Vietnam makes list of world’s top 30 countries to work, make friends, raise family

Vietnam has taken the second spot out of the world’s top 30 countries to work, make friends and raise a family in 2019, according to the US financial and business news website Business Insider.

HCM City court hands eight death, one life sentences to drug traffickers

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 sentenced eight defendants to death and another to life imprisonment for trafficking 379 heroin bricks weighing over 132kg and 55kg of methamphetamine.

African swine fever outbreak brings higher profits for large companies

The African swine fever (ASF) has had a negative impact on small-scale farming households, but has brought benefits to large companies, according to VnDirect Securities.

Edtech a promising space

The views of a range of stakeholders on what the future holds for edtech.

Caught in the line of fire

Vietnam may get stuck in the Sino-American trade war, contrary to earlier projections for opportunities to come.

HCM City admits efforts to combat air pollution not fruitful

Further measures are required to tackle the air pollution that has been plaguing HCM City in the last few days, authorities have admitted.

Parents have hard time finding reference books for children

Due to their variety of options, parents have not been able to find quality reference books for their children for school use.

HCM City among best cities for street food worldwide

Travel website My Late Deals has revealed its Street Food City Index, with Ho Chi Minh City being ranked third in the list.

 

Vietnam buying more materials from the US amid US-China trade war

The US-China trade war is giving opportunities to Vietnam to diversify material supply sources, increase imports from the US to reduce the trade surplus with the country, and reduce the trade deficit with China.

Walking queen is back and better

Back in action after two years, speed-walker Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc proved her worth at the National Championships by taking the title, and now has her sights set on the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Vietnamese badminton player Thuy Linh out of Indonesian Masters

Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh was knocked out of the women’s singles semi-finals at the Yuzu Indonesia Masters badminton tournament on Saturday in Malang City.

Dinh Van Son's new works depict his family's life in an 'attic'

Dinh Van Son of HCM City is displaying his latest paintings and sculptures about the life of a young couple at the city’s Fine Arts Museum.

Hanoi looks to become a creative city

In order to develop creativity and international connectivity, Hanoi has completed and submitted its application to become a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2019.

HCM City’s lack of automatic air monitoring stations means public knows too late about pollution

A haze has covered HCM City on and off for the last two weeks and air quality has severely deteriorated according to some global weather monitoring websites, but city residents are not getting information about it in time from authorities.

Amazon, Alibaba speed up their race in Vietnam

Giants Amazon and Alibaba both have ambitious plans for the Vietnamese market.

M&As retain promise in Vietnam

Local and foreign insiders are optimistic about the outlook for M&As in Vietnam over the next couple of years.

Vietnam’s banks urged to maintain CASA ratio to control funding costs

While the expansion of asset yields becomes more limited as the transition towards retail lending slows down and competition intensifies, the control of funding costs serves as a driver of interest income growth.

The decline of Vietnam's e-book market

When they debuted, electronic books (e-books) were expected to thrive, but the e-book market in Vietnam has not been successful for a number of reasons.

Tiktok bans political and advocacy advertising from its platform

Political ads clash with its "positive, refreshing environment," says Blake Chandlee, Tiktok's vice president of global business solutions.

Vietnam’s seafood falls in grades because of IUU yellow card

The EU, which was once the second biggest seafood export market for Vietnam, consuming 18 percent of Vietnam’s seafood exports, fell to fifth, with 13 percent, after the EU gave Vietnam the yellow card.

Electronic know your customer/client holds key to digital banking

The banking sector is waiting for the State Bank of Viet Nam to allow the use of electronic know your customer/client (e-KYC).

U.S., U.K. sign deal to access data from tech companies like Facebook and Google

Currently, authorities must go through government agencies to access such evidence from companies, which the officials said can take “years.”

Netanyahu's pretrial corruption hearing begins as unity government talks falter

Following the four-day hearing, Israel's attorney general will decide whether to indict Netanyahu on fraud and bribery charges in three corruption cases.

U.S. hits Europe with tariffs in retaliation over Airbus, Boeing case

American lovers of Scotch whisky, French wine and Italian cheese might have to dig deeper into their pockets after the Trump administration slapped tariffs on $7.5 billion of European consumer products.

 

At least 18 killed in Iraq protests overnight as government promises reform

Nearly a 100 have died in the protests since Tuesday as Iraqis protests against rampant corruption and wrecked infrastructure.