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BUSINESS NEWS 16/6

Investor permitted to start survey for giant offshore wind power farm

 

Youngest contestants among Miss World Vietnam’s southern finalists

The southern region’s Top 34 contestants for the Miss World Vietnam 2019 pageant have been revealed, with a number of notable picks, including a 19-year-old contestant.

Vietnam is only one option in relocation wave from China, says economist

The countries with developed technologies such as Japan and the US, when seeking places for their long-term investments, consider possible destinations such as Vietnam, Indonesia and India very carefully.

HCM City to build civil status database

HCM City plans to set up a database on civil status to store and manage basic information related to population management of all citizens by 2020, with total cost estimated at VNĐ260 billion (US$11.15 million).

 

Vietnamese artist displays installation artwork at Chateau La Coste

Popular artist Tia Thuy Nguyen has just become the first Vietnamese artist to display artwork at Chateau La Coste, France.

Silver Room by Tia Thuy Nguyen exhibited as part of French art collection

Tia Thuy Nguyen has become the first Vietnamese designer to have her artwork put on display as part of the prestigious art collection at the Château La Coste.

Asia Dragon Bazar’s 20th anniversary marked in Czech Republic

A ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Asia Dragon Bazar, a shopping centre of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic, recently took place in Cheb city, Karlovarsky province bordering with Germany.

 

Viettel launches ridehailing application MyGo

Viettel Post, the delivery arm of Viettel Group, has developed ride-hailing app MyGo for car, motorbike, delivery and transport services.

 

About five storms to hit mainland Vietnam from July – December

Among 10-12 storms or tropical low pressure forecast to hit East Sea, up to five are forecast to directly impact Vietnam’s mainland from July – December 2019, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

 

Int’l law body hails Vietnam’s realities

Members of the International Law Commission (ILC) have hailed the realities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia at the first session of the just-concluded 71st general assembly at the UN office in Geneva.

Hanoi to install more automatic vending machines in public areas

The initial success in piloting the installation of vending machines in Hoan Kiem Lake and the surrounding areas has proven the advantages of this form of retail in crowded and narrowed areas.

 

Major US hotel operators plan expansion in Vietnam

A lot of people from China, South Korea, even Japan are buying resort properties in Vietnam, which is considered a sign of an attractive market to investors.

 

Giants make inroads into Vietnam’s intermediary payment service

The market is open to giants with enormous financial resources to become the leaders. However, this competition itself, as well as e-commerce, is predicted to be cutthroat.

 

Ten detained for causing public disorder in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

Police in southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province’s Phú Mỹ Town have detained ten people for allegedly causing public disorder and damaging property following an illegal sale of land in the commune.

 

Vietnam makes progress on African swine fever vaccine

Vietnam has worked on clinical trials of a vaccine against African swine fever and gained initial success, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.

 

Le Quang Liem ranks fifth at Asian Continental Chess Championships

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked fifth at the Asian Continental Chess Championships 2019 in Xingtai, China on Thursday.

 

Taking a dip to cool off in the capital

“Hot, hot, hot...!!!” That’s the most common phrase being uttered at the moment in Hanoi as the heat of mid-summer overwhelms the north.

HCM City launches bus crime hotline

HCM City has announced a hotline for bus passengers to report sexual harassment and pickpockets, said Tran Chi Trung, the municipal Department of Transport’s director of the Public Transport Management Centre.

Abandoned children find a home with nuns in Lam Dong

Most of the children at the Tin Thac Charity House are nicknamed after fruits, vegetables or animals.

Growing vegetables against all odds on the Spratly Islands

As the last-born in a four-children family with two brothers and one sister in Quang Ngai, 21-year-old Phan Gia Cuong never had to worry about cooking or planting vegetables for daily meals as he had his loving mother to do all of those chores.