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Indonesia arrests eight IS-linked terror suspects

The Indonesian Police’s anti-terror squad (Densus 88) on September 23 arrested eight terror suspects from different locations in Jakarta and Bekasi of West Java.

Singapore detains three house maids for suspected terrorism financing

Singapore has detained three female Indonesian domestic workers under its Internal Security Act for alleged radicalisation, the Singaporean government announced on September 23.

Thailand to spend $6.6 bln on R&D investments this year

Thailand’s research and development (R&D) investments are expected to amount to 200 billion THB (6.6 billion USD) this year, up 32 percent from 2018.

VN Education Ministry wants to recruit 23,000 teachers

When opening the new academic year, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) emphasized that this is an important year to prepare for application of the new general education program and textbooks for next year.

Chamber singer to debut concert after six year of practice

After winning second prize at the prestigious national singing contest Sao Mai Điểm Hẹn (Morning Star – Rendezvous) in 2013, singer Pham Thuy Dung will have her debut concert on September 29.

NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 24

Chu Dau pottery plate secures Guinness World Record

Vietnam remains on radars of foreign education investors

Mr. Benjamin Yap, Senior Partner at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Vietnam, talks about the prospects for FDI attraction in Vietnam's education sector.

The Colours of Life

The ordinary and beautiful moments of daily life across the country were captured in lively and truthful images through the lens of many photographers.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 24

Shrimp export falls 8.1 percent in eight months

Vietnamese retail market is hot, but not for all

Foreign retailers started coming to Vietnam 20 years ago but many of them have had to leave.

Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Swan Lake to be presented in Hanoi

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will present Russian classic ballet performance “Swan Lake” on October 7 at Hanoi Opera House to mark its 60th founding anniversary.

 

Budget hotels moving up

Global startups are using their technology and experience to transform Vietnam's budget hotel market.

The big dream of a little woman

Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Nguyen Thi Van runs a graphic design company and a vocational center for people with disabilities, dreaming of building a 'seedling garden.'

Schools, hospitals call themselves ‘international’ to lure students, patients

Wealthy Vietnamese tend to use services provided by ‘international schools’ and ‘international hospitals’ as they believe ‘international’ means ‘high quality’. But in fact, the service quality there is not ‘international’.

VN banks now keen on green credit

Green credit is now a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.

Foreign investors keen on VN edtech start-ups

Education start-up Gotit, which has operations in Vietnam, recently mobilised US$12.5 million from some US funds.

 

Teacher and student display paintings together at VN National Museum of Fine Arts

Artist Ly Truc Son and his student Trieu Quoc Chien are displaying sơn mài (lacquer) paintings at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

Homegrown challenger to Facebook

With the launch of the social network Lotus, VCCorp. is ­trying to reshape the domestic advertising market currently dominated by Facebook and Google, and to give more benefits to content creators.

 

Tech to take insurance to the next level

Technology is set to change the face of the insurance industry, analysts said.

Bringing children into ‘wonderland’

‘To he’ (toy figurines) making artisans in Xuan La village, Phuong Duc commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, are rushed to entertainment places in Hanoi during holidays and weekends, to create a ‘wonderland’ for children.