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Vietnam opens its mind for fintech and ride-sharing service

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has stressed that Vietnam strongly supports the development of technologies and business models such as fintech and ride sharing app.

 

Real estate investors should beware of rumors

The recent land prices rush in Vietnam is mainly caused by real estate wholesalers, who boast prices and make people believe that prices would continue to rise if they don’t make investment soon enough.

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Seafood, textile stocks soar thanks to good business performance

 

Consumers – savior of traditional fish sauce

The art of Vietnamese fish sauce recipes and production has existed for a long time. However traditional fish sauce currently accounts for only about 30 percent of the market share, the rest is industrial one.

Rent for super-large water pump in HCMC announced

The annual rent has been set at VND14.2 billion for the super-large water pump installed on the flood-prone Nguyen Huu Canh Street, said a representative of the HCMC Department of Construction.

 

A picture with two contrasting hues

While foreign coffee shop chains are facing so many hardships that they have to reduce their business scale or bid farewell to the Vietnamese market, more outlets of domestic coffee brands have been opened.

Foreign investors spotlight on Vietnam North-South Expressway

A number of foreign investors including those from South Korea, France and Japan have expressed their interest in the North-South Expressway project, which spans more than 1,000 kilometers in Vietnam.

Hanoi plans to wean off motorbikes by 2030: Mayor

Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes sooner than planned by 2030 as part of its efforts to ease traffic congestion and environment pollution, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said.

Hanoi’s walk calls for actions against drunk driving

The National Committee for Traffic Safety and the Hanoi People’s Committee jointly launched a walking in the capital city on May 12 to call for actions against drunk driving.

 

Nghe An receives 98 martyrs’ remains from Laos

The central province of Nghe An held a ceremony on May 12 in Ky Son district to receive the remains of 98 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down the lives in Laos during wartime.

 

Coach accident injures 18 Singaporean students

A 29-seater coach which was carrying 21 people back to Hue City from Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue crashed into a cliff, leaving 18 Singaporean students injured.

 

Trans-national drug traffickers arrested in HCM City

Police have arrested three Taiwanese and one Chinese suspects for illegal transporting 500kg of Ketamine meth, the most expensive in the drug market.

 

Program of UN Day of Vesak Celebration 2019

The United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration 2019 is taking place at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam province from May 10-15, 2019.

Child car seat initiative launched in Hanoi

The Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) and AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee, launched a new child car seat initiative at Nam Tu Liem School in Hanoi on May 9.

 

CBRE: Vietnam well placed in industrial land

Industrial real estate becoming backbone of country's manufacturing economy, according to CBRE Vietnam.

Hai Duong student named winner of national UPU contest

Nguyen Thi Mai, a tenth-grade student at Nam Sach high school in Hai Duong province, has won the top prize in a national letter-writing contest, which is set to be launched globally by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

 

HCM City combats food poisoning at schools

Measures to prevent food poisoning at schools in HCM City was discussed on May 10 at a meeting about food safety in 2017-2019 period held by the Food Safety Management Board and the Department of Education and Training.

 

Hanoi BRT project faces failure

Hanoi’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line has not run at full capacity after two years of operation.

Vesak 2019 Logo: united as one, and one with the universe

This year’s full moon season, Việt Nam is honoured to host the United Nations Vesak Festival – a celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and entrance to nirvana.

Vesak 2019: Buddhist philosophy, ethics education discussed

Vietnamese scholars, Buddhist dignitaries and followers highlighted the use of Buddhist philosophy as an approach to ethics education across the globe at a forum held in Ha Nam province on May 11.