Scientists show concern about fate of Ly Son – Sa Huynh Geopark

Experts say Quang Ngai provincial authorities will create difficulties for themselves in achieving heritage conservation if they do not relocate industrial zones out of the Ly Son – Sa Huynh Geopark.

HCM City to host tech conference in October

The Viet Nam Information Technology Outsourcing Conference (VNITO) 2019 will be held for the third time in HCM City from October 23 to 25.

 

National Second Division Football Championship to kick off in May

Fourteen teams will compete in the National Second Division Football Championship this year.

Vietnam steel industry expected to stay upbeat in 2019

Local steel industry is projected to enjoy a growth rate of some 10 per cent during 2019 which would be primarily driven by two key projects in the central region, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

 

Hanoi pioneers online business registration

Nguyen Manh Quan, director of the Ha Noi Department of Planning and Investment, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Ha Noi) newspaper about his department’s resolve to pioneer online business registration.

VnExpress Marathon to be held in Quy Nhon

The VnExpress Marathon 2019 will be held for the first time in the coastal city of Quy Nhon in the south-central province of Binh Dinh on June 9.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins official visit to Romania

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Henri Coanda International Airport at 6:15am on April 14 (local time), beginning an official visit to Romania.

 

Postgraduate research desperately needs financial help

The most important solution to improve the quality of postgraduate training, according to experts, is creating a link between postgraduate training and scientific research. 

 

How to detect genuine goods from fake goods

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) Online about how to differentiate genuine goods from fake products.

A place like home for leprosy patients

For the patients who are treated there, Van Mon Leprosy and Dermatology Hospital in northern Thai Binh Province is so more than just a hospital.

Battle of ride-hailing apps in Vietnam

After Grab bought up Uber’s ride-sharing business, some new businesses have appeared in the ride-hailing app market and are operating vibrantly, promising cutthroat competition in the future.

 

Sabeco denies stake sale to Chinese investors

Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) has no plan to sell shares to Chinese firms, Sabeco general director Neo Gim Siong Bennett said at the firm’s annual shareholder meeting on April 12.

 

Airline catering competition heats up with new players

The airline catering market has become more crowded with the appearance of newcomers.

 

Bad debt handling to be audited

The handling of bad debt among credit institutions would be audited this year in order to formulate recommendations for effectively implementing a National Assembly resolution, according to the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV).

 

In translation, flexibility is key to understanding

Writer Nguyen Thanh Nhan has translated more than 30 books into Vietnamese. He recently introduced two new translations, Thomas Hardy’s The Return of The Native and Virginia Woolf’s Jacob’s Room.

VN government gives green light to mobile money project

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed the Ministry of Information and Communications in co-ordination with the State Bank of Vietnam to develop a “mobile money” project.

 

Sun Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director: “We aim to enrich Hanoi’s cultural community and put the city on int'l artistic map”

More than a year since the first concert, the Sun Symphony Orchestra has proved that classical music is not strange to Vietnamese audience. In an interview with VietNamNet, Music Director Olivier Ochanine was so proud of his “child”.

Vietnam embraces opportunities to be renewable viable

VN News talks with UNDP Viet Nam Country Director Caitlin Wiesen on how Vietnam can promote green expenditure in the future.

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.