TikTok, Facebook vie for bigger market shares in Vietnam

Facebook and TikTok are trying to get a bigger piece of the pie in Vietnam following YouTube’s overwhelming market share of video ads.

 

Hanoi takes initiative in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Hanoi will implement more environmental projects, keep the current 104 lakes clean and build more wastewater treatment plants.

EU, Vietnam to ratify “ambitious” EVFTA by end of 2019: HSBC

It is estimated that the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) will add 0.1 percentage point (ppt) on average to Vietnam’s real GDP growth each year based solely on its trade impacts.

1,126 people hospitalized due to fighting during five-day holiday

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on May 2 informed that up to 1,126 emergency cases were referred to hospital due to fighting during the five-day holiday which lasted from April 27 to May 2.

Vietnam ‘dreams high’ with high-speed railway project

The government is submitting to the National Assembly a mammoth north-south express railway project worth $59 billion.

 

HCMC to form team to check Saigon River banks

The HCMC government has assigned the municipal Department of Construction to set up an inspection team to look into the use and management of the banks of the Saigon River.

 

Vietnam sets to have 50% of businesses operating on digital platforms by 2025

A draft project on national digital transformation has set a target to have 50% of businesses operating on a digital basis by 2025.

 

Sweet sticky rice flour cake

Tourists to Tay Phuong pagoda in Thach Xa commune, Thach That district, Hanoi are likely to opt for Che lam (sticky rice flour cake), which is believed as a gift from Buddha.

 

Events in Hanoi this weekend

The weekend events calendar is packed with arts performances, live music, exhibitions and blockbuster theater shows and here are our recommendations.

Two rhinos born in Phu Quoc

Two baby rhinos, a male and a female, were born this month in the care of Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province.

Labor Ministry proposes admin agencies start work at 8:30 a.m.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has suggested that administrative agencies across the country open at 8:30 a.m. in a proposed amendment to the Labor Law.

 

Gov’t orders electricity price hike to be reviewed

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has told the Ministry of Industry and Trade to work with the General Statistics Office of Vietnam to review the impact of the power price hike, which took effect on March 20, Motthegioi news site reported.

 

Charitable bike ride raises funds for underprivileged children

Fifteen volunteer riders last week completed their Hanoi to HCMC (H2H) charitable bike ride stretching more than 2,000 kilometers of Vietnam to raise funds for underprivileged children.

 

Data assimilation remains difficult for Vietnam’s scientists

In order to give accurate weather forecasts, it is necessary to have good data assimilation, but this is still challenging for Vietnamese researchers.

Vietnam’s PMI hits four-month high

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector maintained its growth in April as firms were once again successful in securing new orders, with the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to a four-month high of 52.5 from 51.9 in March.

 

Ly Hoang Nam eliminated from ATP Challenger Savannah

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the second qualifying round of the ongoing ATP Challenger Savannah in the US yesterday.

Hundreds of households to be relocated from flood-prone areas

Authorities of the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have decided to relocate 322 local households from areas which are vulnerable to landslides and floods.

European Literature Days opens

An exhibition featuring the best works from the European Characters in Viet Nam Contest opened yesterday to kick off European Literature Days 2019 in Hanoi.

Ha Noi, Binh Duong win in AFC Cup

Ha Noi FC and Becamex Binh Duong both won group stage matches in the AFC Cup on Wednesday.

Dien Bien Phu victory to be re-enacted through circus art

The Vietnam Circus Federation will host a circus show re-enacting the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Hanoi on May 5 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory.

 

Vietnamese woman held in Malaysia for murder of N Korean man set free

Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong was released from a women’s prison in Selangor state of Malaysia at about 7.10am (local time) on May 3 and received by a delegation of the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia.

 

Ministries urged to allow use of State budget for banks’ capital hikes

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has continued to urge relevant ministries to revise legal frameworks in order to allow large State-owned commercial banks to use the State budget for their capital increases.

 

Ninh Thuan strives to develop wine grape cultivation

Grapes have long been a specialty of Ninh Thuan province. Besides sweet grapes, wine grapes are also planted in the central locality. However, the supply is yet to meet even domestic demand.

 

Ha Tinh fishermen earn big from shellfish

In recent days, fishermen in Loc Ha and Cam Xuyen districts (Ha Tinh province) have made huge profits from scallop. This is considered a great resource that is rarely available to fishermen here.

 

Festival honours essence of craft villages

A festival that runs from April 26 to May 2 in Thua Thien-Hue province has honoured the essence of Vietnam’s craft villages and contributed to preserving and promoting traditional values.