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HCM City considers flood-prevention project with Dutch technology

To cope with rainfall, sea water level rise and land subsidence, HCM City is discussing with Dutch experts the possibility of building multi-task dykes to prevent floods and provide water in districts 2 and 9.

Coffee on the run

The way coffee is bought and consumed in Vietnam is changing as new players work hard to get their name out there.

Vietnam becomes best destination for Australian students

Vietnam continues to be a top choice destination for Australian undergraduate students participating in the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan.

 

Defence Minister meets Thai Deputy PM, Indonesian counterpart

Politburo member, Defence Minister, Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich met Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan and Defence Minister of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in Bangkok on November 16.

Vietnam supports private investment in electricity transmission lines

Allowing private investors to develop electricity transmission lines is expected to be the best solution to settle the electricity shortage.

Something in the air

Hanoi and HCMC both have some serious air quality issues to grapple with.

Some way to go in SOE equitization

SOE equitization and divestment needs greater efforts from all concerned as yet another deadline seems likely to be missed.

Students program robots to pick up fruit, sow seeds

With the theme of food and agriculture technology for 2050, a robotics competition has encouraged students to put forward solutions to overcome food shortages that may occur in the future.

Taxation agencies try to collect tax from YouTubers, Facebookers

Taxation agencies struggle to find individuals who have income from YouTube and Facebook, but have had some recent success.

Vietnamese lenders set sail for lucrative lands

Vietnamese banks are following their corporate clients by expanding abroad. 

Transformation ahead in PPP investment risk mechanisms

Long-standing concerns could be solved in the latest version of the draft Law on Public-Private Partnerships ahead of National ­Assembly discussions.

Former president of Inter Milan withdraws from Ninh Van Bay

Recapital Investments Pte., Ltd. officially sold its majority stake in Ninh Van Bay Travel Real Estate JSC and withdrew from the Board of Directors.

Vietnam tries to protect sea turtles, the ‘ocean envoys’

Sea turtles lay about 100 eggs a few times each year, but the survival rate of the species is approximately 1 out of 1,000.

Land accumulation essential to apply innovation in agriculture

Across Vietnam, there are 76 million small and scattered farming land lots. Their spread out and small nature slow the application of technology, stop companies from investing in agriculture and hinder 

The village that really suits you

Men’s Health magazine once famously wrote: “Dress like you’ve made something of yourself, even if you haven’t.” And they were not wrong.

More overtime, less happiness?

The average working day for bank worker Pham Hong Nhung in Hanoi normally starts at 7am and ends at around 8pm.

Improving frameworks in order to reach the Industry 4.0 peak

New disruptive technologies associated with Industry 4.0 are changing how companies do business, and so finding a mechanism to adapt these new technologies to modern development needs is imperative. 

Apple turns green light on for resellers to cut iPhone prices

The selling price of officially distributed iPhone 11 6GB quoted by authorized resellers is just VND600,000 higher than unofficially distributed products.

Taking meditation to focus better at work: noted architect

VTN Architects was recently handed two prizes at the Dezeen Awards 2019. Le Huong chats with owner Vo Trong Nghia about the prizes and his passions, and on winning the Architect of the Year title.

Student enlivens traditional theatre figures

Nguyen Duc Huy has his own way of arousing interest in Vietnamese hát bội (classical opera) – painting hát bội characters in a chibi style.