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Danang cyclo drivers experience hard times due to Covid-19 outbreak

Cyclo services in Danang City are struggling to find customers as the tourism industry has been hit by fears of the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Five Mekong Delta provinces declare state of emergency over seawater intrusion

Local authorities in Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Long An, Kien Giang and Ca Mau provinces in the Mekong Delta have declared a state of emergency as seawater intrusion and drought are worsening in the delta.

 

Vietnam to support S.Korea in assisting citizens: ministry

South Korea will send three quick response teams to Vietnam to assist 276 Koreans under quarantine in Vietnam.

12th graders in HCMC to return to school on March 9

Twelfth graders in HCMC will return to school on March 9 following an extended Lunar New Year holiday due to concerns about the fast spreading coronavirus, according to a decision of the municipal government.

 

Minister on same flight with 17th coronavirus patient tests negative for virus

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has tested negative for coronavirus even though he was in the same C-class cabin with N.H.N, Vietnam’s 17th Covid-19 patient, on a flight from the United Kingdom to Vietnam.

 

Investors eye promise of booming fintech market in Vietnam

 In 2019 venture capital funding pouring into Vietnamese fintech companies accounted for 36 percent of total fintech investment in the region with HCM City and Hanoi emerging as regional as fintech hubs.

Rules of origin pose questions for sectors jostling for position

Although the free trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam will offer great opportunities for wood investors and exporters, its rules of origin may not provide a big boon to local textile and garment businesses.

Vietnamese mobile phone companies unable to compete with foreign giants

Vietnamese mobile phone manufacturers face severe competition, and struggling to retain market share, from foreign players across segments, experts warn.

 

When will the Vietnamese automobile dream come true?

Vietnam still has to import car parts for domestic assembling. As a result, the production cost is high and domestically made products remain less competitive than imports.

Hanoi to broadcast lectures on television

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training is planning to broadcast lessons and lectures via television, scheduled to begin airing on March 9.

Vietnam proposes 13 priorities for 26th AEM Retreat

A preparatory senior economic officials' meeting for the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat (PREP-SEOM for the 26th AEM Retreat) was held in Da Nang city on March 8.

VN steelmakers hit hard by virus outbreak as demand, prices spiral

Vietnamese steelmakers were in need of State support to minimise the damage caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, which could well reach a pandemic as dozens of countries reported new infections.

Epidemic causes credit growth to slow significant in first two months

Credit growth of the banking system in the first two months of this year reached only 0.06 percent, slowing significantly against the 1 percent rate in the same period last year, due to impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa remains safe, attractive destination

The tourism sector of the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has been seriously hit by the outbreak of a disease caused by new coronavirus (COVID-19). 

Hanoi woman spreads love for Ao Dai

Whenever wearing Vietnamese traditional long dress, ao dài, all Vietnamese women feel the special beauty and attractiveness of the costume. 

Hanoi police seize 6kg heroin

Police in Hanoi have busted a drug ring from Laos to the northern border province of Dien Bien and the capital city. ​

Nine foreigners test positive for coronavirus in Vietnam

Another case of COVID-19 was detected in Vietnam at 19:30 on March 8, raising the total number of cases in the country to 30.

Three priority tasks set for VN securities commissions in 2020

In addition to promulgating legal documents to ensure the enforcement of the amended Securities Law, the State Securities Commission (SSC) will put the new transaction system into operation and consolidate the corporate bond market.

Photographer devotes years taking thousands of photos about environmental protection

Tens of thousand of photographs have been taken by Do Trong Hoai An during his trekking trips throughout the country over the last 37 years, half of which relate to environmental protection.

Vietnam warned of increased risk of anti-subsidy lawsuits

The US Trade Representative (USTR) has decided that it will classify developed and developing countries in accordance with its own criteria and consider the trade ratio of the countries when classifying.