Vietnam to lack 400,000 IT workers by 2020

Vietnam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Hanoi on Saturday.

Complaints filed over substandard culture festival

Visitors have complained about the chaos at the on-going Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange in Hanoi.

Yen Bai to expand paragliding

 Authorities in the northern province of Yen Bai are planning to expand the paragliding activities.

Complaints filed over substandard culture festival

 Visitors have complained about the chaos at the on-going Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange in Hanoi.

Initial PPP results signify national blueprint

 A bright future lies ahead for the nationwide expansion of public-private partnership model following the initial results of implementing many infrastructure projects and investment flows on the upward path.

HCM City proposes expansion of Can Gio coastal tourist site

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is seeking approval from the Ministry of Planning and Investment to expand the Can Gio coastal tourist site from 600 to 2,870 hectares.

Vietnam to lack 400,000 IT workers by 2020

 Vietnam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Hanoi on Saturday.

Vietnamobile launches Hong Kong drama app

 The Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company and Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast have launched the TVB Anywhere app to play dramas.

Some localities in Vietnam declared free from Africa Swine Fever

Governments in districts in Hanoi, the northern provinces of Hung Yen and Hai Duong have declared themselves free from Africa Swine Fever as no more outbreaks of the disease within 30 days.

Few stock-focused funds beat VN-Index in Q1

 Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index grew beyond expectations in the first quarter of 2019, but a number of investment funds were unable to outperform the benchmark in the same period.

Vietnam’s novel “The sorrow of war” applauded

The novel “The sorrow of war” was written by Bao Ninh in 1987 and soon became a hit on the Vietnamese literary scene.

Solid waste treatment facilities to be examined

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has revealed a plan to check 51 solid waste treatment facilities in 25 provinces and cities throughout the country.

First Khmer Music and Dance Festival 2019 opens

 The First Khmer Music and Dance Festival 2019 has opened in the Mekong River Delta province of Soc Trang.

Rapid population growth creates housing burden in urban areas

The rapid population growth is putting a lot of pressure on housing in Vietnam’s urban areas.

Vietnamese French musician dedicates himself to promoting traditional music

Vietnamese-French pianist and zither artist Tri Nguyen not only has a great passion for Dan Tranh (Vietnamese zither is also known as Dan Thap Luc or sixteen-stringed zither), but also effort to preserve and develop traditional music.

Vietnam's tourism property sector has great potential for growth: forum

 The tourism property sector has great potential for growth thanks to the rapid growth in the tourism industry, a forum heard in HCM City last Saturday.

Boeing will cut 737 Max production as it works to get plane back in the air

 Boeing is cutting its 737 Max production rate as the company works to return the plane to flight.

Then singing echoes in Pheo village, Lao Cai

Then” is a ritual singing genre of the Tay ethnic people. Female and male Then singers perform Then in front of the altars at sacred places.

Real estate - fertile land for foreign investors

 The property sector will continue to be a fertile ground for foreign investors, largely due to the country’s rising demands for housing as well as deeper global integration with a line-up of bilateral and multi-lateral new-generation trade pacts.

Evidence of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty showed in Hai Phong

An exhibition was opened in the northern city of Hai Phong on April 8, giving visitors an insight into historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

Bangladeshi naval ship starts friendship visit to HCM City

 Guided missile corvette BNS Prottoy (F112) of the Bangladesh Navy anchored at Sai Gon port on April 8, beginning its four-day friendship visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam spends $570 million importing pharmaceuticals in Q1

 Vietnam spent more than 570 million USD on importing pharmaceuticals in the first quarter of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.7 percent.

German state offers free vocational training for Vietnamese workers

 Vietnamese labourers will have opportunities to receive free vocational training in Germany under a programme to look for skilled workers in the country launched by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for South Thüringen.

PM Rutte’s visit to broaden economic ties with VN: ambassador

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 9 – 11 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The country’s ambassador to Vietnam, Elsbeth Akkerman, ...

ACM Awards 2019: The winners list

 The 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were presented Sunday in Las Vegas.