PM urges Samsung Vietnam to expand operation
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:18:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 14 suggested Samsung Vietnam expand its operation not only in electronics assembling but also in technological development.
Press conference announces NA’s seventh session outcomes
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:15:00
National Assembly’s Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc convened a press conference in Hanoi on June 14 to announce the outcomes of the just-concluded seventh session of the 14th legislature.
Pork imports skyrocket as African swine fever continues to spread
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:14:00
The African swine fever epidemic has caused a spike in pork imports and authorities are calling for stockpiling the meat.
European consumer goods and services exhibition opens in HCM City
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:11:00
The third European Art of Living Exhibition - EuroSphere 2019 which gathers over 50 European age-old brands in the field of food and beverage, fashion, jewelry, cosmetics, perfume, furniture, cars, education, real estate and tourism, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 14.
VinFast car factory ready ahead of schedule
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:08:00
Vietnam’s first fully-fledged domestic car manufacturer VinFast on Friday inaugurated the first phase of its auto plant three months earlier than planned.
Vietnam’s aviation posts double-digit growth
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:03:00
Vietnam’s aviation sector has witnessed double-digit growth in passenger transport in the past decade, and the market is forecast to build up momentum in 2019, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Japanese naval vessels visit Vietnam
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:57:00
Helicopter carrier Izumo and destroyer Murasame of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force on June 14 anchored at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa, beginning a four-day visit to Vietnam.
Legislators say no to out-of-jail job assignments for prisoners
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:55:00
The National Assembly has voted against allowing enterprises to organize work for prisoners outside their prisons.
M&A gateway to firms’ growth and expansion
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:51:00
More Vietnamese companies are turning to mergers and acquisitions to beef up their domestic market presence and boost growth.
Vietnam, Germany seek to expand defence ties
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:49:00
Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who led a Vietnamese high-ranking military delegation to pay a working visit to Germany from June 10-15, has held talks with Germany’s Defense State Secretary Peter Tauber.
Vietnamese scientists discover plants containing anti-cancer compound
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:47:00
Vietnam's scientists have found phenolic compounds, known to play an important role in cancer prevention, in two plants in Ha Giang Province.
Denim production sees potential to thrive: experts
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:43:00
Local producers have been able to ensure material supply for denim production, with localization rate in denim trousers reaching 55 – 60 percent, said Vice General Secretary of Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai.
For homesick Vietnamese, the grass is not greener on the other side
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:39:00
Living abroad is a dream, but many Vietnamese feel out of place, and wish they hadn't left in the first place.
PM urges CapitaLand to create more added values in Vietnam
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:37:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 14 called on CapitaLand, one of Asia’s largest real estate companies headquartered in Singapore, to invest in new technologies and create more added values in Vietnam, thus contributing to the country’s development as well as relations between Vietnam and Singapore.
Thousands queue up in Saigon for passports as summer holiday peaks
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:31:00
The number of people in Ho Chi Minh City applying for passports doubles as people prepare to travel during the summer holidays.
Lawmakers approve two important resolutions
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:27:00
The 14th National Assembly passed a resolution approving Vietnam’s accession to Convention 98 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and another on the establishment of a thematic supervision delegation of the NA in 2020.
Photo exhibition ‘Save our seas’: Only action brings changes!
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:17:00
Vietnam is listed among the five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, discharging between 280,000 and 730,000 tons of plastic waste every year into the ocean, according to the United Nations. Campaigns to reduce plastic waste are trending big at the moment.
New law to show zero tolerance for alcohol while driving
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:15:00
Any amount of alcohol found in a person’s system will result in his/her driving license being revoked, under a new Vietnam law
