Vietnam aims to repeat 6.8 pct GDP growth in 2020
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:44:00
Vietnam forecasts its GDP to grow by 6.8 percent this year and plans to sustain it next year by increasing exports and controlling inflation.
Vietnam among top five visitor markets to Pack Print International 2019
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:42:00
More than 19,000 visitors from 62 countries, with international visitors making up 30 per cent, visited Pack Print International 2019.
NA’s eighth session: deputies scrutinize State budget-related issues
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:40:00
NA deputies discussed measures to ensure stability of the State budget collection during the afternoon sitting of the ongoing eighth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), which opened on October 21.
Vietnam improves position on global hunger index
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:38:00
Vietnam has made significant improvement in global hunger score to rank 62nd out of 117 economies in a global hunger ranking, ahead of several Southeast Asian peers.
Swift digital revolution drives Vietnam’s economic growth
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:35:00
Vietnam’s rapid digital transformation demand is building new pathways for businesses. However, in order to translate these into real success stories, numerous obstructions will need to be removed.
Startup skills help empower ethnic women: forum
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:34:00
Providing ethnic women with startup skills is a positive way to expand women’s empowerment and embed gender equality, heard a forum held by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) and Canadian non-profit organisation Artistri Sud in Hanoi on October 21.
Two Vietnamese marine turtle species have 'disappeared,' says IUCN
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:32:00
Two marine turtles have "disappeared" in northern and central Vietnam, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said.
Vietnamese companies to showcase at consumer goods fair in Germany
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:30:00
Some 65 Vietnamese companies are expected to join Ambiente 2020, the world’s leading trade fair for consumer goods, held in Frankfurt, Germany from February 7 to 11.
Vietnamese PhD's smart earphone new product in his startup
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:24:00
The newearphone is a wireless smart device that can track brain waves, facial muscles and eye movement, thereby helping regulate and improve the quality of sleep.
Vietnam ranks low on World Giving Index
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:20:00
Vietnamese people have supposedly been less generous than neighboring peers, languishing in the bottom half of a global charity ranking by a U.K.-based international NGO.
Vietnam, Japanese localities sign cooperation agreement
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:18:00
Representatives of the south central province of Binh Dinh and the Japanese city of Izumisano signed an agreement to set up friendly and cooperative ties in Quy Nhon city on October 21.
Local social networks hoping to gain popularity
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:17:00
The race among Vietnamese social networks is starting to become exciting but much needs to be done for them to develop.
Former cop jailed for blackmailing Vietnamese banker
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:14:00
A former police officer will spend three and a half years in jail for blackmailing a bank branch director for VND3 billion ($129,000).
Regulatory void makes it difficult for start-ups to access capital
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:12:00
In the absence of suitable legal framework, Vietnamese start-ups are struggling to secure much-needed capital while investment funds have difficulties navigating the country’s numerous regulatory barriers, said fund managers and policy researchers.
Vietnamese, Chinese provinces boost ties in trade union activities
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:11:00
The Federation of Labour of northern Bac Ninh province signed a cooperation agreement on trade union activities with the Federation of Trade Unions of China’s Zhejiang province on October 21.
Chinese cars sold in Vietnam with fraudulent nine-dash line map
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:09:00
A Vietnamese distributor has been selling Chinese cars installed with the infamous nine-dash line in the vehicles' default navigation app.
Digital transformation essential for business in 4IR era
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:08:00
Digital transformation is not only a trend but also essential for businesses to thrive as the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has boomed globally, heard at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20.
Cambodia keen to step up tourism cooperation with Vietnam
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:05:00
Cambodia desires to cooperate with Ba Ria – Vung Tau to boost tourism development, said Khuong Sreng, member of the Cambodian People’s Party Central Committee and Governor of Phnom Penh while meeting with visiting officials of the southern province of Vietnam on October 21.