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The 12th Japanese Film Festival in Vietnam debuts

Japanese movies across different genres such as comedy, family, crime, anime, documentary, musical, sci-fi and so on will be introduced to Vietnamese audience from December 25, 2020 – January 22, 2021.

Nine provincial chairs elected last week

The provinces of Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Binh Dinh, Da Nang, Dong Thap, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen, Tien Giang and Thanh Hoa last week elected their top official - the chair of the local People's Committee.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 17

First Mekong Delta Economic Report debuts

 

Nguyen Hue flower street to open early February

Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2021 is set to be open to the public early February to mark the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday.

Trash for trees

Hoang Quy Binh founded 'Green Life' with the aspiration of protecting the environment in 2018. It all started by exchanging recyclable waste for lovely little ornamental trees – an act that Binh himself calls “A very small thing”.

Opportunity beckons for Vietnam to digitize: experts

The number of online transactions and interactions in 2020 has been even higher than the number in the last 10 years.

Consumer finance companies remain attractive acquisition targets

Vietnam currently has 16 finance companies, including six fully foreign owned ones.

 

Non-stop toll collection on schedule: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho talks about electronic toll collection (ETC) at build-operate-transfer (BOT) tollbooths.

The dilemma of boosting localization in a small market

Resolution 115/2020/NQ-CP aims to fuel the growth of supporting industries, including those for cars. However, these policies are unlikely to change the supply chain of the auto industry and enhance localization given Vietnam’s small market.

Close-up of "giant" Christmas trees in Hanoi

The 15-meter-high Christmas tree at the St. Joseph's Cathedral is considered the biggest pine tree in Hanoi.

Festival embraces folk culture

Thousands of people have flocked to the pedestrian zone by Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi to attend the annual Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival.

Oanh Yen named as Vietnamese representative for Mrs Universe 2020

Local model Oanh Yen is set to compete on behalf of Vietnam at the upcoming Mrs Universe pageant which is scheduled to be held online from December 24, 2020, to January 1, 2021.

17,000 research articles published internationally in 2020

Vietnamese authors have published 17,028 articles internationally this year in Scopus journals, including ISI, according to Elsvier.

Vietnam economy continues to strengthen, reports VDSC

Optimism for the year ahead has been improved to the highest thanks to the country's effective control of Covid-19 pandemic.

Over 1 million residents leave Mekong Delta in 10 years

Some 1.1 million local residents left the Mekong Delta for other parts of the country, chiefly HCMC and other southeastern provinces, between 2009 and 2019, 

Realty sector suffers losses in nine months

Many realty companies reported losses in the first nine months of this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tightening credit measures and legal hindrances.

Serbian coach Petrovic comes back to lead Thanh Hoa FC

Serbian coach Ljupko Petrovic will take the helm of Thanh Hoa FC to lead the club in the upcoming V-League 2021.

Rice exporters have bumper year, VN becomes No 1 in the world

The year 2020 has been a challenging year for many business fields, but not for rice production and exports. Vietnam has surpassed India and Thailand in terms of rice export price.

Vietnam, Singapore to launch ‘green lane’ for travel next year

Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to conclude ongoing negotiations of the ‘green lane’ arrangement for business and official travel and resume commercial flights between the two countries.

20 Vietnamese students infected with coronavirus in South Korea

Twenty Vietnamese students living in a college dormitory in a central South Korean city have been diagnosed with COVID-19, local officials said Wednesday, reporting a rare coronavirus cluster of foreign nationals here.