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Hanoi Spring Fair 2020 to highlight vegetarian food

The 2020 Spring Fair, themed “A vegan Tet (Lunar New Year Festival)”, will be held for the first time at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from January 13-19, 2020.

Vietnamese companies prove ready for 5G technology

As part of the government’s plan to create incentive for domestically manufactured 5G products, three major Vietnamese enterprises have officially announced their 5G research and production roadmap.

Bamboo Airways takes delivery of first Boeing 787-9 Dreamline in Hanoi

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways took delivery of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, its first wide-body aircraft, at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on December 22.

Multi-million-dollar racetrack venture on brink of collapse

Despite having support of local authorities for more than 12 years, a dispute between Chinese and Vietnamese investors in a high-end residential and horse racing track complex in Long An seems impossible to be solved.

HCM City tightens control over illegal parking

HCM City authorities have fined hundreds of cars being parked illegally on many inner-city streets.

VinSmart creates VOS operating system for Vietnamese smartphone market

From the original Android, VinSmart has created a new operating system – VOS - specifically tailored for the Vietnamese market.

FOL concocted for fintech segment

Local regulators are ratcheting up pressure in a bid to curb the risks from spreading financial technology by setting up a foreign ownership limit of 49 per cent.

Big money poured into higher education sector

Nguyen Hoang Group has become well known as the biggest private investor in the education sector.

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Vietnam 57th globally in Total Workforce Index 2019

 

A flight to remember

A group of Vietnamese engineers were sent to build concrete structures on Gạc Ma, Cô Lin and Len Đao (Landsdowne) Reefs on March 14, 1988, but were attacked by six Chinese frigates.

 

Archer sets her sights on Olympics after SEA Games success

Archer Loc Thi Dao won a golden hat-trick at the 30th SEA Games. Now she wants a berth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Military doctor takes pride in UN peacekeeping mission

It was 1am on May 11, and Doctor Lai Ba Thanh at Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital in South Sudan and his colleagues were preparing to perform emergency surgery on a Mongolian soldier.

Free class teaches the deaf to paint and share

A free painting class opened by painters in HCM City teaches the hearing-impaired people a skill and gives them confidence.

Demand for charging stations causes jam in EV advancement

As air pollution in big cities passes far beyond acceptable limits, the interest in electric vehicles is rising. 

Vietnam’s coffee better known in world market

The door for Vietnam’s coffee to reach out to the world market has opened more widely for small and medium roasters.

Preserving folk singing with drums

The art of folk singing alongside drums, hát trống quân in Vietnamese, started in Bui Xa Village, in today’s Thuan Thanh District, the northern province of Bac Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.

Old teacher with kind heart brings up orphans

Despite her advancing years, Vo Thi Ngoc Thanh is still dedicated to bringing up orphans and poor children, taking care of their daily meals and also their schooling.

Ba Be Lake, a jade of Vietnam's northeastern mountains

Ba Be Lake, Bac Kan province, 230 kilometers north of Hanoi, was formed 200 million years ago. Now part of Ba Be National Park, the Lake has become a popular tourist attraction.

 

Domestic property market to have enough capital next year

Vietnam's real estate market will not be short of capital next year but will still face many challenges from policies and administrative procedures, experts said at the annual Vietnam Real Estate Forum.

Customs agency takes strong measures to fight fraud

Nguyen Nhat Kha, acting director of Risk Management Division under the General Department of Vietnam Customs speaks about measures to manage risks, prevent tax evasion and commercial fraud.