Vietnam enters home stretch in fight against dollarisation

From October 1 lenders including banks will not be allowed to provide medium- and long-term foreign currency loans to businesses to pay for imports.

This startup is planning a flying taxi service that costs about the same as normal taxis

A flying taxi that you can order through an app? This German company plans to make that a reality in the next six years.

 

Hanoi red maple road attracts visitors

A road in Hanoi’s Long Bien District has become an attractive place for young people to check in for its romantic beauty created by red maple trees.

Hanoi considers vehicle ban, metro underground station near Hoan Kiem Lake

Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed to pilot a ban on vehicles around the Hoan Kiem Lake for a month in order to find better traffic management solutions.

 

HCM City schools replace 45-minute tests

HCM City students will no longer have to take dozens of 45-minute tests a year if teachers assess students’ knowledge by other methods.

Vietnam stocks to beat 1,000 points in Q4

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index could breach the 1,000 point mark in the last quarter of the year after the Q3 corporate earnings season and with investors shifting attention towards firms with hopes for full-year earnings growth.

 

Vietnam’s insurance sector catches foreign attention

The Vietnamese insurance market is heating up with many high-value bancassurance deals and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) unveiled recently.

 

Ca Mau Province takes steps to prevent erosion

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has begun inspections of erosion sites on riverbanks and coastal sites in Ca Mau Province.

China struggling to kick its coal habit despite Beijing's big climate pledges

On the coal-rich plains of Inner Mongolia, thick white smoke curls from the huge chimney of a thermal coal power plant which the Chinese Communist Party had pledged to stop constructing two years ago.

Boris Johnson could be forced out as UK Prime Minister next week

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be forced out of office next week as opposition lawmakers try to join forces to replace him with an interim administration in order to secure another Brexit delay.

Artist displays himself in paintings

Artist Do Hiep has chosen himself as the main character in his new works displayed at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum. 

Malaysian referees to officiate V.League 1 matches

Two Malaysian referees will officiate over three key matches in the last two rounds of V.League 1.

Vietnam's GDP in first three quarters climbs to 9-year high

Local gross domestic product (GDP) climbed nearly 7 per cent in the first three quarters of 2019, reaching its highest level for the last nine years.

 

The teens who killed 3 in Canadian wilderness showed no remorse, wanted to kill more

Chynna Deese's family says she was a ray of sunshine, exuding genuine happiness and an intense love of life.

 

Yangon hosts Vietnam-Myanmar cultural exchange

A cultural exchange running with the theme of “Vietnam-Myanmar: A dash of partnership” was recently held in Myanmar’s capital Yangon, featuring both modern and traditional performances from artists from both countries.

Lost Cimabue masterpiece worth more than $6M found in French woman's kitchen

Alost masterpiece by 13th-century Florentine painter Cimabue has been found in a kitchen near Paris.

 

This 9-year-old has built more than 30 mobile games

Seated in a stylish living room of a home in a suburb of Nigeria's commercial center, Lagos, Basil Okpara Jr. is tapping away on his laptop keyboard.

 

Old-generation iPhone models are bestsellers in Vietnam

iPhone 7 Plus, X and XS Max, models that Apple has stopped manufacturing, are all bestsellers in their market segments in Vietnam.

France's IVF laws make mothers feel like outlaws

Isabelle Laurans and her boyfriend spent years trying for a baby. When it didn't work, they decided to see if fertility treatment would help them conceive.

 

UK-flagged tanker leaves Iranian port after being held for months

The UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero has left Iran, where it has been detained since July 19, arriving in international waters on Friday.

 

Payment start-up wins Fintech competition

A cross-border payment start-up has bagged the first prize of US$5,000 at the Fintech Summit 2019 competition.

Buddhist monk suspended for inappropriate behaviour

The abbot from a Buddhist monastery in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been suspended from his position for behaving inappropriately.

Hanoi FC's keeper Cong ruled out of AFC Cup Inter-zonal Final

Hanoi FC will be without their No 1 goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong against 4.25 SC in the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation Inter-zonal Final.

Health ID to be issued for Vietnamese citizens

Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health.