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Beethoven concert to entertain HCM City audience on August 3

A concert themed “A night of Beethoven” will be held at Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Opera House on August 3 under the baton of conductor Le Phi Phi.

 

Peruvian band scheduled to perform in Hanoi

Peruvian band Apu Inka have been booked in to play a show in the capital city of Hanoi, with the city’s Youth Theatre to be the venue for the event on August 5.

 

Over 380 Chinese involved in online gambling to be handed over to China

More than 380 Chinese nationals involved in a multimillion-dollar gambling ring in the northern port city of Hai Phong will be handed over to the Chinese side on August 1.

 

Colouring book features Dong Ho folk paintings

The Hanoi Ceramic Museum and The Gioi Publishers on July 31 introduced to the public a book on Dong Ho folk paintings.

 

Vietnam looks to make tourism a spearhead

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will develop tourism into a spearhead by 2030, creating impetus to boost the growth of other industries, and making significant contributions to shaping a modern economy.

 

Vietnam's top players held to draws at Hunan International Chess Open

Le Quang Liem, the nation’s highest ranked chess player, earned a draw during the third match of the ongoing Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019 in China.

 

HCM City little boy poisoned after drinking rhino horn powder

A 22-month old boy in HCM City suffered poisoning after being given rhino horn powder to reduce his fever.

 

Child labor in Vietnam down 67 percent since 2000: report

“Vietnam has cut child labor by 67 percent since 2000, and more Vietnamese children are better off today than 20 years ago,” according to Save the Children’s third annual Global Childhood Report 2019, released on July 30.

Online advertising seeing handsome growth

Improving measuring tools for ad scalability and hosting proper internet infrastructure will drive growth in Vietnam's online advertising market, according to latest Ken Research analysis.

 

Top 5 of Miss Beach Beauty category revealed

The top five contestants competing in the Miss Beach Beauty segment of the Miss World Vietnam 2019 pageant was recently announced during the national pageant which is underway in the central city of Danang.

Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management accredited by NASPAA

The HCM City-based Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management has received accreditation from NASPAA, becoming the first accredited public policy school in Southeast Asia.

 

Vietnamese origin of steel products needs to be transparent

Vietnamese steel manufacturers must be transparent about the origin of their products when exporting to all markets, experts say.

Mekong Delta suffers from coastal erosion, landslides

Provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta have suffered land erosion for decades, with hundreds of hectares being washed away along with many houses.

HCM City offers free cai luong performances

The HCM City's Department of Culture and Sports Department in collaboration with the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre is offering free traditional performances targeted to young people this month.

Quyet scores only goal in all-Vietnamese AFC Zonal final

Nguyen Van Quyet scored the only goal to help Ha Noi FC beat Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the first leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final on Wednesday.

In Vietnam, the banking sector has the highest salary

According to audited financial reports 2018 from 20 Vietnamese banks, the average monthly income of banking employees in 2018 were VND12.37 million-34 million (USD521.73-1,478).

 

Big cities in Vietnam burn waste to generate electricity

Hanoi, HCMC and other big cities are using waste-to-electricity (WTE) technology to treat domestic waste and produce much-needed power.v

Vietnam banks step up bad debt recovery in 2019

Some banks have recovered trillions of Vietnamese dong in bad debt by selling off assets secured with non-performing loans in the first half of 2019.

 

300 infosec specialists join national exercise on data leak response

The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) on July 31 held a national tele-exercise on handling information leakage and tracing the source of cyber attacks with 300 infosec specialists from Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City.

 

EVFTA opens door wide for Vietnam’s agricultural produces: experts

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) not only opens the door wide for Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquaculture exports, but also promotes the country's agricultural sector to improve its competitiveness, according to experts.