Spring Press Festival 2020 kicks off in Hanoi

The two-day event offers a good opportunity for central and capital press agencies to meet and review their progress during the past year.

Calligraphy street in HCM City opens in countdown to Tet

A variety of calligraphy artists in HCM City have begun displaying their beautiful writings as Pham Ngoc Thach street has been transformed into a 'Street of Calligraphers' with many of the works bearing wishes of prosperity and happiness.

Van Thanh flower village in Da Lat gears up for Tet

With the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, fast approaching, farmers in Van Thanh flower village in Da Lat city are making their final preparations to bring their colourful flowers to the domestic market.

FLC group's stocks attract cash flow

Stocks in the FLC family, especially that of construction firm ROS, drew the attention of investors amid the local market’s slight rebound today, January 14, while liquidity in the local market also significantly improved.

VN has much work to do in reducing GHG emissions

Jun Ichihara, Chief Advisor of the project ‘Support Planning and Implementation of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions’ speaks about the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s work  to help Vietnam reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Traditional Tet revived at Hue citadel

The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosphere of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.

What goes around comes around

A man from the central city of Da Nang recently took his wife and children out on a motorbike trip to Son Tra Peninsula for a weekend retreat.

Illegal logger becomes dedicated forest ranger

Dieu Long used to be one of the most notorious illegal loggers in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

Thai Nguyen festival honours tea processing industry

The 4th Thai Nguyen – Vietnam Tea Festival will be organised in Thai Nguyen on April 17-19 to promote Vietnamese tea products, honour villages, producers and the tea processing industry.

Imported, domestic coal mixture suspected as cause of power plant explosion

The mixing of domestic and imported coal, leading to the production of slag, may be the cause of an explosion that occurred at State-owned Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant in Quang Binh on Sunday.

Ukraine highly values Vietnam’s initiative on UNSC debate

Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya recently had a meeting with Vietnamese Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the UN headquarters in New York.

Temple of Literature named as host of calligraphy spring festival 2020

Up to 52 calligraphers are set to take part in a calligraphy spring festival which will open on January 18 at the historic Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

Most rioters in land dispute in Dong Tam charged with murder

As many as 22 people have been charged with either murder or resisting arrest in the fallout from a land dispute that left three police officers and one rioter dead in Dong Tam Commune in Hanoi’s suburban district of My Duc last Thursday.

Former OceanBank chairman gets extra 15 years behind bars

Former chairman of Ocean Commercial Bank (OceanBank) Ha Van Tham was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison on charges of breaking lending violations, resulting in a loss of US$3.9 million at the Hanoi-based bank.

Mobile money: opportunities and challenges for Vietnam

The government decree on non-cash payment, once promulgated, will pave the way for mobile money to develop in Vietnam.

Migrant workers welcome Tet far from home

Phan Thi Tu, a textile factory worker in Binh Tan District, HCM City, has welcomed Tet (Lunar New Year) far from home for three years, and 2020 will be no different.

2019: oil contaminates water, fire destroys forest, mercury leaks

2019 was a bad year for the environment with a series of incidents, including water contamination, forest fires and factory fires.

Teacher spends young days on supporting poor people

Poor residents in remote areas in western Quang Tri Province consider teacher Ly Chi Thanh as part of their families thanks to his volunteer work.

Masan to close ineffective VinMart, VinMart+ stores

Masan Group intends to close up to 10 VinMart supermarkets and 150-300 VinMart+ convenience stores that have performed poorly and will open 20-30 new VinMart supermarkets and 300-500 VinMart+ stores this year.

 

Traditional theatres hunt for new talent

Traditional art theatres in HCM City are facing a shortage of artists and musicians, which has made it tough for the members of each theatre to keep up with their performance schedules.

Growing public alarm over child pornography in Vietnam

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has busted several child porn rings in recent months thanks to tip-offs from the US Department of Homeland Security.

Ford Vietnam announces US$82 million expansion of Hai Duong assembly facility

Ford Vietnam on January 14 announced it was investing another US$82 million (VND1.9 trillion) to upgrade its Hai Duong assembly facility and expand its annual production capacity to 40,000 vehicles.

 

Vingroup abruptly abandons Vinpearl Air project

Vingroup announced today, January 14, to call off its project to set up Vinpearl Air even though the Ministry of Planning and Investment had just sent this project to the prime minister for approval, the local media reported.

 

Woman fined for fake Facebook news about plane crash

Police in the southern province of Binh Duong has fined a local woman (USD521.73) for spreading fake news about a plane crash on her Facebook account.

 

70th anniversary of Vietnam – China diplomatic ties marked

The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a ceremony on January 13 marking the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam – China diplomatic ties.