vietnam latest news

Update news vietnam latest news

Ngu A Chau falls to dominant foreign competitors

 Takara Belmont Corporation’s purchase of a 97 per cent stake in leading hair cosmetics manufacturer Ngu A Chau Service Production Trading JSC (NAC).

Co-living to be new residential trend in Vietnam?

 Apart from co-working spaces which have already taken root in Vietnam, the market is now expected to receive the co-living trend—a new trend of sharing living space.

Hanoi seeking ways to save low-priced daikon radishes

 Hanoi authorities on March 16 held a meeting to seek measures to help farmers boost sales of daikon radishes which are facing incredibly low prices.

Dispute over port design leads to boats sinking at Ha Long

 Several tourist boats have sunk while anchoring at Tuan Chau International Port while boat owners and the port management team have not reached a solution.

Vietnam, Australia cooperate in vocational education

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Department of Education and Training of Australia have inked a memorandum of understanding in vocational education.

PM Phuc suggests orientations of ASEAN-Australia partnership

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia to intensify cooperation and mutual trust, for interests of each side, as well as for cooperation and stability in the region. 

Vietnam targets $4.5 billion from farm produce exports by 2020

 Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports are expected to top 4.5 billion USD by 2020, with fruits accounting for 3.6 billion USD, according to the Crop Production Department.

Russians in Vietnam cast ballots in presidential election

 Russian nationals headed to ballot stations in Vietnam to elect a new President of Russia on March 18 when the election was also taking place in their homeland. 

Indian scholars: President’s visit adds impetus to Vietnam-India ties

 Indian scholars have highly valued Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s State visit to India early this month, affirming that it created a new momentum for sustainable relations of the two countries in the future. 

US’s education featured in HCM exhibition

 Various types of education in the US were introduced at an exhibition held by the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on March 16. 

Vietnam, China talk sea area off mouth of Tonkin Gulf

Vietnam and China held the ninth round of negotiations of a working group on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the sixth round of negotiations of a working group on cooperation in sea development on March 15-16.

Vietnam finish third at Junior Davis Cup

 Viet Nam came from behind to secure third place at the Junior Davis Cup, after defeating Sri Lanka 2-1 on Saturday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Abundant credit supply for real estate projects

 Although real estate developers can raise funds in many ways, credit from commercial lenders is still the largest source of capital in Vietnam. 

Vietnamese farmers expect higher profits with CPTPP trade agreement

VietNamNet Bridge - The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help Vietnam boost exports of seafood and farm produce.

HCM City manholes turned into canvases

 A group of young people in HCM City are making the city more colourful by painting on the manholes.

Condotel business sees high growth on back of tourism

 During the first few months of 2018, the market has witnessed a notable number of new condotel launches.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit held at the International Convention Centre on March 17.

Huge resettlement area abandoned in HCM City

 A large resettlement area in HCM City's District 2 has been abandoned for years due to high prices.

Two new Vietnamese billionaires on Forbes list

Hoa Phat and Truong Hai, companies owned by newly recognized dollar billionaires Tran Dinh Long and Tran Ba Duong, respectively, are leaders in their industries but also investors in agriculture.

Diversifying investment capital in the real estate sector

 It was forecast that the capital inflows into the Vietnamese real estate sector would continue to go up this year.