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General labor federation presents proposals for retirement ages

The Vietnam General Federation of Labor on October 7 released a draft amended labor code, presenting proposals for retirement ages, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

Google Doodles honours Vietnam's poet Xuan Quynh

The world’s most popular search engine Google has paid tribute to Xuan Quynh, Vietnam’s most famous female poet on the date of her 77th birthday by posting a drawing of her on its homepage on October 6.

BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 8

Capital funneled into priority fields: central bank

Hoi An faces waste management headache

Authorities in Hoi An are seeking measures to deal with the rising amount of waste.

Online car sales not clicking with customers

With booming online sales, e-commerce exchanges have set their sights on the automotive industry.

North-south expressway: success or failure depends on credit

With the decision on canceling international bidding for the North-South expressway, the success or failure of the project now depends on the capability of domestic contractors and the credit to be provided.

Long term plan needed to respond to climate change in Vietnam

Le Thanh Tung, deputy head the Department of Plant Cultivation, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày Nay newspaper on the need to develop a long term plan to cope with floods in the Mekong Delta.

E-learning meets evolving needs

Vietnam's e-learning market is diversifying in terms of offerings but innovation must continue to keep up with demand and new trends.

Preschool skills build the foundation for lifelong learning skills.

Since childhood is often the best time in people’s lives, playing and learning are very important. Choosing a suitable broadcast media programme for children is also important, as the number of entertainment channels is increasing significantly.

Referees for upcoming World Cup qualifiers revealed

The Asian Football Confederation have announced the teams of referees that will take charge of the Vietnam national team’s upcoming fixtures against Malaysia and Indonesia in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020.

Vietnam team set for big bonus if they beat Malaysia in World Cup qualifier

A firm in Hanoi has promised to present the Vietnam national football team a VND500 million (USD21,739) bonus if they beat Malaysia in the forthcoming World Cup qualifier.

VIETNAM POLITICAL NEWS OCTOBER 8

NA Vice Chairman receives EU business official

 

60% of urban households to buy consumer goods online: study

Sixty per cent of households in urban centres like Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, and Can Tho will buy fast moving consumer goods online by 2025, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global data, insights and consulting company.

 

AirVisual suddenly disappears from Google Play and App Store in Vietnam

Before "disappearing" from App Store and Play Store stores in Vietnam, AirVisual was the most downloaded air quality monitoring app in the country last week.

Joyful dragon dance festival celebrates Hanoi's liberation

The 2019 Hanoi Dragon Dance took place at the intersection of Dinh Tien Hoang and Hang Dau streets, in Hoan Kiem Lake's pedestrian area, on October 6, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).

Vietnamese martial artists win seven golds at World Beach Pencak Silat Champs

A team of Vietnamese martial artists have secured a number of medals including seven golds, eight silvers, and six bronze medals at the first World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019 which recently concluded in Thailand.

Former delivery CEO joins Vingroup's logistic firm

One Mount Group was founded by Vingroup and its partners on September 26, 2019 and has charter capital of VND3 trillion (US$129 million).

Kien Giang needs over $68.8 million to tackle coastal erosion

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs $68.8 million to fight coastal erosion, according to Nguyen Van Tam, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietcombank posts record profit of nearly $757.6 million

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) reported $757.59 million in consolidated profit in the first nine months of this year, surging 50.6 percent from the same time last year and reaching 85.8 percent of the yearly plan.

Different scenarios for VN-Index in Q4

Brokerages proposed different scenarios for the movement of VN-Index from now until the end of the year depending on the world's economic growth prospects.