Six Mongolian pickpockets caught in HCMC
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:56:00
HCMC police said Friday they have detained six Mongolians, four men and two women, for pickpocketing Japanese tourists in the downtown area.
Best press works for the cause of Vietnamese education honored
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:54:00
44 best press works were honored in Hanoi on November 16 with the National Press Awards “For the cause of Vietnamese education”, which was held for the second time in 2019.
Once wartime shelter, Quang Ngai’s nipa palm forest turns tourist attraction
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:48:00
A nipa palm forest dubbed the ‘green lung’ of central Quang Ngai Province is set to become an ecotourism hotspot.
Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan discuss “Make in Vietnam” policy
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:39:00
The first forum of Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan was held in Tokyo on November 16, focusing on the “Make in Vietnam” policy that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc mentioned at a national technology forum last June.
Chinese snacks get a Saigon makeover
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:33:00
Some of Saigon’s favorite snacks originated in China but have acquired a local twist.
Vietnamese Talent Awards honour innovation
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:31:00
A speech-to-text software application with accuracy of up to 93.6 percent was honoured on November 15 as the winner of the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2019 IT category.
‘Rat’s wedding’ to inspire Saigon flower street for Tet
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:27:00
Saigon’s Flower Street for the Lunar New Year festival in January will be inspired by the famous Dong Ho folk painting called Rat’s wedding.
Conference underlines importance of education to socio-economic development
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:15:00
Education and training are vital to the socio-economic development of countries, including Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Quang Thuan told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.
Three-member Hanoi family calls 4 sq.m room home
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:11:00
A Hanoi couple and their teenage daughter live in a tiny room without a bathroom, and the woman is now expecting a second child.
International community supports Vietnam’s solutions to East Sea issue
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:05:00
China’s recent illegal actions and violations of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) have threatened order and stability in the East Sea causing great international concern.
Vietnam bans drones from airport vicinities
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 21:03:00
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of National Defense to ban all drones within an eight-km radius of airports across the country.
Law on Exit, Entry, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam revised
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:56:00
The revised Law on Exit, Entry, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam is expected to be ratified at the ongoing National Assembly session.
Get private sector into debt trade, Vietnam advised
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:51:00
Vietnam’s debt-trading market is limited to two state-owned asset management institutions and banks, but needs private players to increase liquidity, experts say.
Interest on all fronts as nation takes centre stage
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:40:00
Driven by growth momentum on the back of the ASEAN Economic Community, Vietnam’s investment picture in the region is expected to reach brighter prospects next year when the country takes over the role of the bloc’s chair.
International seminar discusses sustainable development
Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:54:00
The Hanoi University of Economics and Business and Germany’s Publisher Springer on November 15 jointly held in Hanoi a seminar on global transformation and sustainable development for emerging economies in Asia.
Japanese group joins local partner to open drugstores in Vietnam
Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:52:00
Matsumoto Kiyoshito will set up a joint venture with Lotus Food Group next February to operate its drugstores in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s leather, footwear lauded at int’l fair in Australia
Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:51:00
Vietnam’s leather, footwear and handbags were lauded to be comparable to those made in China, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Indonesia and South Africa during an international fair held in Melbourne city, Victoria state of Australia from November 12 – 14.
Heineken no longer a major shareholder of Sabeco
Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:48:00
Dutch brewer Heineken sold over 5 million Sabeco shares Friday, bringing its stake in Vietnam’s biggest brewer Sabeco down to 4.32 percent.
