Smart cities: 'one size does not fit all'

Urban digital transformation and smart city development have become indispensable. Every city dweller has become a smart environment sensor. Just after three months, the streets in Hue City have become unprecedentedly clean.

Local photographer honoured at EPSON Int’l Pano Awards

A photograph featuring Phu My bridge, the highest bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, has been listed among the Top 50 in the Built Environment / Architecture category of the Open Award’s at the EPSON International Pano Awards 2020.

Hourly leased apartments to be regulated by law

The HCM City Real Estate Association (HOREA) has proposed amending the Housing Law and 2014 Law on Real Estate Business to recognize short-term leasing of apartments as a legal business.

Exhibition on Vietnamese women opens in HCMC

To celebrate Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20, the Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1, HCMC, is holding an exhibition on Vietnamese women featuring a collection of silk paintings by female artist Nguyen Thi Chau Giang.

Vietnam starts COVID-19 vaccine trials on monkeys

Do Tuan Dat, director of developer Vaccine and Biological Production No. 1 (Vabiotech), said on October 30 that Vietnamese researchers have begun performing trials for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on monkeys.

BridgeFest Music Festival 2020 to be held in Hanoi

The 5th “Bridging the Gap” Music Festival will be organised in Hanoi on October 31.

Strange Halloween gateaux amaze diners

Gateau cakes decorated with the Halloween theme have been launched in the domestic market, serving to spook many people at first glance.

Digital transformation will challenge teachers to step out of their ‘safety zone’

If teachers don’t undergo transformation, or do this by half, the digital transformation process will be stagnant.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Vietnam

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with US Secretary of State Michael Richard Pompeo at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning.

Vietnam’s electricity output forecast to rise to 950 billion kWh by 2045

Vietnam’s electricity output is forecast to rise to 950 billion kWh by 2045 to meet the growing demand for economic expansion.

Vietnamese engineer honoured in Czech Republic

Engineer Trinh Tan, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in North Morava and Ostrava, has been awarded with the first-class Order of national service of the Czech Republic State.

Vietnam calls for removing barriers to women

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called on countries to remove barriers and discrimination against women in peace building and maintenance.

Streets of Da Nang, Quang Nam devastated after storm Molave

After storm Molave swept over the central provinces of Quang Nam and Da Nang, the streets of the two cities were destructed with fallen trees on the road and many houses with their roofs blown away ...

Helicopters to be used for Quang Nam landslide rescue

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam have planned to use helicopters in the rescue of eight people who are missing in two landslides.

 

Many provinces and cities have new leaders

Provinces and cities throughout the country have held their party congresses to elect new leaders for the term 2020-2025.

Without policies to encourage talented people, VN cannot develop

Commenting on the draft documents of the 13th Party Congress, many experts said that to make a breakthrough, Vietnam must have an elite team, and without sufficient policies to encourage talented people, Vietnam cannot rise up.

Stiffer fines for mask violators

The Vietnamese Government is planning to fine people who don’t wear masks in public places up to VND3,000,000 (US$130).

Full steam ahead with digital transformation

The ICT industry’s role has been significantly elevated by COVID-19 challenges, creating opportunities for it to leapfrog in development. 

Raising growth via public investment

The government has proposed a strong 5-year increase in public investment to achieve high economic growth, with more opportunities for private investors to join.

VIETNAM NEWS OCTOBER 30

Three Binh Dinh fishermen adrift at sea saved

Interest rates at record low, banks entice clients with car loans

Commercial banks are competing fiercely with each other to disburse car loans. Both lending interest rates and car prices are at a record low.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 30

FDI reaches US$23.48 billion in ten months

Hanoi, HCM City to host Israel Film Festival 2020

The Israel Film Festival 2020 will run between November 12 and November 30, with both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hosting the event.

Breathing life into fading Muong culture

Vu Duc Hieu is known for his love of Muong ethnic minority’s traditional culture and set aside 5 hectares of his own land to promote it in a private museum, which saw him win at Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage.

North-South high-speed railway to be core part of national transport system

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport to propose a feasible plan for the North-South high-speed railway, considering this the backbone of the national strategy on railway development by 2050.