Get private sector into debt trade, Vietnam advised
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:00
Vietnam’s debt-trading market is limited to two state-owned asset management companies and banks, but needs private players to increase liquidity, experts say.
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:45:00
The way coffee is bought and consumed in Vietnam is changing as new players work hard to get their name out there.
Vietnamese companies facing longer downtimes from cyber breaches
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:43:00
Organisations in Vietnam are facing longer downtimes caused by cybersecurity breaches, compared to the regional and global averages, according to a recent Cisco study
Saigon social support employee arrested for abusing teenage inmates
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:40:00
An employee of a social support center in Saigon was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting at least six teenage girls at the center.
E-commerce delivery battle in Vietnam becomes more costly
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:38:00
Online buyers in Vietnam are increasingly impatient, driving the war on delivery speed
Carbon emission a thorny problem
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:35:00
Vietnam has pledged to cut 8% of her greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, or even 25% with international support.
China targets one of Asia's biggest meth cartel: deputy drug tsar
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:32:00
Chinese drug police are working with Mekong countries to strike at the heart of a mega-rich meth syndicate, a senior Beijing drugs tsar said.
Ben Tre coconut festival 2019 kicks off
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:31:00
The fifth Ben Tre Coconut Festival, themed “Coconuts on the Way to Integration and Sustainable Development”, opened in the Mekong Delta city of Ben Tre on November 16 in the presence of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
NA Chairwoman attends great national solidarity festival in Tra Vinh
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:22:00
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan joined residents in Soc Cha B hamlet, Thanh Son commune, the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh’s Tra Cu district, at the great national solidarity festival on November 17.
Expressways that burn up the road between Hanoi and northern provinces
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:15:00
Nine major expressways that cost VND128 trillion ($5.5 billion) have considerably sped up connections between Hanoi and northern localities.
Drastic adjustments urged to tackle power shortages
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:13:00
Urgent solutions must be sought to handle imminent electricity shortages, coupled with drastic adjustments to the future national power development plan and power purchase agreement.
Steel products experience slow consumption in October
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:11:00
Consumption of steel products, especially colour-coated steel, declined in October while production continued to rise, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).
5 Vietnamese students return home as Hong Kong unrest escalates
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:10:00
Vietnam’s Consul General in Hong Kong has helped five Vietnamese students return home as violence spreads to universities in the territory
Vingroup Chairman listed among world’s 50 theme park influencers
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:08:00
Chairman of Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong has been named among the top 50 theme park influencers in the world for his innovation and creativity in the global theme park industry in 2019.
30th anniversary of UN Convention on the Right of the Child marked
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:06:00
The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and the UNICEF office in Vietnam on November 16 held a ceremony in Hanoi to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Right of the Child.
Saigon tourism authority to organize Tet festival
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:04:00
HCMC's tourism department will host a Lunar New Year festival on January 3-5 at the Le Van Tam Park in District 1, 20 days before the country's official Tet holiday
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:02:00
In 2030, wind and solar power will be more cost-effective than coal. According to the 2019 Vietnam Energy Outlook Report, the cost-effective capacity threshold will increase to more than 100GW by 2050, due to anticipated cost reduction in wind and solar technologies.
Requiem for victims of traffic accidents in Vietnam
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:00:00
The National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on November 11 held an annual requiem for the victims who lost their life to traffic accidents in Vietnam this year.
