Vietnam, Hungary foster cooperation

An exhibition hall featuring more than 100 life-size statues of Vietnamese artists working in theatre, movie and music was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

  The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) in March granted a total of 228 securities trading codes to foreign investors, of which 188 were individuals and 40 were institutional investors.

 Vietstar Airlines will have to wait until the construction of an additional passenger terminal and aprons at Tan Son Nhat International Airport are completed before receiving a business license.

 Recruitment demand for mid- and senior-level managers in the first quarter increased 73 per cent year-on-year, according to a Navigos Search report released on April 10.

 A look at the state of AirAsia’s ventures in other markets outside of its home country Malaysia and comparison with its current situation in Vietnam may provide a basis to evaluate the prospects of AirAsia’s prospective joint venture.

 The Ministry of Transport has approved Uber Viet Nam’s pilot project of applying technology in managing and connecting under-contract passenger transportation.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the illegal sand extraction at Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Last month, United Overseas Bank became the first Singaporean bank to receive an approval to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam. 

Nguyen Thi Thanh became the second runner-up at Miss Eco Dress Competition held on April 10 in Egypt.

 Following the trend of many international groups that are leaving China, a number of Italian firms are shifting investments from China to Vietnam to benefit from cheap labour costs and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Extracts from popular Russian stage productions will be performed by final-year students of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Ha Noi and Vung Tau from April 11 to 14.

Located offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Con Dao Islands offer visitors a rare experience not found anywhere else in the country with clear beaches, white sand and imposing mountains.

 Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market has blossomed in recent years. But while providers are making great profits, patients are suffering due to the increasingly high prices of medicine.

 Supermodel Ha Anh will become Casting Director for the Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 contest, set for June 5 to July 2 in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen.

 Many universities in the US have announced their award of scholarships to Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.

 The southern province of Dong Nai has proposed measures to conserve and prevent consanguineous mating in the herd of wild elephants there.

 As of March, investors from the European Union had injected more than US$21.56 billion into 1,959 projects in Viet Nam, accounting for 7.2 per cent of total foreign direct investment and 8.5 per cent of projects registered in the country.

 Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 11, starting a five-day visit to Vietnam.

Authorities in central Thua Thien-Hue Province discovered the first cases of H5N6 avian flu outbreak at two family-run farms in Phu Loc District.