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Unique indigenous culture in Binh Lieu

As a frontier land in the northeast of the country, Binh Lieu district in Quang Ninh province is home to various ethnic groups with unique cultural identities.

Creative centre promotes development

Hanoi Creative City is the largest creative complex in Hanoi. Launched in September 2015, it brings together organisations, businesses, individuals, products and services as well as creative activities.

Salt workers struggle under the harsh sun

Salt workers in Chau Ha Village have put up with intense sunshine over the last few days to filter seawater to make salt.

VN textile & garment sector waiting for CPTPP benefits

The textile and garment industry has orders to export $18 billion worth of products, but the opportunities brought by CPTPP have not been that great so far.

Prolonged trade war threatens local market

Shares are forecast to suffer this week after negative developments in US-China trade relations.

Bancassurance becomes main service earner for banks

Instead of the modest contribution made previously, the insurance business segment, or bancassurance (banks co-operate with insurers to sell insurance products), has now become the main source of income from service activities for many banks.

Vietnam & Denmark sign action plan for 2019-2020

The Embassy of Denmark and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Joint Action Plan for 2019-2020 to implement the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement between the two countries established in 2013. 

Convenience stores expected to be the next big thing in franchising in Vietnam

After food and beverage and other sectors, it is the turn of convenience stores franchisers to eye the huge Vietnamese market.

Banks keen on green projects

Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.

Is Vietnam challenging Facebook to single combat?

To build a Vietnamese social network and cement its position in Vietnam, the first thing that needs to be done is to defeat Facebook.

Shows honour great playwright

Various shows will be held this month to mark the 31st anniversary of death of playwright Luu Quang Vu (1948-1988).

VN food and beverage sector draws foreign firms’ interest

Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for international enterprises in the food, beverages and packaging industry thanks to its rapid economic growth and rising consumer demand.

Climate-change adaptation models help farmers escape poverty

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have escaped poverty by adapting to climate change and shifting from rice to corn or peanut cultivation as well as the breeding of goats and aquatic species.

Is there space for Vietstar Airlines?

Will the sixth airline be able to make things happen in the market with five other competitors?

The last silver engravers in Lao Sa hamlet

Known to be a home for typical “trinh tuong” (earthen) houses, pristine natural landscape and abundant flowers and fruits all year round, Lao Sa is one of the most beautiful villages of H’Mong people in Ha Giang province. 

NEC Red Rockets win VTV Cup 2019

Japanese club NEC Red Rockets triumphed in the 16th VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, which closed in Quang Nam Province on Saturday.

China has no waters at the Vanguard Bank

It is obvious that China has no legal waters which could be the overlapping area, or in dispute w with Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and the southern continental shelf, including the Vanguard Bank.

Vietnam int'l music contest names winners

Violinists Ruslan Turuntayev from Kazakhstan and Park Gang-hyeon from South Korea won the Grand Prix at the First Viet Nam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music in Hanoi yesterday.

Thai Son Nam top Group B in int'l futsal event, advance to quarters

Thai Son Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, completing their perfect record of three group stage wins yesterday in Thailand.

Banks cut priority loan interest rates

Soon after the US announced a 0.25 % cut in the benchmark interest rate on July 31 seven Vietnamese banks, including State-owned lenders, announced a cut in interest rates on dong loans of at least 0.5 % to firms in the Government’s priority sectors.