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Vietnam carrying out transport transformation to reduce emissions

Road transport makes up 85 percent of total emissions, an overwhelming proportion over other segments.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 9

 

Efforts made to prevent illegal border immigration

 

New mindset needed for Vietnam to have tech unicorns

There has been a growing number of local startups who neglect raising funds in subsequent rounds after gaining initial successes, said an expert.

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 9

Chinese firm completes acquisition of IVS shares

Green actions help ditch plastic in Da Nang

Pham Dat, 28, started up his own café shop – Tipi Coffee – in the central city of Da Nang in 2014, but started going ‘green’ by using bamboo straws two years later. The shop started using glass and stainless steel straws in 2017.

French director Christophe Thiry: ‘Tale of Kieu’ allows me to travel through different cultures

Vietnamese masterpiece ‘The Tale of Kieu’ was adapted into a musical theatre production for the first time by French artists, and was staged in Hanoi in late September. 

Education investment catching attention

Local and foreign investment is being poured in greater volumes into Vietnam's education sector given the interest among Vietnamese people in quality education.

'Ozone hole vigilance still required'

It may be the smallest ozone hole in three decades but scientists are warning against complacency.

How 3D technology is capturing the world

From computer games to railway tracks, capturing 3D images in exquisite detail is now big business.

New growth incentives for Vietnamese economy

Vietnam’s GDP rose by 7.31% in the third quarter of this year, contributing to raising the nine-month GDP to the highest level over the past nine years, signaling that Vietnam's economy can make a breakthrough.

External risks weigh on foreign capital pouring into Vietnam’s stock market

Foreign investors’ trading on exchanges and net injecting/withdrawing value from the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has a high correlation with a usual lag of one month. 

Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons

Jupiter had been the "moon king" for some 20 years.

Fintech has huge opportunities in Vietnam: experts

With cash still being the main payment mode, a youthful demographic and growing smartphone penetration, Vietnam offers great opportunities for fintech developers, experts said.

 

Vietnam maritime strategy: Be careful with under-war-threshold actions

Tensions in the East Sea are still under control, without armed war, but the acts of using or threatening to use force have been recorded with many different forms.

 

Doch Chkae, the metal band born on a rubbish dump

It was the most powerful symbol of the poverty under which many lived in mid-2000s Cambodia: a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of the capital.

 

Anti-smuggling watchdog calls for tighter control over C/O issuance

The Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department has called on the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to strengthen management over the issuance of certificates of origin to curb fraud.

HCM City needs to upgrade industrial zones to attract FDI: experts

To attract more investment, especially from overseas, HCM City needs to renovate and reform its export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs), Tran Quang Truong, general director of Tan Binh Industry Park said.

 

Vietnam deploys high-tech to catch traffic violators

The Ministry of Transport plans to promote IT and digital advancements in traffic management, and improve quality in training, testing and issuing driving licences, as well as in the operation of safety management systems in civil aviation.

Spanish guitarist Rafael Serrallet to perform in Hanoi

Spanish guitar master Rafael Serrallet will perform in a concert called “The magic of the Spanish guitar” at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on October 10, starting at 8 p.m.

Vietnam to name government agencies sluggish in disbursing ODA

Starting October 15, the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to disclose the disbursement data on a 15-day basis at http://mof.gov.vn.