Foreign insurers eye promising Vietnamese market
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:45:00
Growing demand for health care and disease prevention in Vietnam offers great opportunities for life insurers, especially foreign firms, to develop.
Vietnamese student suspended for FB posts defaming Korean band BTS
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:44:00
An eighth-grade student has received a four-day suspension from classes for using ‘foul language’ to defame popular Korean music band BTS on Facebook.
Vietnam, Algeria promote trade, investment at SIPA 2019
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:42:00
Trade Counsellor in Algeria Hoang Duc Nhuan has been busy in Oran to attend the opening of the 8th International Exhibition of Fishing and Aquaculture (SIPA 2019) and promote trade and investment with Algeria.
Vietnam protects breeding pigs amidst African swine fever outbreak
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:40:00
109,000 purebred pigs have been kept safe to help Vietnam rebuild its herd after the decimation caused by African swine flu, an incurable disease.
Vietnam, Belgium boost economic collaboration
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:38:00
Vietnam and Belgium will continue working to strengthen and deepen cooperative ties in various sectors, particularly in economy, trade and investment.
Mekong – Lancang Business Forum 2019 focuses on agribusiness
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:36:00
The Mekong – Lancang Business Forum 2019, themed “Promoting Agribusiness and Investment in Processed Food Sector”, took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
Government proposes an extra public holiday in June
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:32:00
The Vietnamese government has suggested that June 28, the National Family Day, be made a public holiday.
Foreign Ministry objects to Freedom House’s report on internet freedom in Vietnam
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:31:00
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry deputy spokesperson Ngo Toan Thang has addressed reporters' questions regarding Vietnam’s reaction to the US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House’s report released on November 5 placing Vietnam on the list of countries without internet freedom.
State Treasury raises over 3.3 trillion VND through G-bond auction
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:29:00
The State Treasury mobilised more than 3.3 trillion VND (142.16 million USD) through the latest G-bond auction on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on November 7
Moon bear freed from Hanoi circus school
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:25:00
A 10-year-old moon bear has been transferred from the Vietnam Circus and Vaudeville School to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Center.
Foreign Ministry: Vietnam ready for ASEAN Year 2020
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:22:00
Vietnam has been ready with organizational apparatus, personnel and projects and overall action plan for ASEAN Year 2020, said deputy spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ngo Toan Thang at a regular press conference in Hanoi on November 7.
PM to field legislators’ questions on last day of Q&A session
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:19:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is going to field legislators’ queries on November 8, the third and also last day of the question and answer (Q&A) session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA)’s 8th sitting.
25 foreigners held in Da Nang drug abuse crackdown
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:17:00
18 Chinese, six South Koreans and one Malaysian were caught using drugs after police raided a karaoke parlor in Da Nang.
Deputy PM, Minister clear up electricity-related questions
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:16:00
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dung Dung stressed solutions to adjust the electricity planning scheme and deal with obstacles hindering investment mobilisation in the electricity sector at the National Assembly’s working session on November 7
Vietnam warned Nakri could be strongest storm of the year
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:14:00
Nakri could become the strongest East Sea storm of the year with wind speeds reaching 11 on the Beaufort scale this weekend, experts warn.
Trade minister fields questions about trade fraud
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:11:00
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on November 7 cleared up questions raised by National Assembly deputies regarding the aluminum shipment labeled as made-in-Vietnam product and worth 4.3 billion USD to the US by a Chinese-invested business in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai brace for typhoon Nakri
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:08:00
The central provinces are urging fishing vessels to seek shelters whilst also preparing for all the possible scenarios ahead of the impact of typhoon Nakri.
Long Coc tea hills turn lovelier as season change brings mist
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:03:00
In late autumn and early winter, the Long Coc tea hills in northern Vietnam are blanketed by fog and turn into a photographers’ delight.
