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US National Security Advisor says he wished that he had visited Vietnam earlier

US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien on Sunday met with students, lecturers and post graduates at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam during his first-ever official visit to Vietnam on November 20-22.

E-sports becomes official sports at 31st SEA Games

Along with bowling, triathlon and jujitsu, eSports will become one of the official sports at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, according to an announcement of the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council held online last week.

Diva’s focus moves from stage to students

Diva My Linh was honoured at a national singing contest in 1993, and is now one of the most influential singers in the north, presenting popular songs in the pop, funk and R&B genres.

Vietnamese-drafted ASEAN-EU cooperation resolution adopted

The UN General Assembly on November 23 adopted the ASEAN-UN cooperation resolution with the backing of 110 countries, the highest number of co-sponsors for the resolution since it was introduced for the first time in 2002.

VIETNAM NEWS NOVEMBER 24 (updated hourly)

A VN guestworker dies of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Marketing determines success of brewers in Vietnam

The competition in the beer market is no longer healthy as 'dirty tricks' have been used to win over rivals and obtain market share.

HCM City hopes to attract investment by allotting more lands in IPs, EPZs for infrastructure

HCM City authorities plan to offer competitive land rents and other incentives at industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs), and earmark more lands for building infrastructure to attract investment.

Cuban Ambassador receives “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera yesterday.

Antimicrobial resistance remains high in Vietnam

Antibiotics are overused and misused widely in Vietnam, health experts have warned, calling for drastic measures to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country.

HCM City dance festival to open this week

The HCM City Dancers Association will host the 2020 HCM City Dance Arts Festival from November 24-26.

 

Ministry rejects three land conversion proposals

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has turned down proposals from Binh Thuan, Quang Nam, and Ninh Binh provinces for forest land to be used for several projects.

Vietnamese industrial market update – Rise of coastal industrial zones

The demand for industrial property at coastal regions is high, but the supply of industrial land ready to hand over in industrial zones in both regions was scarce.

Once-leading bank still struggling because of internal conflicts

The fight for power at Eximbank has not come to an end and the 10-year bottleneck still cannot be solved. Once again, the bank has convened a meeting of the general shareholders assembly.

Preliminary decision on tyre exports flusters the market

The global demand for rubber and tyre products has been consistently increasing throughout the last decade, with Vietnam being one of the top suppliers of these items.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 24

Businesses advised to improve knowledge to optimize chances from RCEP

Vietnam ranks in the top of Southeast Asia data centres

Vietnam ranks in the top of the Southeast Asian data centre market with optimistic prospects thanks to the growing demand for digital transformation.   

Young female scientist wins International Brain Research award

Dr Ha Thi Thanh Huong, 31, has been named one of the winners of the Early Career Award 2020 from the International Brain Research Organization based in France for her research on the application of artificial intelligence

Aging in Vietnam: The elderly to account for 20.4% by 2050

It takes Vietnam only 20 years to transform from 7% to 14% of the population aged 65 and over.

Clearing bottlenecks for development of private enterprises

The growth of domestic firms, especially private ones, is expected to cause a significant qualitative change in FDI and export attraction.

HCMC’s US$12.7 billion property debt at risk of turning sour

Although real estate outstanding loans are still within the safety zone, the HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA) has warned of a possibility that they might turn sour.