Art performance to spread Buddhist philosophy of gratitude

An art performance honouring filial piety and Buddhist philosophy will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 16.

Vietnam’s financial market affected by external factors

The unpredictable accelerations in world's market recently have affected financial markets in many countries and Vietnam is no exception.

HCM City seeks to clean up public bus subsidy regime

HCM City has ordered its Department of Transport to review the subsidies paid to bus companies after inspectors recently concluded they have indulged in fudging of figures and other wrongdoing to get larger subsidies since 2011.

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Second Fintech Challenge Vietnam launched

Hung Yen province enters longan harvest season

A total of 4,300 hectares in the northern province of Hung Yen is allocated to growing longans, of which 3,000 hectares are now being harvested. 

Untie knots to attract high-quality capital: experts

The world’s leading companies such as HP, Dell, Microsoft and Amazon have recently indicated plans to relocate most of their operations out of China. What should Vietnam do to drive the capital here?

HCM City to play host to MMA show in September

Singapore-based ONE Championship, Asia's largest global producer of martial arts tournaments, has announced that it will hold an MMA event titled “ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH” in Vietnam for the first time.

 

Silk festival builds trade links

Local artisans from craft villages in Vietnam and members of the International Silk Union joined the Fifth International Silk and Brocade Festival in Hoi An’s Silk Village on August 9 and 10, 

Cast to reunite for famous reformed opera show

Meritorious artist Thanh Kim Hue will play the lead in the legendary cải lương (reformed opera) play Lan và Điệp (Love Story of Lan and Điệp) at Da Nang’s Trung Vuong Theatre on August 23, 46 years after its debut.

Baa baa black duck

Now this is an absolutely quackers case.

 

Concluding cross-border M&A deals in a professional fashion

As cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the country continue to rise, Vietnamese companies are now more astute in dealing with overseas investors thanks to help from professional advisors.

Vietnam emerges as a global pharmaceutical hub

According to experts, the boost in attractiveness of the Vietnamese market comes at a time when the business environment for drugmakers in neighboring countries has not been favorable.

Vietnamese iFans worried about Apple’s news warranty policy

Under the new policy, users have to show the invoice of genuine products for warranty service. This has directly affected users of MacBook and iPads bought from unauthorized dealers.

SOE equitisation lists fizzle up M&A

Following a muted 2018 and first half of 2019, experts are pining for a new surge in state divestments and equitisations, buoyed by new regulatory frameworks.

 

Nine-year-old triumphs at writing competition

She may only be nine-years-old but young writer Bui Mai Khue is already heading on the ‘write’ path in the world of literature after winning a top prize in a competition.

Shelters for outdoor workers in Hanoi

The Hanoi Red Cross have opened several shelters for outdoor workers who need rest or respite from the summer heat.

Votive offering sales slump

Many Vietnamese practice the custom of burning votive objects for a variety of occasions. However, sales of votive papers slump this year as more people oppose this practice as a waste of money.

HCM City will make fair compensation for Thu Thiem residents: official

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

VAR will not be used in V.League

The video assistant referee (VAR) will not be used in the V.League 1 this season because of a FIFA rule change.

Quang Ninh: One woman arrested for illegal surrogacy

Police in the northern Quang Ninh Province have charged a woman for alleged involvement in running an illegal commercial surrogacy business.

Hanoi debates measures to clean up To Lich River

The use of millions of cubic metres of water from the Red River to supply West Lake and clean the polluted To Lich River has been the cheapest and best way to clean the latter river so far.

Hanoi's fine arts exhibition opens

The Graphics, Sculpture and Applied Fine Arts Exhibition has opened in Hanoi with more than 100 pieces on show.

In Vietnam, home appliance centers’ golden age is over

Many home appliance shops have had to sell food, medicine, watches, and glasses and join forces with partners to sell more products, because the profit from their core businesses has been insufficient.

British band to link up with local artists for Tuborg Open 2019

Clean Bandit, a British electronic band, on August 14 attended a press conference on the “Tuborg Open 2019” music project.

 

Vienamese movies win prizes in Swiss Film Festival

Vietnamese film makers have won a number of prizes at a European film festival.

Culi Never Cries, the debut drama by Pham Ngoc Lan, won two prizes in the Open Doors section of Locarno Film Festival held in Locarno, Switzerland.