Viettel installs first trial 5G BTSs in Vietnam

Telecom provider Viettel last week installed its first trial 5G service base-transceiver station (BTS) in Viet Nam.

 

Kids turn angles at Vietnam Junior Fashion Week

Little models in stunning designs by five domestic designers have left a positive impression on viewers during the 8th Vietnam Junior Fashion Week 2019 in Da Nang city.

 

Cutting CIT not enough for Vietnam's SMEs

While Vietnam’s new tax cut proposal is expected to add to its attractiveness to foreign investors, the question arises about how the country should renew its approach to investment incentives to maximise its gains.

 

Rolling out red carpet for US investment into Vietnam

Adam Sitkoff, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi, talked about the role US companies play in Vietnam and how they could perform more effectively.

Private hands tied in VN's airport projects

Despite growing interest, the ­opportunities for private domestic and foreign investors at the new terminal of Tan Son Nhat ­International Airport remain few and far between, ­triggering concerns over regulatory impediments.

 

Bagasse and shrimp, a recipe for eco-friendly products

Two students Mai Cao Ky Duyen and Ngo Thi Diem Thuy from Hue City have successfully developed a new type of eco-friendly and waterproof paper that can be used as a viable alternative to plastic.

 

Couple criticised for taking nude wedding photos in Da Lat

A couple from Hanoi have been criticised for nude wedding photos near Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province.

VN sugar association seeks help amid bankruptcy fears

The Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA) is calling for help from the government as many of its members are facing bankruptcy.

Hanoi chairman backpedals on motorbike ban

Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung said that a motorbike ban was just a proposal from the transport department and has not been approved by the city.

 

Hanoi slow in putting electrical wire and cables underground

Hanoi intendeds to bury electrical wires and cables underground along its streets, however, the work has remained sluggish.

 

VN child protection association pursues elevator sexual assault case

 The HCM City's Association for Protection of Child's Rights and several experts have called on the government to prosecute a former official of Danang City for child sexual abuse.

 

Da Nang hospital, Japanese university co-operate in stem transplant

Japan’s Shiga University of Medical Science will help Danang Hospital in stem transplant technology.

 

VN firms borrow money from banks rather than issue bonds

 The Vietnamese government’s decree 163, with loosened requirements on bond issuance, is expected to encourage businesses to seek capital from bond issuance and rely less on bank loans.

 

Seminar discusses creating a strong employer brand in a competitive environment

Enterprises increasingly appreciate the importance of human resource management and have mapped out human resource development strategies methodically, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese parents oversee school meals

Concerned over the quality of food their children are served at school, some Hanoi parents have taken a hands-on approach.

Businesses borrow money from banks rather than issue bonds

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s decree 163, with loosened requirements on bond issuance, is expected to encourage businesses to seek capital from bond issuance and rely less on bank loans.


Vietnam's Mekong Delta region adapts to climate change

 Located at the end of the Mekong River, the Mekong Delta is the most prosperous agricultural production region in Southeast Asia. However, it is also one of the areas most heavily affected by climate change.

Vietnam to face competition from India in aquaculture exports

 Vietnam’s aquaculture exports will face stronger competition from India in the traditional market of Japan, because India is striving to triple the domestic aquatic product output in the near future.

 

Dutch PM: Vietnam has a friend in Europe

Vietnamese people have a friend in Europe that is the Netherlands, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said at the end of his one-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 

VN reporters vote for Devotion Music Awards

 A ballot was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 9 by about 100 reporters to choose the 14th Devotion Music Awards, run by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily.

 

Conference looks to fight coastal erosion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The VN Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in Ca Mau province on April 9, seeking measures to combat river and coastal erosion in the Mekong Delta region.

 

Vietnam to compete in U18 football tournament in Hong Kong

 Vietnam will face Singapore, Myanmar and hosts Hong Kong in an U18 tournament later this month.

 

Vietnam's wood exports surge 15.6 percent in Q1

 Vietnam’s exports of wood and timber products in the first quarter of this year reached 2.3 billion USD, up 15.6 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

 

Motor-taxi driver with rare blood type saves lives

Twenty years ago, Tran Hoang Long of HCM City discovered that his blood type was B negative, shared by less than 5 per cent of the world's population.

Billion-dollar deals and the cutthroat competition among securities companies

 Investment banking (IB) is a difficult business, which explains why only a few Vietnamese companies can carry it out, though the market is valued at billions of dollars.