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Impressive photos taken by Hanoi journalists put on display

An exhibition featuring more than 100 photographs taken by journalists over the past two years are being showcased at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on June 17 to mark the upcoming Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

National costume entries for Hoang Thuy at Miss Universe 2019

A design contest to select the best national costume for Hoang Thuy, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2019 pageant, to wear has closed with a number of outstanding outfits.

Vietnamese banks hurry to implement Basel II in 2019

A bunch of Vietnamese banks are in the race to meet the requirements on capital adequacy ratio (CAR) following Basel II standards right in 2019, one year earlier than the deadline for implementation on January 1, 2020.

 

Foreign investors pour money into Vietnam’s e-commerce despite big losses

Many foreign giants have continuously invested in leading e-commerce sites in Vietnam even as they incur big losses as they continue to see the long-term potential of the country’s rapidly expanding online shopping sector.

Driver gets 3.5 years in prison for fatal car crash

The People’s Court in Binh Thanh District in HCM City yesterday sentenced Nguyen Thi Nga to three and a half years in prison for “violating regulations on road safety” which resulted in a car crash that killed one woman and injured six men.

Vietnam's Khoi wins ASEAN U20 gold, nears GM level

International chess master Nguyen Anh Khoi secured his second grandmaster norm by winning the gold medal at the 20th ASEAN+Age Groups Chess Championships in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Hanoi in peak season for dengue fever

Over 67,000 cases of dengue fever and three deaths were reported in the first five months of this year across the country, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health.

Primary schools and teachers not ready for new general education curriculum

The new general education programme issued by the Ministry of Education and Training at the end of last year will be applied for the 2020-21 school year.

Real estate market focuses on industrial zones

The reports released by securities companies so far this year all show the bright prospects of the industrial real estate market segment.

Lotus blossoms flourish in Hanoi’s streets

Although it lasts in a short time during summer, lotus leaves a strong impression on Vietnamese people.

Visually impaired Thai university student learns Vietnamese

Aun's story about his journey to Vietnam to learn Vietnamese is beautiful and extraordinary.

Taiwanese green technology proposed for Hanoi’s largest landfill

Hanoi is building a garbage-to-energy incinerator with a capacity of handling 4,000 tons of waste per day, which is expected to be put into operation by 2021.

 

Vietnamese consume salt twice as much as WHO-recommended level

The amount of salt recommended by the WHO is below 1.5g for under one-year-old children and less than 0.3g of salt for infants.

 

Actual FDI to Vietnam in 2019 projected to hit US$22 billion in 2019

Main sources for FDI growth in Vietnam in the near future would come from South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China).

 

 

Mopeds heat up Vietnamese motorbike market

Due to the cheap price, some businesses admitted that the quality of mopeds is quite poor and the engines would be downgraded after a time in use.

 

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue visits Myanmar

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed that Vietnam supports Myanmar in its national reconciliation and development with increasingly improving stature in the region and the world.

Prime Minister asks to increase corruption prevention

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a dispatch No.724/CD-TTg dated June 17 on strengthening measures to prevent negative and corruption behaviours in public service.

 

HCM City, US seek to boost ties in human resources development

Secretary of the HCMC Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Michael Michalak yesterday to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in improving local human resources quality.

 

800 people to join the fifth International Day of Yoga in Hanoi

More than 800 people will participate in the fifth International Day of Yoga in Hanoi, to be held across ten cities and provinces across Vietnam on June 22, said the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Vietnam Rajesh Uike.

Major trends in Vietnam’s consumer market

Vietnam’s middle class - the foundation of consumers - is rising fast: in 2030, 49% of households will have annual disposable income of US$5,000 to US$15,000, an increase of 33.8% from that in 2018.