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Vietnam struggles to crack down elephant ivory trafficking

Education for Nature, Vietnam (ENV), has urged heavy sanctions on leaders of wildlife trafficking rings dealing in elephant tusks.

Discovering the ripening paddy fields of Tam Coc during May

Blessed with stunning beauty, majestic mountains, and golden rice fields, Tam Coc in Ninh Binh is a popular destination among visitors and often enthralls tourists due to being home to exquisite natural landscapes.

Vietnamese businesses increase overseas investment

Vietnam’s overseas investment has soared in traditional markets such as Laos and Cambodia as well as new markets of the US, Russia, and Singapore.

 

Takhado – Vietnamese martial arts with rake as a weapon

Vietnamese traditional martial arts feature many postures and sets of practice relating to farming activities. For example, rakes are used as a weapon in Takhado, a type of traditional martial arts.

 

A place for all seasons

Ninh Bình is one of the most spectacular places on earth to visit. 

Tightening credit for luxury home purchases might rock realty market: experts

If credit policies for luxury home puchases were tightened, it could be a shock for the property market, experts have warned.

 

Major projects languish as speculators abandon land plots

Property speculation and a lack of roads and facilities such as hospitals, schools and shopping malls have led to a number of so-called “deserted towns” in real estate hotspots in HCM City.

 

Ly Son Island cultural sites deteriorate

Some cultural and historic sites in Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai have severely deteriorated.

VN start-up based in US launches first on-demand expert service cloud for analytics

On-demand expert platform and artificial intelligence innovator Got It on Wednesday US time launched Querychat for cloud data warehouses starting with Google BigQuery.

 

China exempts tariffs on 33 Vietnamese seafood exports

China has exempted tariffs on 33 kinds of Vietnamese seafood exports, the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said.

 

Tax payers have right to appeal audit decisions: NA deputies

Tax payers can appeal the decisions of State audit agencies if they believe the decisions are illegal or harmful to their operation, National Assembly deputies said on Friday.

 

Vietnamese businesses eye trade promotion in RCEP region

Vietnamese enterprises were looking forward to promoting their businesses under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to take advantage of a market that is home to 50% of the global population. 

 

Vietnam in group of death for AFC U16 women’s champs

Vietnam were drawn in Group B on Thursday for the AFC U16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019.

 

Scams via telephone and internet on the rise

The Hanoi police have warned the public about the increasing incidence of cybercrime and scams after many people were recently cheated out of money.

 

Officials to be prosecuted for Son La exam cheating

Eight officials in Son La Province will be prosecuted for abusing their positions to adjust high school graduation and university entrance exam scores last year.

 

Auchan shocked at sales riot

A representative from Supermarket giant Auchan Vietnam expressed shock at what they described as shameful behaviour customers at a recent sale at its stores.

Vietnamese film wins Cannes Film Fest prize

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng, or Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An won the best short film in the Director’s Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival 2019.

Vietnamese designers accused of plagiarism

A Vietnamese designer has been accused of copying a design of famous Israeli fashion designer Lior Charch.

 

The Third Wife film producers fined for script violation

The producers of the international award-winning Vietnamese film The Third Wife have been fined VND50 million (USD2,173) for ‘script violations’.

Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2019 to open June 1st

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2019 will open on June 1st, involving eight firework teams from Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, Italy, England, China, and the host Vietnam.