Driving VN logistics with deeper bilateral co-operation

The upcoming implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the accompanying Investment Protection Agreement is driving transformation of Vietnam’s logistics industry.

Int'l, local female DJs celebrate Women’s Day

Twelve international and local female DJs will celebrate Women’s Day with a live music show at Piu Piu on March 7.

HCM City district home to South Koreans quiet

HCM City's District 7 which is home to 11,061 South Koreans has become quiet since South Korea faces a coronavirus outbreak. 

Coronavirus: How China is keeping busy during quarantine

Businesses in China are turning to live streaming apps and messaging groups to try and sell their products.

International women cyclists to compete at 10th Biwase Cup

The 10th Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament, Biwase Cup, will begin on February 28, seeing a record number of stages this year.

Hanoi to establish two field hospitals to prevent Covid-19

Each hospital with 600 beds for 3,000 patients belongs to a contingency plan to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease.

11 teams to compete at national futsal champs

The Viet Nam Football Federation has announced the 11 teams that will compete at the National Futsal Championships in 2020.

Epidemic only a short-term dampener, VN story remains intact: survey

Though Vietnam’s economy will suffer in the short term from coronavirus, the country’s drive to integrate into the global economy will continue to create plenty of new opportunities for trade and investment in the long run.

 

HCM City authorities raise Covid-19 concerns over school reopening

The authorities in HCM City said that it was not safe to reopen schools for nearly two million pupils while the Covid-19 outbreak hasn't ended.

 

Vietnam’s e-commerce firms spend big money to fight foreign giants

If Tiki and Sendo successfully carry out the merger, the Vietnamese e-commerce market will be the playing field for three major players. Two of them, Lazada and Shopee, are foreign invested.

Creator of New York City subway map Michael Hertz dies

His re-design is credited with boosting ridership and making the map more visually representative.

Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy

Europe's worst-hit country reports a rise of 25% in a day, as the virus spreads fast outside China.

Five dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors beer company

The gunman dies from "self-inflicted wounds" during the shooting in the mid-western Wisconsin state.

Vietnamese cueist Tu makes top 100 after World Cup

Billiard player Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu has jumped in the world rankings after his impressive performance at the recent Antalya World Cup 2020 in Turkey.

Electronics producers face material shortage amid COVID-19 outbreak

Some large electronics manufacturers in Vietnam are feeling the punch from the COVID-19 outbreak as material imports and finished product exports have been affected by tighter border control.

VN fan club hosts show dedicated to renowned English rock band

The Beatles Vietnam – the official fan club of the legendary English rock band – will host a music night dedicated to the band in Hanoi on March 1.

Jakarta floods leave at least five people dead, three missing

At least five people were killed and three others went missing during floods that have crippled much of Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta, a disaster agency official said on February 26.

Firms asked to stop sending workers to coronavirus-hit areas

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has asked local businesses to stop sending Vietnamese workers to regions affected by new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreaks.

Singapore charges Chinese man with SARS-CoV-2 for lying to health officials

A Chinese man infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 and his wife have been charged in Singapore for lying to health authorities investigating whether they had passed the disease to others.

Scientists warn of climate change's effect on water resources in Vietnam

The rapid population increase as well as agricultural development and aquaculture in the last decades have significantly reduced the natural value of Mekong Delta.

Vietnam now has 6 units to test SARS-CoV-2

The Ministry of Health has decided to allow the Hue Central Policlinic and the HCM City Hospital of Tropical Diseases to perform tests for SARS-CoV-2 that causes the ravaging acute respiratory disease (coronavirus - COVID-19).

Local commercial banks cut interbank transfer fees

Seventeen out of 45 commercial banks slashed the fees for interbank transfers of small sums worth less than VND500,000 ($21.5).

Vietnam’s growth under pressure from global COVID-19 outbreak

Fitch Solutions has revised down its 2020 real GDP growth forecast for Vietnam to 6.3 percent, from 6.8 percent previously, in light of the worsening global COVID-19 outbreak.

Airports designated to serve flights from RoK’s epidemic-hit areas

Flights departing from epidemic-hit areas in South Korea will land at designated airports in Vietnam in a move to help prevent the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, said the Ministry of Transport.

Investors dive into VN supporting industries

The local supporting industries have seen positive movements after Vietnam has more thoroughly embraced its diverse new-generation free trade agreements.