Farmers get smart to improve business

Vo Van Trung has become the first person in his village to go high tech and introduce modern facilities on his farm.

 

Vietnam’s renewable energy sector yet to realise its potential

Despite having 3,000km of coastline with up to 2,700 hours of sunlight a year, the development of the renewable energy industry is yet to meet its potential. Director of the Green Innovation and Development Centre speaks on the issue.

 

Eight things should not be missed at Southern Folk Cakes Festival in Can Tho

The eighth Southern Folk Cakes Festival is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, with eight main activities which visitors should not miss and more than 220 booths introducing nearly 100 types of southern traditional cakes.

 

Fitch Ratings confirms creditworthiness of Vietnam’s power transmission giant

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday assigned Viet Nam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) a long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of 'BB' with a stable outlook for the first time.

 

Credit growth limited at 15% for Vietnam's best banks in 2019

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has assigned a credit growth limit to each commercial bank in 2019, with priority given to those who met Basel II’s capital safety and risk management standards ahead of schedule.

 

Alarm raised over pollution at Vietnam's craft villages

Environmental pollution in some craft villages, especially food processing villages in the central province of Nghệ An, has gotten worse. It not only affects local communities but also raises concerns over food safety.

 

Deal signed to build cyclic plastic waste disposal plant on Phu Quoc Island

Dutch company Upp! UpCycling Plastic and Toàn Hải Vân JSC (a member company of TTC Land) on April 11 signed a co-operation agreement to build a cyclic plastic-waste disposal plant on Phú Quốc Island.

 

Vietnam has great potential to develop renewable energy: experts

The Sài Gòn High-Tech Park Incubation Centre (SHTP-IC) and New Energy Nexus in Southeast Asia are kicking off the New Energy Nexus programme to support Vietnamese start-up companies in the renewable energy field.

 

Quang Nam seeks to save Cua Dai Beach from erosion

The appearance of a 15ha sandbank, 1.8km off the Cua Dai Beach since early this year offers a chance to research changing riverhead flows and sand sedimentation at lower lands, according to experts.

 

VN to meet Japan at AFC U20 Futsal Championship finals

The Vietnamese futsal team have been drawn in Group C in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship 2019 finals, the AFC announced on Thursday.

 

Photos show life behind the front lines

An exhibition in Hanoi is portraying the life of northern Vietnamese through black-and-white photos.

 

Vietnamese people flock to Hung Kings Festival

Millions of people have been rushing to attend Hung Kings Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho.

 

Large volumes on way in Hanoi's office market

From 2019 onwards, tenants in Hanoi’s office market will have even more options to consider, given the increasing volume of office supply to be introduced in both Grade A and B, according to CBRE’s quarterly report released on April 10.

 

National Assembly approves Le Dinh Nhuong’s resignation from defense committee

The National Assembly Standing Committee on April 12 approved the resignation of Le Dinh Nhuong as deputy head of the NA’s National Defense and Security Committee and stripped him of his NA membership

 

Phu Quoc seeks to become Vietnam's first island city

The authorities of Kien Giang Province has signed a petition that was then sent to the government on establishing Phu Quoc city on the basis of the existing Phu Quoc Island district, with one island and 21 other islets. 

 

Prosecutor appeals court verdict in Vu-Thao divorce case

The HCMC People’s Procuracy has lodged an appeal against the lower court verdict in the divorce case between Dang Le Nguyen Vu, founding chairman and general director of coffee giant Trung Nguyen Group, and his ex-wife, Le Hoang Diep Thao.

 

Two Indian naval ships visit Vietnam

Two ships INS Kolkata and INS Shakti of the Indian Navy docked at the Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 13, beginning a four-day visit to Vietnam.

 

Vietnam, US vow to deepen cooperation in energy security

Vietnam and the US reiterated their commitments to deepening cooperation in energy security during their second energy security dialogue in Washington D.C on April 12.

 

Locked iPhone users unable to use next-generation sims

The next-generation gevey sim has been blocked by Apple, while users now have to use previous-generation gevey sim to activate brand-new locked iPhones.

 

 

AVG ex-chairman Pham Nhat Vu arrested for bribery

The Investigative Police Agency announced today on its website that it issued a decision a day earlier filing charges against and detaining Pham Nhat Vu, former chairman of private pay-TV firm AVG, for allegedly giving bribes.

 

"My Mr Wife" grabs Vietnam's Golden Kite Awards 2019 for Best Film

Chàng Vợ Của Em (My Mr Wife), a movie on struggle of woman in modern society, won the two top prizes at the annual 2018 Golden Kite awards given by the Việt Nam Cinema Association in HCM City last night.

 

HCM City faces dangerous drinking water problem

Over 42% of the households in HCM City are using water that isn’t safe.

 

Da Nang's official Nguyen Ba Canh faces expulsion from Party

At the 16th meeting of the Danang Party Committee held on April 12, there were 35 out of a total 43 votes for the decision to remove all Party roles of Nguyen Ba Canh, the local media reported.

 

Health insurance coverage for ARV drug key to HIV treatment

Vietnam's health insurance fund started covering HIV patients for anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in March this year after international donors ended their sponsorship. 

 

Vietnam’s renewable energy sector yet to realise its potential

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite having 3,000km of coastline with up to 2,700 hours of sunlight a year, the development of the renewable energy industry in Vietnam is yet to meet its potential.