of the General Statistics Office.

Woodwork enterprises racing for year-end orders

Despite the adverse effects caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, export sales of Vietnam’s woodwork industry have climbed.

C.bank expands credit quota for banks to meet growing credit demands

Many banks have reached their respective credit limits in the first nine months of 2021.

 

It is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines, treatment drugs at home: PM

It is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines and treatment drugs domestically, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with representatives from ministries and agencies in Hanoi on November 27.

MoLISA actively contributes to ensuring rights of Vietnamese guest workers

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Van Thanh on November 26 had a meeting with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad who have been appointed in 2021.

President receives Mayor of Bern, leaders of Swiss group

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed authorities of Bern and Hanoi cities to further strengthen their cooperation, especially in urban management while receiving Mayor of Bern Alec Von Graffenried on November 27.

New foreign investment approvals seen hitting US$30 billion this year

Vietnam attracted US$2.72 billion in new foreign investment approvals in November, raising the total in the January-November period to US$26.46 billion. 

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 27

Domestic production of Covid-19 vaccine must be realized: PM

E-sport team expects gold medal at 31st SEA Games

Gold medals are the goal of Việt Nam's e-sport teams at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which will be held on home turf next May.

Art exchange celebrates relationship between Norway and VN

An art exchange event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Norway was held at the Residence of the Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms Grete Løchen, on Thursday. 

COVID severely impacts stock markets in Southeast Asia including VN: conference

Stock markets in Southeast Asia including Viet Nam have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, according to studies presented at the annual Conference on Business, Economics & Resources held from November 25 to 26.

Two million Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the US arrive in Vietnam

A shipment of 2,074,410 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Hanoi early Friday morning, donated to Vietnam by the US Government.

Low-lying Mekong Delta deals with worsening land subsidence

The Mekong Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a conference in HCM City on November 26.

ASEAN market boasts opportunities for Vietnamese firms: official

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s severe impacts on global supply chains, the ASEAN market in close proximity with Vietnam is holding opportunities for the country’s enterprises, an official has said.

Workers must adapt to environments with more robots

It has been warned that in the 4.0 revolution, robots will gradually replace humans in some fields. But under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, this process has occurred faster.