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Vietnam’s insurance sector catches foreign attention

The Vietnamese insurance market is heating up with many high-value bancassurance deals and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) unveiled recently.

 

Ca Mau Province takes steps to prevent erosion

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has begun inspections of erosion sites on riverbanks and coastal sites in Ca Mau Province.

Malaysian referees to officiate V.League 1 matches

Two Malaysian referees will officiate over three key matches in the last two rounds of V.League 1.

Vietnam's GDP in first three quarters climbs to 9-year high

Local gross domestic product (GDP) climbed nearly 7 per cent in the first three quarters of 2019, reaching its highest level for the last nine years.

 

This 9-year-old has built more than 30 mobile games

Seated in a stylish living room of a home in a suburb of Nigeria's commercial center, Lagos, Basil Okpara Jr. is tapping away on his laptop keyboard.

 

Payment start-up wins Fintech competition

A cross-border payment start-up has bagged the first prize of US$5,000 at the Fintech Summit 2019 competition.

Buddhist monk suspended for inappropriate behaviour

The abbot from a Buddhist monastery in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been suspended from his position for behaving inappropriately.

Hanoi FC's keeper Cong ruled out of AFC Cup Inter-zonal Final

Hanoi FC will be without their No 1 goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong against 4.25 SC in the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation Inter-zonal Final.

Health ID to be issued for Vietnamese citizens

Each Vietnamese citizen will be issued with a unique health ID card, which they will be able to use throughout their lives, according to the Ministry of Health.

HCM City, Can Tho submerged by high tide

High tide starting from the weekends has caused floods in many southern localities, including Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city.

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 30

Vietnam, Spain boost strategic partnership

 

Luat, Hue win 46th Run for Peace

Do Quoc Luat and Pham Thi Hue were crowned winners of the Hà Nội Mới Newspaper – Run for Peace on Sunday in Hanoi.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 30

Vietnamese player in second-place finish at Maldives International Challenge

 

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 30

Vietnam advised to take advantage of AI chances to bolster growth

 

An Egyptian: “I cry when listening to songs about President Ho Chi Minh”

President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people, is much loved and respected by the Egyptians.

 

My Lai Massacre survivors remember horrific tragedy

It’s been 51 years since former US Army photographer Ronald L Haeberle documented the tragic Mỹ Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, when 504 unarmed villagers – 182 women, and 173 children and infants –

Putting ODA to work

Vietnam is striving towards boosting the disbursement and use of ODA and concessional loans as both have become issues in recent times.

Elderly woman shows trash can mean cash

She may be 87 years old, but Bui Thi Thinh is showing no signs of slowing down.

Schools become home for ethnic children

School has gotten that little bit better for disadvantaged children in the central province of Nghe An.

Changing global business climate strikes Vietnam firms

Changes in the global business environment, along with newly issued regulations and guidance on corporate income tax obligations, have been substantially affecting the operations of many businesses in Vietnam.