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Spaces enters coworking space market in Vietnam

Spaces, the world’s coworking space supplier, opened its first center at 28 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi City on May 7, marking its entry into Vietnam's market.

 

Hai Phong a goldmine for industrial property

Home to nearly two million inhabitants, Haiphong is the third-largest city in Vietnam, and rapid urbanisation has underpinned its exceptional growth over the past five years.

Local banks drawn to retail banking

Seeing the potential from a population of 96 million and the 2018 per capita GDP of 2,590 USD, Vietnamese banks are racing to develop retail markets.

 

Many questions remain unanswered about Cua Dai sandbank

Scientists believe that erosion in the northern coast, plus the historic flood on Thu Bon River in November 2017, helped the sandbank at Cua Dai sea emerge above the sea surface. But this has not been proven.

Tech key to position Vietnam as a manufacturing leader

Vietnamese firms should hasten technological development to position the country as a global manufacturing centre, Swedish experts said at a seminar on Tuesday.

 

Tiki triples annual loss

Tiki seems farther than ever from breaking even and ending its multi-year series of losses after the e-commerce platform has tripled its losses over-year.

A day of Crown Princess of Sweden in Vietnam: When royal cares for livelihood

Crown Princess Victoria has put special care to promote the UN`s sustainable development goals by 2030 which Vietnam is striving for.

More than 200 infected pigs culled

The Yen Bai Province Department of Veterinary and Van Chan District authorities on Tuesday culled 200 pigs infected with African swine fever.

1 million species at risk of extinction: UN report

Around 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction and the rate of species' disappearance is accelerating, likely having a grave impact on people around the world, a report by a UN body of scientists has found.

Le Quang Liem suffers loss in Chinese Chess League Division

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem lost to a relatively unknown rival, Nie Xinyang, in the fifth round of the 2019 Chinese Chess League Division A on Tuesday.

Vietnam Basketball Association to kick off new 'fantastic' season

The Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) is finalising preparations for the new season, its organising board announced at a press conference on Monday.

Vietnam’s credit growth expands in first months of 2019

The credit growth of Vietnamese banks as of April 17 this year had expanded by 3.23 per cent against the end of 2018, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) reported.

 

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs visits SLNA FC

Former Manchester United FC midfielder Ryan Giggs, who is currently working as a Director for the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC youth academy, paid a visit to SLNA FC in Nghe An on May 7.

 

First digital-platform CSR launched in HCM City

The first corporate social responsibility programme (CSR) based on a digital platform in Vietnam’s life insurance market, the Aviva Community Fund 2019, has been officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Vietnam sets barriers to bar entry of outdated technologies

Experts have warned of the possibility of Vietnam becoming a ‘technology dumping ground’ in the 4.0 industrial era, since developed countries are shifting to more advanced technologies and trying to liquidate outdated ones.

Destructive advertising sign on Cham towers criticised

Many visitors have complained about promotional destination signs being drilled into two historically-unique towers at the Cham temple complex in Binh Dinh Province.

 

Thanh Hoa people protest against firm blocking sea access

People in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have opposed a local firm which has set up fences blocking their access to the sea.

 

HCM City proposes luxury tax on mobile phones and cosmetics

Authorities in HCM City have proposed a special consumption tax on goods including mobile phones and cosmetics.

 

2019 Vietnam Robocon enters final round in Hai Duong

Thirty-two teams have begun competing in the final round of the 2019 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam), which opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on May 7.

 

Asia-Pacific conference talks tertiary education

The 13th plenary session of the CONFRASIE (Regional Conference of Rectors of the member universities of the University Agency of the French-speaking world in Asia-Pacific) took place in HCMC on May 7.