HCMC set to make 27 pct of national budget collection
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:34:00
Vietnam's economic hub HCMC expects to make VND412 trillion ($17.74 billion) of budget revenues this year, roughly 27 percent of the national figure.
HCM City attracts estimated 8 billion USD of FDI in 2019
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:32:00
Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ho Chi Minh City in 2019 is estimated to reach 8 billion USD, equivalent to 101 percent of the figure recorded last year, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
Scotland sets up anti-child trafficking unit as number of Vietnamese victims rises
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:30:00
A police unit has been set up in Scotland to combat child trafficking on concerns that many foreign minors, including Vietnamese, are being exploited.
International conference on challenges and perspectives in East Sea
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:28:00
An International conference discussing challenges and perspectives in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) has recently opened in New Delhi, India.
Exhibition looks back at Hanoi in the 19th century
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:20:00
More than 70 documents, maps and images of Hanoi Citadel during the Nguyen Dynasty era (1802-1945) are on display at an exhibition.
Marine plastic pollution needs thorough solutions
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:19:00
Vietnam has been listed as one of the top five plastic polluters in the world, so eco-friendly technical solutions and the use of bio-degradable plastic products need urgent promotion, participants at a workshop heard on November 29 in Hanoi.
Da Lat: How to eat like a local
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:14:00
Da Lat, or ‘Le petit Paris’, which gets nearly a million visitors a year, is also a town where 400,000 locals live and work. Here are some tips on where the locals go to eat.
Minister urged mastering technologies to better cybersecurity
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:12:00
It is time for Vietnam to master technologies to make sure local businesses, organisations and people are protected from cyber-attacks, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said on November 29.
Mekong Delta border town's salted, dried fish market
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:07:00
Chau Doc Market in Chau Doc Town on the Cambodia border sells hundreds of varieties of salted fishes, crustaceans and turtles.
Cyber security protects national interests
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:05:00
Rapid technological development has given people more ways to access and share information on the Internet. It has also created conditions for more sophisticated cyber attacks.
Ministry of Science and Technology awarded Labour Order
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:03:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 presented the first-class Labour Order, the noble distinction of the Party and State, to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in recognition of its contributions to socialism building and national protection.
Hanoi air quality persists at unhealthy levels
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:02:00
The air quality in Hanoi was at unhealthy levels the past week, according to the city Environmental Protection Agency.
Government leader meets voters in Hai Phong
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:01:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with voters and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of Hai Phong city in Cat Hai district on November 30, reviewing the outcomes of the NA’s freshly-concluded 8th session.
Da Nang okayed Cocobay turning condotels to apartments
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:59:00
Authorities had approved the conversion of Cocobay Da Nang condotels into apartments long before the crisis over nonpayment of annual returns broke out.
PetroVietnam becomes new secretariat of ASEAN petroleum council
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:54:00
Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam) will head the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) secretariat for the first time.
Bach Long Vy to become fishery logistics, research and rescue center
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:24:00
Bach Long Vy in the northern city of Hai Phong is the farthest island in Vietnam’s Tonkin Gulf and has many special advantages.
Hanoi Brick Cave blurs boundaries to remain connected
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:19:00
The Brick Cave has two layers of porous brick walls that keep the house secure but open to the outside world at all times.
Free trade pact facilitates foreign investment in Vietnam’s aviation industry
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:17:00
Opportunities are also open more for foreign investors in the Vietnamese aviation sector as the foreign ownership cap in Vietnamese air transport businesses will be loosened to 34% from the current 30% from early next year.
