Vietnamese chocolate products have chance to enter global market

There is an opportunity for Vietnamese chocolate to become a niche player in the world market with a brand of unique flavoured cocoa, according to the Belgian ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnam urged to move up global value chains post-pandemic

Vietnam needs to diversify global supply chains in order to achieve inclusive growth and attract investment after the pandemic ends, speakers said yesterday (Nov 18) at a meeting in HCM City.

Carbon pricing helps improve Vietnam’s image internationally: Foreign media

After basically containing the spread of COVID-19, Vietnam is becoming the first developing country to adopt carbon pricing in the post-pandemic period to help guide a cleaner recovery, the site eastasiaforum.org reported.

RCEP feared to pave the way for Chinese goods to flood Vietnamese market

Other RCEP-member economies have the same export products as Vietnam’s, so If Vietnam’s production capability does not improve, the domestic market will become a playing field for Chinese and other foreign products.

Effective teaching methods inspire students’ creativity

Changes to teaching methods in HCM City have achieved positive results in both teaching and learning and helped to develop students’ creativity.

Vietnam crowned at ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2020

Team Catfish from Vietnam won the first prize at the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) 2020 competition, which was jointly hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and its partner SAP.

Photo exhibition highlights Vietnam-Cuba friendship

More than 90 photos featuring the solidarity, friendship, cooperation and mutual support between the governments and peoples of Vietnam and Cuba are put on display, 

Northern Vietnam to brace for a strong cold spell next week

Northern provinces of Vietnam are poised to face a cold spell between November 23 and 25, bringing with it plenty of fog coupled with falling temperatures.

Construction materials market flourishes again

After a gloomy period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction materials market in HCM City started to flourish again in the third quarter as the peak construction season began and demand from some export markets recovered.

Vietnam to develop ‘Make in Vietnam’ businesses to ease reliance on FIEs

The solution to develop the ICT industry and ease reliance on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) is developing more ‘Make in Vietnam’ firms.

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Chinese investment into Vietnam on the sharp rise

Young professionals breathe life into community

Since establishing the Blood Bank Club in 2016 in Hoa Binh Province, Pham Thi Ngoc Anh’s mobile phone number has become a reliable hotline for doctors.

Vietnam is ‘new promising land’ for multinationals

With great achievements in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and obtaining positive GDP growth rate in 2020, Vietnam is seen as an ideal destination for foreign investors.

Classical music group honours Mozart

The Saigon Classical Music Group will hold a concert to honour Mozart at the Eden Star Hotel on November 28.

Sustainability the future of fashion

Young designer Le Ngoc Ha Thu has taken first prize in the menswear category at the Redress Design Award 2020, which is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition and hosted by Redress in Hong Kong in September.

First private museum opens in Ha Tinh Province

Over 4,000 artifacts that date back thousands of years ago are on display at the first private museum to open in Binh An Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vietnam to change tax, customs policy to encourage automobile industry

Developing an automobile industry is a part of the strategy to turn Vietnam into a modern and industrialized country by 2030. More preferences for the industry will be offered in the time to come.

The VND to strengthen in 2021: VNDirect Securities

The Vietnamese dong will remain stable for the rest of the year but may appreciate by 0.5 per cent in 2021, VNDirect Securities Corp forecast.

Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine to be tested on elderly

The target subjects of the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic are the elderly. All vaccine developers and manufacturers need to prove the effectiveness of vaccines with the tests on this group of people.

Margin trading should be allowed on UPCoM

Margin trading should be allowed on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to increase the exchange’s liquidity.

First Vietnam Open Summit held

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted the first Vietnam Open Summit, themed “Promoting national digital transformation”, in Hanoi on November 18 in both the face-to-face and video conferencing forms.

Vietnam enhances cooperation to reduce biodiversity loss

The Vietnamese Government has committed to joining hands with governments in the region and the world to reduce biodiversity loss by 2030 for sustainable development.

Vietnam needs seafood solutions

Vietnam needs to strengthen measures to achieve the sustainable development of seafood exports to the EU market, especially after the EVFTA comes into effect, according to experts.

Licensed tourism, resort property projects decline in number in third quarter, condotel market quiet

The Ministry of Construction (MOC) reported a 46.7 percent decrease in the number of tourism and resort real estate projects in Q3 in comparison with Q2 this year.