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Offices in Vietnam make effort to reduce use of plastic bottles

Plastic waste is a concern for many countries, including Vietnam. To limit the use of plastic bottles, many working places in Vietnam have replaced plastic bottles with glass ones.

Unique group date of Ta Oi ethnic people

Young Ta oi ethnic men and women are free to choose their partners in a unique group date called ‘sim’.

Vietnam hosts cultural days in Paraguay

The Vietnamese Embassy to Argentina and Paraguay has hosted Vietnam Days in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, to mark the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (May 30, 1995 – 2020).

 

Top legislator attends meeting of AIPA Executive Committee

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Executive Committee in Bangkok on August 25 as part of the 40th General Assembly of AIPA (AIPA 40).

 

Da Nang enhances professionalism of tour guides

In the current context of Da Nang’s fast growing tourism industry, the State management of tourism activities has seen some positive results. 

Overseas Vietnamese community in Czech Republic builds Vietnamese pagoda

The construction of the Vinh Nghiem – Karlovy Vary pagoda is underway in the Czech Republic following a recent ceremony that gathered nearly 1,000 Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Europe.

 

Vietnam comes first at World Shuttlecock Championship in France

Vietnam won five gold and two silver medals, topping the medal tally at the 2019 World Shuttlecock Championships, which concluded in France on August 24.

 

Vietnam Coast Guard active in int’l missions and exchanges

Vietnam Coast Guard has established bilateral and multilateral relations as well as a hotline with law enforcement forces from 20 countries in the region and the world.

Will non-stop flights to the US be profitable?

Vietnam has all legal conditions to open non-stop air routes to the US. However, air carriers are still reluctant to fly non-stop to the US for fear for losses.

Vietnam’s banks expect big M&A deals in near future

M&A in banking sector is forecast to be exciting in the near future as many banks are accelerating to restructure and raise capital to meet Basel II standards’ deadline by 2020 set by the central bank, experts said.

 

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Thai businesses intensify trade promotional activities in Vietnam

 

Vietnam lays out red carpet to attract technology talents

The technology community several days ago was stirred up by the rumor that most of the development team of a large Vietnamese technology firm had left for another company, causing many key projects of the firm to be delayed.

Vietnamese social networks thrive amid Facebook dominance

Since the beginning of 2019, there have been three social networks established in Vietnam.

Wedding customs of the Ha Nhi ethnic group

Expressing one’s love through music, running away to the beloved’s house, and scaling money on the wedding day are some of the unique wedding customs of the Ha Nhi ethnic people in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province.

Vietnam financial market poses potential risks in rest of 2019

Ongoing trade tensions between the US and China have caused an array of adverse impacts on global gold, securities, and currency transactions, with the Vietnamese market not an exception.

 

Australia expands work and holiday marker visa programme for Vietnam

Australia has expanded the number of Work and Holiday Maker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from 200 to 1,500 a year from September 2, according to the Department of Home Affairs’ media release.

 

Four killed, one injured in Thai Nguyen scooter crash

Four people died and one got injured after they, riding the same scooter, ploughed into the median strip of a main street in Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province, today - August 25.

 

Vietnamese pepper farmers hit by huge losses

Pepper prices have been rapidly falling due to the global oversupply, causing Vietnamese growers to face massive losses.

Vietnam has high demand for IT workforce

Demand for human resources in Vietnam’s information technology (IT) sector has reached a five-year peak with nearly 63,000 jobs to be filled in 2019.

 

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Bangkok for AIPA 40, Thailand visit

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Bangkok today for her trip to Thailand to attend the 40th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 40) and to pay an official visit to the host country.