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Screening of Mozart’s opera scheduled for next month

A screening of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) opera, staged by the London-based Royal Opera House in June, will take place in HCMC on Saturday, January 4, 2020.

New faces in new places as Saigon Heat embark on new ABL season

A little taste of playoff success has Saigon Heat fans craving more. And new head coach Kevin Yurkus has his sights set on delivering.

 

Local sugar firms concerned by reduced import tariffs under ATIGA

Domestic sugar companies are worried about losses in the local market as the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) will lower the tax rates for sugar imports from ASEAN markets to only 0%-5% on January 1 next year.

 

Silk weaving in Vietnamese life

Silk weaving has been a traditional handicraft in Vietnam for thousands of years. Legend has it that the craft was introduced to Co Do village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi by the sixth Hung King’s daughter, Princess Thieu Hoa.

Targets set for Vietnamese football in 2020

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has set a number of goals for different Vietnamese football teams to achieve going into 2020.

Abstract artist Nguyen Tan Cuong holds solo exhibition in Hanoi

Abstract artist Nguyen Tan Cuong will hold a solo exhibition introducing 20 new paintings at Cuci Art Studio in Hanoi from December 20, 2019 to January 20, 2020.

 

Ho Chi Minh City birth rate hits all-time low

The number of babies being born in Ho Chi Minh City continues to fall to a low birth rate of 1.33 children per family.

VN Trade Ministry orders halt to new solar power projects

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has told the authorities of cities and provinces and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to stop proposing solar power projects under the feed-in tariff (FIT) program until a new decision is issued.

 

Vietnamese PM to chat with business circle this week

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has planned to chat with the business community on December 23 in Ha Noi. 

Pork prices hit all-time high in HCM City

Prices of pork hit a record high with some supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City selling pork ribs at VND280,000 per kilogram and the price of pigs reaching VND90,000 per kilogram.

Maguindanao: Philippine family clan members guilty of massacre

A Philippines court has found the masterminds of the country's worst political massacre guilty of murder.

S.Korea’s SK Group sets up US$860-million investment fund in Vietnam

Both SK Group and South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) would contribute US$430 million to the fund.

Promulgating laws to concretize Vietnam's consistent guidelines on freedom of belief and religion

The promulgation of the Law on Beliefs and Religions affirms that Vietnam actively participates in international integration, completes its law on beliefs and religions to concretize its consistent guidelines on freedom of belief and religion.

 

Expert proposes using chemical to fight flooding in HCM City

Dr. Dang Vu Trong, technical director at Canada-based SNF Group, has proposed using Drag Reduction Polymer (DRP) to reduce flooding in HCMC.

 

Vietnam takes steps to improve fruit yield, reduce post-harvest losses

Advanced farming techniques and value chains are needed to tap the potential of fruit cultivation in the southern region, which contains 60 per cent of the country's fruit-growing areas, experts have said.

Eighth bank cleared all bad debts at VAMC

Kien Long Bank has become the eighth bank to clear all bad debts they had previously sold to the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) before the maturity date, VAMC announced on Tuesday.

 

African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia

Indonesia has become the latest Asian country to face an outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly pig virus devastating farmers across the region.

HDBank opens representative office in Myanmar

HCMC Development Commercial Bank, or HDBank, on December 18 opened a representative office in Myanmar and signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Viettel Global Investment JSC.

Saint Paul Hospital accused of falsifying nearly 1,300 test results

Medical staff of Saint Paul Hospital allegedly faked the number of HIV and Hepatitis B test results, changing the original 80 to 1,272, according to the Hanoi Department of Health’s report.

 

VESAK 2019: Vivid evidence for freedom of belief and religion in Vietnam

The UN Day of Vesak 2019 with the theme "Buddhist approach to global leadership and shared responsibility for sustainable society" held on May 12-14, 2019 at Tam Chuc Pagoda, Ha Nam Province, took place successful.