Hong Kong maintains lead in FDI in Vietnam in 4M 2019

Foreign investors pour in $14.59 bn in first four months of the year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment reports.

Vietnamese students to compete at Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Malaysia

Five futuristic cars from Vietnam to challenge peers on the track with energy-efficient designs.

Heat wave causes mass fish deaths in Sapa

Salmon farmers in Sapa, Lao Cai Province, are facing big losses as the fish are dying en mass due to hot weather.

Exchange rate in Vietnam forecast to be stable in 2019

The dong will average VNĐ23,440 per dollar over 2019, which represents a 1.8 per cent depreciation from the average of 2018.

 

3,900 Vietnamese to work in RoK in 2019

As many as 3,900 Vietnamese workers will be recruited to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2019 according to the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has announced.

Ministry gives green light to GrabTaxi in three provinces

The Ministry of Transport has given the green light to the implementation of GrabTaxi services in three provinces, including Thanh Hoa, An Giang and Dak Nong.

 

VN industrial property market set to grow

The domestic industrial real estate market has been forecast to develop strongly and become an attractive segment for investors this year and beyond.

 

Natural resources depleted by miners who flee, violate laws

Miners have exploited ore from the earth and left without fulfilling land rehabilitation as required by Vietnamese law.

Cannes’s Palme d'Or nominee to be screened in Vietnam

Korean thriller Parasite, which will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, will be screened in Vietnam in June.

 

Criminal charges in Quang Binh's deforestation case

Police in Quang Binh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people suspected on involvement in a deforestation case discovered at the beginning of March in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

 

LG Electronics to move smart phone production to Vietnam

The Republic of Korea’s LG Electronics plans to move its smart phone production to Vietnam to cut down losses for mobile devices business since the second quarter of 2017, Yonhap News Agency reported April 24.

 

Gold laminating and gilding in Kieu Ky village

Many may know how gilded products are made, but few know that there’s a tiny material used for such sophisticated artworks, which can be only made in an outskirt village of Hanoi.

 

Tua Chua Karst Plateau

Tua Chua Karst Plateau in Tua Chua district of Dien Bien province boasts a natural magnificent landscape, which has attracted many domestic and international visitors.

 

Vietnamese PM arrives in Beijing for second Belt and Road Forum

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport of China on the morning of April 25 to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which takes place from April 25-27.

 

Quang Binh welcomes UNESCO status for Bai Choi singing

A ceremony was held in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh, on April 24 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 

Vietnam aims to eradicate malaria by 2030

Vietnam is expected to put an end to Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite by 2025, towards eliminating all species of malaria by 2030 as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

 

Vietnam advances inter-country adoption service with UNICEF, US support

Stepping up inter-country adoption service is part of Vietnam`s efforts to maximize conditions for children.

Foreign automobile manufacturers intensify presence in Vietnam

There are over 40 enterprises involved in automobile assembly and production in Vietnam, with designed capacity of producing and assembling about 800,000 vehicles a year, but they are producing below the designed capacity.

World Bank warns Vietnam of ‘vulnerable’ credit-to-GDP ratio

Vietnam’s economic growth is projected to moderate to 6.6% in 2019, driven by credit tightening, slower private consumption and weaker external demand.

VN sanitation workers face high risk of work-related accidents

Around 12:30am on Tuesday, a seven-seat car hit a sanitation worker who was busy clearing rubbish off of Láng Street in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District. She died on the spot.

 

Ly Hoang Nam loses at Internazionali Di Tennis D'Abruzzo

Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was knocked out in the first round of the Internazionali Di Tennis D'Abruzzo in Italy on Tuesday.

 

Nguyen Anh Tu represents Vietnam at world table tennis champs

World No 187 Nguyen Anh Tu is the only Vietnamese still in the World Table Tennis Championships which is ongoing in Hungary.

Free biochemical tests and X-rays to be offered once a year: Ministry

The Ministry of Health plans to provide free biochemical tests and X-rays once every year, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said on Tuesday.

 

Parents tend to reward children’s achievements with money

When children receive high scores for their school work, do housework or fulfill special tasks, they are rewarded by parents, usually with money.

HCM City seeks new construction materials to replace sand

HCMC plans to call for investment in new materials that could replace sand used in some construction projects in response to an increase in illegal sand mining activities, according to Tran Vinh Tuyen, the city's Vice Chairman.