Hanoi family keeps the craft of making mooncake moulds alive

Every year when the Mid-Autumn festival is just around the corner, the family of Tran Van Ban in Thuong Cung Village, Thuong Tin, Hanoi, is busy making moon cake moulds.

Tham Thuy Hang-legendary actress passes away at 82

Star Tham Thuy Hang, a symbol of the beauty of Southern Vietnam's cinema in the period before 1975, passed away at her home in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7, at the age of 82.

Vietnam needs laws for sustainable energy development

The absence of laws on energy and in particular renewable energy is causing an imbalance between the stages of production, transmission and consumption of coal-fired power, solar power, and wind power in Vietnam.

Vietnam wins multiple awards at World Travel Awards 2022

Vietnamese airlines and destinations were named among the winners at the award ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 - Region: Asia & Oceania, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7 evening.

VN State Bank raises selling price of USD to VND23,700

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) decided to sharply increase the selling price of the US dollar by 300 VND to 23,700 VND/USD on September 7.

Odd-lot trading applied on HoSE in mid-September

To meet investors’ demand for odd-lot trading on the stock market, in recent years, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has coordinated with FPT Information System to upgrade and test the market with odd-lot trading functions.

Vietnam has opportunity to lead Asia in metaverse

The technology of the virtual universe (metaverse) is changing the definition of the game industry, and in Asia, Vietnam has many conditions to become the leader in this field.

Vietnam becomes production base for tech giants

Investment from world- leading tech giants has made Vietnam a bright spot on the global technology map.

More than 1 percent of teachers quit, Education Ministry wants to raise salaries

Most teachers who have resigned are mostly in large cities and localities with industrial zones such as HCM City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Binh Duong, and areas with difficult socio-economic conditions such as Son La and Gia Lai.

Vietnamese rice enters French supermarkets

“Com Viet Nam” produced by the Loc Troi Group was put on the selves of E.Leclerc Viry Châtillion, a hypermarket, operated by French retailer E.Leclerca on September 2.

HCMC picks VNPT as digital transformation partner

The HCMC government has cut a deal with Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to deploy a series of digital transformation projects in the 2022-2025 period, toward building a sustainable smart city.

Several banks get extra room to lend

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 7 raised credit growth quotas for several banks, paving the way for these lenders to make new loans for clients.

PM delivers speech at Eastern Economic Forum

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 delivered a pre-recorded speech at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok city, Russia.

Quynh Hoa set to compete at Supermodel International 2022

Bui Quynh Hoa has been selected as the Vietnamese representative to the upcoming Supermodel International 2022 which is scheduled to take place on September 15 in Thailand.

Deaths caused by rabies on the increase in Vietnam

The number of people killed by rabies during the first eight months of the year showed signs of increasing in comparison to the same period from last year.

Eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival to return next year

The eighth edition of the national Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will be held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak next year after two postponements in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19.

Japanese language school's licence revoked over abuse of Vietnamese student

Japan's immigration agency stripped a Japanese language school of its certification on September 7 after it found a staff member physically restrained a Vietnamese student last October.

Lẩu mắm, the symbol of southern food

Lẩu Mắm (fermented fish hotpot) originated from Chau city in An Giang Province as a dish for poor people and it, along with Mắm Cá (fermented fish paste), has become characteristic of southern Vietnam culinary culture.

Enterprises concerned about losing export momentum

Total import and export turnover in the first eight months of the year reached US$497 billion, of which export turnover hit $250 billion, up 9.1 percent over the same period last year.

Real estate market cools, investors need long-term vision

The real estate market will face more challenges in H2/2022 because of cost-push inflation, interest rate increases and limited lending, while property prices will cool down, according to VNDirect’s latest report.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 7

Ministry of Home Affairs prefers seven-day Lunar New Year holiday

Pig deaths after vaccination not because of vaccine quality: agriculture official

In June this year, Vietnam announced that it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 7

HCM City eyes establishment of huge economic zone

Designer Dac Ngoc to present history of Vietnamese ao dai in Korea

Vietnamese designer Le Tran Dac Ngoc will introduce the Vietnamese ao dai at the upcoming Luxury Brand Global Fashion Week 2022 in Busan (Korea) on October 7-11.

Key industries can’t develop as private businesses remain small, weak

The processing and manufacturing industry is key to Vietnam’s prosperity, but the development of private enterprises in this sector faces obstacles.