Book aims to revive traditional Vietnamese art form

A book featuring Hàng Trống paintings has recently been released, offering a glimpse into an original genre of traditional Vietnamese woodcuts by artisans in Hanoi.

Foreigner passes on Vietnamese martial arts training

It’s 5pm – rush hour in downtown Hanoi. Swiss national Olivier Barbey and his wife ride two bikes carrying their two sons to Bích Câu Temple for their evening martial arts club.

Illegal sand exploitation in Hanoi impossible to control without necessary tools

The Hanoi People’s Council on December 8 conducted a Q&A session about state management over river-bed sand and gravel exploitation.

Discovering the beauty of life's colors

Enjoying the beauty of cultural heritage and culture creativity in Vietnam through photography submissions of the Vietnam Photo Expression 2020.

Good governance essential for proposed new Thu Duc City: experts

HCM City must ensure transparent governance before establishing a “new city within a city” from the proposed merger of three city districts, experts said on Wednesday at a seminar in the city.

Tax on bonus share selling still controversial: experts

Starting on December 5, investors will have to pay a 5 per cent individual income tax if they want to sell bonus and dividend shares in accordance with Decree 126/2020/NĐ-CP.

Finance Ministry warns about trillion VND-losses after equitization

Many equitized enterprises have suffered big losses as state capital in these unprofitable enterprises is difficult to sell because of unreasonable pricing.

PM calls for more JICA support in national development

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 11 expressed his hope that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will further its cooperation with and support Vietnam in national development.

Project aims to prevent violence against women and girls

T, a woman suffering from domestic violence in the coastal city of Da Nang, has a simple dream.

HCM City one of best cities in Asia for expats: survey

HCM City ranked 19th out of 86 cities globally for expats to live and work, and was only surpassed in Asia by Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, according to the Expat City Ranking 2020 by InterNations.

Rules needed to manage Facebook in Vietnam

The management of Facebook and other cross-border social networks need to have specialized rules to enable the fair development of all social networks.

Vietnam, Indonesia stress regional cooperation’s role in keeping peace in Central Africa

The UN Security Council (UNSC) convened a teleconference on December 9 to discuss the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the UN Regional Office for this region (UNOCA).

Saigon Heat wins second 2020VBA championship

Saigon Heat won 73-54 in game 4 against Thang Long Warriors on Tuesday night, becoming the first team in the league to successfully defend its championship.

Vietnam to have 12 ecosystems with revenue of 100 billion USD: McKinsey

Twelve large ecosystems will be established across retail and institutional services in Vietnam by 2025, constituting a revenue pool of about 2.4 trillion VND (100 billion USD).

US largest importer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products

The US was the largest importer of Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products during January-November, with a turnover of $9.8 billion, up 22.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

UN member states highlight importance of 1982 UNCLOS

Countries participating in a plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly’s 75th session on December 8 highlighted the importance of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 

Vietnamese supermodel featured in film marking Paris Agreement

Supermodel, producer and actress Jessica Minh Anh will represent Vietnam in a short film to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on Climate Change, 

Unusual careers: raising wasps, growing mushrooms via smartphone

Wasps are being raised in a garden of one farmer, bringing a high income. Mushroom growing is being controlled by smartphones. These are examples of new and unusual careers.

Local COVID-19 candidate vaccine to be trialled on humans from December 17

Nanocovax, a Made-in-Vietnam vaccine against COVID-19, will be used on humans in a clinical trial from December 17.

Defence foreign policy crucial for safeguarding sovereignty

Defence foreign policy has now become more critical than ever, as it plays an important role in creating a strategic enabling environment for both national defence and construction, especially in the maritime space.

PM Phuc attends 9th ACMECS

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the 9th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit held via video conference on December 9.

PM stresses solidarity, cooperation at 10th CLMV Summit

Only solidarity and cooperation would help Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) overcome difficulties and build a CLMV region of dynamism, 

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 10

Two key appeals pulling industrial relocation out of China into Vietnam

Unique bamboo root sculptures

In the middle of Hoi An ancient town, there is a small stall displaying hundreds of strange portrait sculptures carved from bamboo roots. Those are the artwork of Huynh Phuong Do whose nickname is "Do bamboo roots".

2020 marks a successful year for Vietnam exports

The US$300-billion export target set in early 2020 remains challenging, requiring not only strong efforts from local enterprises, but also the recovery of global demand amid complicated Covid-19 situation.