A tropical speciality

Photos posted on social media last week showed four Western men, naked bar their shorts and shoes, lying on their bags on a highway leading to Noi Bai International Airport in the scorching heat that reached 39-40 degrees Celsius.

Free class for poor students at Long Cat Pagoda

Abbess Thich Nu Duc Thinh of Long Cat Pagoda has overcome many challenges, but still insists that her role is to create a better future for poor children.

Thach Xa bamboo dragonflies

Thach Xa commune in Hanoi’s suburban Thach That district is famous for its unique traditional craft product – the bamboo dragonfly.

 

BUSINESS NEW 28/4

Habeco expects lower profits in 2019

 

Billions of VND unspent because of slow disbursement for projects

The State Treasury has mobilized trillions of dong via bond issuance, but still cannot spend the money because of slow disbursement in state-funded projects.

Ao dai gets new look with Japanese tsumami flowers

The ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) has long been an endless source of inspiration for fashion, poetry, music and movies, and now it is inspiring Vietnamese and Japanese artists to create a new design for the long dress.

Arnaud Soulier’s talk on sound for documentary

French sound engineer Arnaud Soulier will speak at a workshop on sound in documentary production at the center for documentary, experimental films and video art DocLab in Hanoi on May 5, 9, 11 and 19.

 

Nation to mourn former President on May 3-4

The Communist Party of Vietnam has issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

 

 

Vietnamese PM values efforts to promote international connectivity at Belt and Road Forum

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc valued efforts to promote connectivity and international economic links, including the Belt and Road Initiative, in his speech delivered at the roundtable meeting of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

 

Startups benefit from enabling environment

The digital economy has been key to the development of Vietnam's startup community.

VN footwear industry amid opportunities to promote exports

Footwear industry has opportunities to expand export market as free trade agreements were signed or in the progress to be signed.

CPTPP: Will opportunities open up for Vietnam’s footwear in second half of 2019?

Vietnamese garment makers expect the CPTPP to exert positive impacts on their exports in the second half of 2019, when documents guiding the implementation of the trade agreement are to be promulgated.

 

Understanding & exploiting technology

Companies around Vietnam are beginning to adopt the technology needed to address key business challenges and utilize opportunities in the digital era.

Han River encroachment faces strong opposition from scientists

Environmentalists and scientists have expressed concern about construction projects on the Han River in Da Nang, saying that such works may affect the most livable city in Vietnam.

High productivity key for Vietnam to pursue inclusive growth

Vietnam’s manufacturing labor productivity remains around a quarter of China’s and Malaysia’s, one third of Indonesia’s and the Philippines’, a half of India’s and Thailand’s, and just around 7% of Japan’s and South Korea’s.

Akira to help Vietnam's young footballers

Viet Nam Football Federation has signed a contract with Japanese coach Ijiro Akira, who will take charge of training young female footballers.

 

Nguyen Tien Minh goes through to Asian championship semi-finals

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced to the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships for the first time in his career yesterday in Wuhan, China.

 

Vietnam’s top cueist beats world prodigy to claim Asian three-cushion carom title

Tran Quyet Chien came from behind to narrowly beat world billiards prodigy Cho Myung-woo 40-38 in the three-cushion carom final, to ensure Vietnam’s absolute dominance at the 10th Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2019 in HCM City.

 

Vietnam better off without China – US trade deal

Tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US have accelerated manufacturing activity moving from North to Southeast Asia, and Vietnam is best positioned to benefit from this trend, according to Viet Dragon Securities Company (VDSC).

 

Making public transportation affordable and easy to improve air quality

One of the best solutions to keep the sky blue and lungs clean is reducing emissions from vehicles by encouraging people to use mass transit, which is cheap and easy.

 

Three scientists to be honoured with 2019 Ta Quang Buu Award

The 2019 Ta Quang Buu Award will be presented to three scientists who have made significant contributions to the country’s science and technology sector.

 

HCM City experiences hot weather electricity spike

Ho Chi Minh City has reported a spike in electricity usage due to hot weather.

 

Delivery service CEOs resign after one week on the job

The CEOs of Ahamove and GoViet resigned from their posts within one week.

Da Nang hosts ninth Asia-Oceania Esperanto Congress

The ninth Asia-Oceania Esperanto Congress (AK9) opened in the central city of Da Nang on April 26, attracting the participation of nearly 300 delegates from 22 countries.

 

PM wishes to raise two-way trade with Singapore

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.