Vietnam News Headlines July 2/2024

Khanh Hoa runs promotion events to entice visitors

Vietnamese, Singaporean artists launch project on performance art

A series of performance art workshops will take place in Hanoi to explore the very nature of 'performance art'.

Delays loom for trillions of VND in bond payments in June

Bonds, primarily in the residential real estate and construction sectors, pose a higher risk of delayed payment.

Vietnam Business News July 2/2024

HCM City’s GRDP grows 6.46% in H1, showing signs of recovery

Price incentives needed to help boost aviation, tourism

New and effective price incentives are needed not only from the aviation and tourism sectors, but also from localities and destinations so as to attract more visitors.

Industrial property to benefit from chip frenzy

The boom of the semiconductor sector is said to have direct impacts on the industrial realty sector as demand for factories has been on the rise, according to experts.

PM: Korean management technology & Vietnamese intelligence will lead to success

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasizes the potential of combining Korean management technology with Vietnamese intelligence during his meeting with Samsung Chairman.

To Lich River pollution: Black water returns despite initial improvement

On July 1, as West Lake discharged its flow into the To Lich River, the water color suddenly turned green, and the stench in the area significantly reduced. However, on the morning of July 2, the pitch-black color reappeared.

Vietnam seeks Korean expertise in AI and semiconductors

During his official visit to Korea on the morning of July 2, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Speaker of the Korean National Assembly Woo Won-shik at the Korean National Assembly.

Cong Tri's Fall Winter 2024 Collection featured in Vogue

For the first time, H'Hen Nie graces the pages of Vogue magazine, wearing designs by renowned designer Cong Tri. The Top 5 Miss Universe 2018 finalist showcases a series of striking looks from Cong Tri's Fall Winter 2024 collection.

Early 20th century Vietnam comes to life in rare color images

Impressive color photos taken by French photographer Leon Busy in the early 20th century reveal a fascinating glimpse into Vietnam during this period.

Vietnam's Lydie Vu impresses in Miss Supranational 2024 semi-finals

Lydie Vu and over 60 other contestants took the stage for the semi-final night of Miss Supranational 2024 on the evening of July 1.

Leadership change at Intel Vietnam: Kenneth Tse succeeds Kim Huat Ooi

Intel Corporation has announced the appointment of Mr. Kenneth Tse as the new General Director of its chip assembly and testing factory in Vietnam, succeeding Mr. Kim Huat Ooi.

Cross-border e-commerce accelerated to boost exports

The Government, ministries, sectors, localities, and the business community have concentrated on speeding up cross-border e-commerce development in the context that exports serve as a significant growth driver of the national economy.

Vietnam and RoK ink natural resources and environment cooperation documents

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea on July 1 signed a number of memorandums of understanding on cooperation in the fields of the environment, water resources, biodiversity, and resource recycling.

Foreign investment disbursement hits new peak in H1

The GSO said that foreign investment inflows into Việt Nam saw a positive increase of 13.1 per cent year-on-year to nearly $15.19 billion.

Vietnam's sustainable bond market reached US$800 million

The sustainable bond market in Vietnam reached US$800 million at the end of March, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

New policy on reducing credit limits to have impacts on big banks, groups

A new regulation on reducing the bank credit limit for large customers under the amended Law on Credit Institutions, will adversely affect both banks and large enterprises, experts said.

Overseas Vietnamese woman accused of illegally transporting currency to VN

She entered Việt Nam carrying £215,000 (over VNĐ6.3 billion) in her luggage without declaring it to customs at the border.

Urgent kidney delivery for transplant saves two patients

Two patients who had emergency kidney transplants are recovering well after being helped by one donor whose organs were flown in to help them.

Hanoi should shift to all electric buses by 2030: expert

This chair of the Vietnam Clean Air Network, Hoang Duong Tung, has praised Hanoi’s plan to spend VND43 trillion to develop green buses.

Vietnamese umpires assigned to work at Wimbledon for first time

Two Vietnamese umpires will work at Wimbledon, beginning on July 1 in London, the UK.

Vietnam’s Arabica promoted at World of Coffee Copenhagen

Three Vietnamese enterprises have participated in the 2024 World of Coffee 2024 festival, which was organised by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) in Copenhagen, Denmark, from June 27-29.

TikTok to allocate 1 million USD to support SMEs in Vietnam

The popular short video platform TikTok announced last week that it is offering an ad credits package worth 1 million USD to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote their advertisement activities on the platform.

Vietnam’s gaming industry aims at $1 billion in revenue

With a young population and ability to access to new technologies, Vietnam is emerging to become an important destination for the world’s leading game companies from Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and North American countries.