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Composer combines two traditional art types in music video

Composer Nguyen Quang Long has released a new music video combining the traditional arts of xẩm (blind busketers’ singing) and quan họ (love duets).

Agency hesitates about whether to license small airlines

More airlines have joined or are going to join the market, though infrastructure has not been upgraded and airports are seriously lacking slots for aircraft.

Universities aim to address shortage of tech workers

HCM City is hopeful of mitigating its manpower shortage, especially in sectors related to Industry 4.0, over the next few years since many local universities plan to launch majors in artificial intelligence and such streams starting in 2020-21.

Mountain ebonies adorn Hanoi city centre

On early days of 2020, Dinh Tien Hoang street near Hoan Kiem lake is brightened with purple mountain ebonies (ban flower in Vietnamese), a distinctive flower of the Northwestern mountainous region.

Ho Chi Minh City's Thoi An flower village busy ahead of Tet

The process of urbanization has eaten into agricultural land in Ho Chi Minh City, however, a few flower villages remain and the traditional trade is contributing to the charm of Tet in the city.

Online exchange market for new notes gets busy before Tet

 Though the State Bank has not prepared new notes for local banks, the online exchange market for much-coveted new notes has become very busy in recent days.

 

Hanoi's Tay Tuu flower village busy preparing for Tet holiday

Tay Tuu Flower Village in Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi is busy preparing for the Tet Holiday.

HCM City to host Fullerton Leaders Summit 2020 for first time

Fullerton Leaders Summit (FLS), a summit focusing on entrepreneurship, leadership and business, will be organised in Viet Nam for the first time.

Thousands of cancer patients concerns over drug shortage

Over the past three years, N T H, a 38-year-old woman from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, has visited the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion for chronic myeloid leukaemia treatment.

3,000 Vietnamese scientists produced only 20 research works in 2019

The number of scientists working at research institutes is high, but the volume of research work is modest.

Raft of new measures to aid business prospects

Investors will enjoy more favourable conditions with regards to starting a business, tax, credit access, and investment protection in 2020 buoyed by the Vietnamese government’s latest action plans.

Naval ships bearing Tet gifts brings joy to soldiers at sea

An array of Tet gifts such as apricots, kumquat trees, sticky rice, and la dong, also known as dong leaves, are among the presents being brought to soldiers who are currently serving a tour of duty at sea by a delegation sent from the mainland.

Foreign investors interested in Vietnamese stock market

Foreign investors have poured around 36.4 billion USD into the Vietnamese stock market by the end of 2019, a rise of 11.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the State Securities Commission (SSC).

VN catfish looks to come home

As tra fish export has been on the decline in recent years due to a rise in trade protectionism in large traditional markets such as the US, Vietnamese firms are looking to bring the fish back home.

 

Mountain spring festival comes to capital

A series of events reflecting the festive atmosphere in northern mountainous regions is being showcased throughout January at the Village of Culture-Tourism of Ethnic Groups in Vietnam in the western outskirts of Hanoi.

VN needs to become low-carbon economy to serve Paris Agreement: experts

Vietnam must continue to take “concrete climate actions” to become a low-carbon economy and comply with the global Paris Agreement, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday.

PVN records revenue of $31.7b in 2019

The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) earned revenue of more than VND736 trillion (US$31.7 billion) in 2019, marking a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent.

 

ASEAN-Korea essay contest winners visit Vietnam

14 winners of the 2019 ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest have visited Vietnam under the framework of the 2019 ASEAN-Korea Youth Academic Workshop organised by the ASEAN-Korea Centre and ASEAN University Network.

Cai luong show to raise funds for poor theatre performers

Dozens of veteran and young theatre performers will participate in the sixth charity concert Nghệ Sĩ Tri Âm (Traditional Performers Together) launched by People’s Artist Kim Cuong in HCM City today. 

Cong Phuong officially presented by HCM City FC

New signing Nguyen Cong Phuong was officially presented by V.League 1 side HCM City FC on Monday.