A visit to Dinh Yen mat making village

Visitors to Dinh Yen Village in Dong Thap Province’s Lap Vo District are sure to be fascinated by the colourful mats there.

VN rubber production industry to be impacted due to US-China trade war

 The latest US tariffs on Chinese auto parts was likely to hit Viet Nam’s rubber industry, said the head of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA)’s Rubber Development Consulting Division Tran Thi Thuy Hoa.

Upcoming Events

 Photographer to talk about her 25 years documenting Việt Nam; FVH Book Club to discuss ’Catfish Mandala’; TPD screens Oscar-winning ’The Artist’; The first HBF Boxing Tournament in HCM City

Vietnamese sugar mills struggle to compete

 Low consumption, high inventory and continuously plunging prices mean tough times for domestic sugar mills, said chairman of the Viet Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA) Pham Quoc Doanh.

Hanoi readies healthcare for aging population

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a Vietnamese saying about parents’ care-giving: “When young, one relies on one’s father, and when old, one relies on one’s children”.

Ship 015-Tran Hung Dao of Vietnam Navy visits Japan

 Ship 015-Tran Hung Dao of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Yokosuka naval base in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 27, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.

Asian real estate investors focusing on high-end projects in Vietnam

The profitability rate of Vietnam’s high-end real estate is much more attractive than in other ASEAN countries, which explains why Asian realtors are flocking to Vietnam.

Startups in agriculture struggle to seek capital

Startup funds only reserve 10 percent of their capital in agriculture, a field which bears high risks.

Government News 29/9

Funeral Board, family of President Tran Dai Quang offer thanks; Vietnam, Laos cooperate to develop border trade; Officials, diplomats pay respect to President Tran Dai Quang in Cuba, China, Poland; President Tran Dai Quang remembered in his homeland

HCM City shophouses warned on fire threat

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City fire brigade has called on people running shops at home to take proper preventive measures against fire.

Hoi An among cheapest long-haul destinations: U.K. Post Office

 The ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province is ranked the fifth cheapest global destination in the Post Office’s annual Long Haul Holiday Report.

Vietnam, UN ink MoU on deployment of field hospital to South Sudan

 Vietnam and the United Nations have inked a memorandum of understanding on Vietnam’s deployment of a field hospital to South Sudan.

V.League 1’s 24th round begins today

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 24th round of V. League 1 action continues in earnest across the country today.

More condolences to Vietnam over President Quang’s death

 Leaders of foreign countries and international organisations have continued to offer condolences over the passing of President Tran Dai Quang to the Party, State, Government and people of Vietnam and his bereaved.

Prime Minister meets US firms to talk investment in Vietnam

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a seminar on investment attraction to Vietnam in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with more than 40 leading businesses of the US in New York city on September 27.

Vietnamese PM calls for joint efforts for world of sustainable development

Vietnamese PM addressed the High-level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, calling on countries to continue highlighting the role of the UN and join hands for a world of peace, equality and sustainable development.

Indonesia stops anti-dumping investigation on Vietnamese steel

The Komite Anti Dumping Indonesia on September 25 announced the termination of an anti-dumping investigation on colour-coated steel products imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

FM Pham Binh Minh co-chairs ASEAN-GCC ministerial meeting

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah on September 27 co-chaired the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with UN leaders in New York

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday had separate meetings with President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York. 

U19 Viet Nam to face China in friendly

The national U19 Viet Nam will head to Indonesia to play in the final round of 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 11 to face U19 China in a friendly three days later.

Disease season peaks in south

Hospitals in the southern region have admitted many patients diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth disease, measles or upper respiratory infections as the peak season for contagious diseases has arrived.

Limiting children's screen time linked to better cognition

 Limiting children's recreational screen use has been linked with improved cognition.Children aged eight to 11 who used screens for fun for less than two hours a day performed better in tests of mental ability, 

Amazon to open 'four-star' store in New York

 Online retailing giant Amazon is opening a store in New York that will only sell products that receive a high rating on its website.

New set of criteria for awarding academic titles

Dr Dang Ung Van, Chairman of the Council for the Professor Title in Chemistry and Food Technology, talks to the Kinh tế & Đô thị newspaper on the new set of criteria for achieving the titles of Professor and Associate Professor.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 28/9

Mekong Capital fully exits investments in three private equity funds, Dong Nai requires 1.5 billion USD for transport infrastructure by 2020, Gia Lai pepper production failure, 10-year economic crisis cycle not on the cards for Vietnam