Scintillating sight: waterlogged fields in Vietnam’s northern highlands
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:31:00
The famous terraced rice fields in Vietnam’s northern highlands are shining pools reflecting the sun as farmers get another crop underway.
HCM City leader hosts outgoing German ambassador
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:29:00
Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee, on June 19 hosted a reception for outgoing German Ambassador to Vietnam Christian Berger.
Contest popularises Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:27:00
A contest popularising Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands in the Mekong Delta region and localities in the vicinity was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19 by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the city People’s Committee.
When broken earlobes were music to the ears of a community
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:17:00
Among the Brau, elongated earlobes signified readiness for romance, but if both of them split, the whole community rejoiced.
Vietnam treasures friendship with Ivory Coast: Party official
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:16:00
The Vietnamese Party and State consistently attach much importance to the friendship and all-round cooperation with African countries, including the Ivory Coast, Politburo member and Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong has said
Two Vietnamese universities ranked among the world’s best
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:14:00
Two of the nation’s universities, the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, have been ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Vingroup to enhance capital to fund new national exhibition center
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:13:00
A subsidiary of conglomerate Vingroup plans to issue shares to help fund a new national exhibition center on Hanoi's outskirts.
Gathering promotes Vietnam-Belarus friendship
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:11:00
The Vietnam-Belarus Friendship Association organized a friendship exchange on June 19 to mark the 75th Independence Day of Belarus and the 75 years of Belarus’s liberation.
Vietnam, Republic of Korea boost collaboration in auditing
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:09:00
Vietnam’s Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc and a delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) had a working session in Seoul on June 19 with the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to boost bilateral cooperation in the time ahead.
Gov’t chief chairs national disaster prevention conference
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:08:00
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is presiding over a national conference on natural disaster prevention, search and rescue in 2018 and tasks in coming time.
Vietnam ruling: Grab-Uber deal does not violate antitrust laws
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:03:00
Vietnam’s Competition Council ruled Wednesday that Grab’s acquisition of Uber last year did not infringe the Competition Law.
VN named among Apple’s favorites for smartphone diversification from China
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:53:00
The US tech giant is believed to ask its major suppliers to evaluate the cost implications of shifting 15% to 30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a fundamental restructuring of its supply chain.
Vietnam, Myanmar eye US$1 billion in bilateral trade turnover
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:54:00
High-ranking leaders of Vietnam and Myanmar have pledged to boost bilateral trade and investment bonds between the two countries over the past years, and particularly lift the two-way trade turnover to more than US$1 billion by 2020.
Fifth Ocean Dialogue on ASEAN cooperation in East Sea
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:49:00
ASEAN cooperation in the East Sea took centre stage at the fifth Ocean Dialogue in Hanoi on June 18, which draw nearly 100 delegates from some 30 foreign agencies and international organisations, Vietnamese ministries and agencies, alongside experts and scholars.
Fitness industry grows as Vietnam becomes body conscious
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:47:00
With interest in fitness activities picking up in Vietnam, gymnasium chains are earning big bucks.
Central firm to lift rooftop solar power output to 48 MWp in 2019
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:45:00
The Electricity Vietnam’s Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) aims to raise rooftop solar power output to 48 MWp this year, said the company on June 18
Philippine Foreign Secretary thanks Vietnam for saving fishermen
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:41:00
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin expressed thanks to Vietnam for saving 22 crewmembers aboard a fishing vessel in distress in the East Sea during a recent ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York.
VN, Ivory Coast vow to deepen bilateral ties
Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:38:00
Viet Nam and Ivory Coast have agreed on concrete measures to further deepen bilateral cooperation through fully tapping their potential and increasing exchange of delegations across channels.
