The construction of the Vinh Nghiem – Karlovy Vary pagoda is underway in the Czech Republic following a recent ceremony that gathered nearly 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Europe.

Vietnam won five gold and two silver medals, topping the medal tally at the 2019 World Shuttlecock Championships, which concluded in France on August 24.

Vietnam Coast Guard has established bilateral and multilateral relations as well as a hotline with law enforcement forces from 20 countries in the region and the world.

Vietnam has all legal conditions to open non-stop air routes to the US. However, air carriers are still reluctant to fly non-stop to the US for fear for losses.

M&A in banking sector is forecast to be exciting in the near future as many banks are accelerating to restructure and raise capital to meet Basel II standards’ deadline by 2020 set by the central bank, experts said.

Thai businesses intensify trade promotional activities in Vietnam

The technology community several days ago was stirred up by the rumor that most of the development team of a large Vietnamese technology firm had left for another company, causing many key projects of the firm to be delayed.

Since the beginning of 2019, there have been three social networks established in Vietnam.

Expressing one’s love through music, running away to the beloved’s house, and scaling money on the wedding day are some of the unique wedding customs of the Ha Nhi ethnic people in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province.

Ongoing trade tensions between the US and China have caused an array of adverse impacts on global gold, securities, and currency transactions, with the Vietnamese market not an exception.

Australia has expanded the number of Work and Holiday Maker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from 200 to 1,500 a year from September 2, according to the Department of Home Affairs’ media release.

Four people died and one got injured after they, riding the same scooter, ploughed into the median strip of a main street in Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province, today - August 25.

Pepper prices have been rapidly falling due to the global oversupply, causing Vietnamese growers to face massive losses.

Demand for human resources in Vietnam’s information technology (IT) sector has reached a five-year peak with nearly 63,000 jobs to be filled in 2019.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Bangkok today for her trip to Thailand to attend the 40th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 40) and to pay an official visit to the host country.

Ho Chi Minh City wants 50 percent of high school graduates attaining certifiable international standard proficiency in foreign languages by 2020, according to the city Department of Education.

A melting pot of South America, Buenos Aires is the home for European and indigenous musical styles, from traditional, classical to popular music.

The US-listed asset management fund VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM ETF) may purchase shares of the new generation carrier Vietjet in its upcoming quarterly portfolio reshape.

The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) collected over 219 billion VND (over 9.6 million USD) from an auction of its shares at EVN Finance, as it is trying to divest from the company, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

The ancient city of Hoi An kicked off the second Hoi An lantern festival at Marktplatz Square in Wernigerode, its German twin town, on August 24 to mark the 5th anniversary of cooperation between the two cities.

Vietnam beat the Philippines 2-1 in the first semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championships on August 25 in Thailand.

Initial encouraging results have occurred after efforts were made to reduce the need for capital from banks where the state holds the controlling stake.

A policewoman in Hanoi City has been banned from flying for one year for insulting a Vietnam Airlines check-in staff and shoving and shouting at security personnel at the Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC two weeks ago.

Lasting a maximum of two hours, the shift of an air traffic controller is strenuous and full of pressure.

Tran Kieu, chair of the Vietnam Psychology – Education Association, noted that the new general education program (Program 2018) is designed to develop learners’ personal capabilities.