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Policies issued for media support to poor, ethnic minority groups

The Prime Minister recently issued a decision on the application of policies to provide media support to poor households and ethnic minority groups in mountainous, border and sea areas.

 

Moderate earnings growth forecast for VN banking sector

Earnings growth in the Vietnamese banking sector, following a sterling year in 2018, would ease in 2019 due to slowing loan growth, reported by a foreign research firm.

 

Outlook for Vietnam’s economy remains sound in 2019: IMF

The outlook for Vietnam’s economy remains sound, aided by its strong fundamentals, diversified trade structure and the authorities’ commitment to macroeconomic stability and private sector-led growth, according to the IMF.

 

Bus passengers suffer from overloading during holiday

Many passengers buses have been reported to overload during the Reunification and Labour Day holiday as travel demand has surged.

 

Hanoi’s first metro project operation delayed again

The Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro project would not be put into operation on April 30 as scheduled according to the Railway Management Board.

 

Vietnam thrash Lebanon 4-1 in AFC U-19 women’s qualifiers

The Vietnamese women’s football team secured their first win in the second round of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers by beating Lebanon 4-1 in their second Group B clash in Hanoi on April 28.

 

Teachers with mission during war

During the war against America decades ago, Southern Vietnam was often abbreviated as letter “B”.

 

Da Nang ready for peak tourism season

As the weather is getting hotter, sea tourism has entered its peak season.

Book-building method available in June for State divestment

The Ministry of Finance has released a circular to instruct State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to use book-building to sell shares owned by the State.

 

Programme helps fight wildlife violations in Vietnam

The Nature Education Centre recently announced the findings of a programme on the assessment of the spread of wildlife violations in 42 districts of nine provinces and cities with the involvement of 12,840 trading establishments.

 

Over 1,000 join international marathon in Ha Giang

More than 1,000 runners, including 91 foreigners from 22 countries, joined a marathon tournament in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on April 30.

 

Crowds descend on entertainment areas nationwide for national holidays

Popular sites across the country are beginning to swell with both local people and foreign tourists ahead of the holidays on National Reunification Day, April 30, and May Day, May 1.

Poor student earns PhD, becomes first drone manufacturer in Vietnam

He once earned his living by picking up trash on Nhieu Loc Canal, failed the university entrance exam and had to go to intermediate school, but later got a scholarship to study in the US and obtained master’s and doctoral degrees.

Actor Phat makes effort for first movie

Song Lang (The Tap Box) may be the first movie of Lien Binh Phat but audiences have been left impressed considering it was such a tough role for a newcomer.

FPT software firm’s president explains ‘why Vietnam is still poor’

Citing information that the productivity of a Singaporean worker is 14 times higher than one Vietnamese, Hoang Nam Tien, president of FPT Software, explained why Vietnam is still poor.

Rising costs in China drive up industrial property market in Vietnam

Vietnam’s industrial property market has flourished for the past few years thanks to a number of factors, including the rising costs in China that has led to the shifting of manufacturing locations to the Southeast Asian country.

 

Norwegian artist cherishes dream of creating links with Vietnam

As Norway’s modern artist that has mastered a modern and flexible language of painting, drawing and prints, Henrik Placht has an extremely strong connection with Vietnam and is dreaming big for this beautiful country.

 

Carlsberg, Habeco make breakthroughs in negotiations on stake sale

Carlsberg, which currently holds a 17.34% stake in Habeco, has the right of first refusal for any stake sale from the Hanoi-based beer company, expressed interest in raising the stake, but discussions have dragged for years.

Vietnam party chief in charge of former President Le Duc Anh's funeral

Vietnam’s highest decision-making bodies have decided to hold the funeral of former President Le Duc Anh with the national mourning etiquette, and the Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong will take charge of it.

Foreign businesses accelerate indirect investment in Vietnam

Vietnam`s high and steady economic growth in the past years has strongly drawn foreign capital and investment in local firms, considered as the shortest way for foreign investors to enter the Vietnamese market.