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Vietnam takes over Chairmanship of ASEAN Moscow Committee

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh on November 21 took over the rotating Chairmanship of the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) from the Thai ambassador.

WWF launches Plastic Smart Cities initiative in Southeast Asia

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on cities in Southeast Asia to join Patong (Thailand), Donsol (Philippines) and Phu Quoc Islands (Vietnam) in making a commitment to eliminate plastic pollution,

Mobile market on decline, distributors see different business results

Mobile phone sales in the Vietnamese market decreased in the last three months, which has been anticipated.

Let’s skip-snake!

Do you need a rope to jump rope? Vietnamese children might say no, because you can use a giant dead snake instead.

Heated hospitality segment for M&As

Merger and acquisition activity is growing across Asia Pacific's real estate market, and in Vietnam there are signs that institutional investors are continuing to increase their allocations in the industry.

Renewable energy projects in Ninh Thuan face overloaded electricity grid

The central province of Ninh Thuan has seen a boom in renewable energy projects, especially solar power, but power transmission lines in the province have failed to handle the capacity, experts have said.

 

Should there be common standards for university graduates?

Higher education establishments all have announced their standards for graduates.

S.Korea imposes stricter visa application requirements on Vietnamese

South Korea has imposed stricter visa application requirements on Vietnamese visitors, asking applicants to attach their original savings account books to their visa applications instead of photocopies or written confirmation of finances by banks.

Philippines, Ivory Coast emerge as Vietnam’s largest rice export markets

The Philippines and the Ivory Coast have outstripped China to become the two largest consumers of Vietnamese rice, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vingroup, Google to produce smart TVs

VinSmart Research and Manufacture JSC, a member of Vingroup, has announced a cooperation agreement with Google to produce smart TVs under Vietnamese brands, meeting international standards, to serve the domestic and global markets.

Transport Ministry proposes emissions control over motorbikes

The Ministry of Transport has proposed adding standards on motorbike exhaust emissions and an emissions control roadmap to the amendments to the Law on Road Traffic, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

Water price scandal pulls down Duong River company's CEO

The furore around the questionable price of water charged by Duong River may be the main reason behind its CEO leaving.

Vietnam to teach probability and statistics to second graders

Under the new general education program, the mathematics curriculum will focus on three major parts: arithmetic, algebra and analytical factors; geometry and measurement; and statistics and probability.

Hanoi shakes after earthquake in Laos

People living in apartment buildings in some areas in Hanoi felt two minutes of light tremors at around 7am on Thursday.

20-woman squad named ahead of SEA Games 30

Mai Duc Chung, the head coach of Vietnam’s women’s national football team, has revealed the official list of 20 female players who will make up the squad for the upcoming SEA Games 30 in the Philippines.

Vietnamese beauties enjoying national costume wins at global pageants

Quynh Mai, Tuong San, and Minh Tu are among the Vietnamese beauties to have worn an Ao Dai, a traditional long dress, and finished first in the national costume segments of their respective world pageants throughout the years.

A view of Hue’s stunning architecture amid foggy conditions

Coated in a blanket of mist and fog as winter approaches, breathtaking scenery can be seen in the ancient capital of Hue from a height.

Vinpearl Air opens first pilot training course

The VinAviation High-tech Human Resources Training School run by Vinpearl Air JSC under private conglomerate Vingroupon November 20 launched its first pilot training course for 180 trainees aged from 18-33.

Vingroup guarantees VinFast’s loans and bond issuance

Vingroup said it will guarantee payments worth VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for the obligations of VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Co., Ltd. related to the issuance of corporate bonds and domestic and foreign loans in the 2019-20 period.

 

Vietnam's aviation industry should focus on infrastructure, innovation

Innovation and investment in infrastructure are required for Viet Nam's aviation industry to develop, experts have told conferences at the Viet Nam International Aviation Expo that opened on November 20 in HCM City.