Vietnam takes tech steps forward, reading steps backward
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:21:00
Reading has become an uninteresting activity for most Vietnamese youth; relevant national targets remain a pipe dream.
WB to help Vietnam Social Security in pension fund management
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:17:00
Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen Dinh Khuong recently held a working session with a delegation from the World Bank (WB) led by financial expert Alwaleed Alabatani in Hanoi to discuss the launch of a technical support programme for pension fund management.
Vietnam automaker buys 7.86 percent stake in agriculture company
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:06:00
Truong Hai Auto Corporation has acquired a 7.86 percent stake in rubber and fruit producer Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agrico.
Party Central Committee commences 10th meeting
Thu, 16 May 2019 14:03:00
The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee opened its 10th meeting in Hanoi on May 16.
Hanoi pays consumers selling rooftop solar power to grid
Thu, 16 May 2019 13:58:00
Hanoi has begun to pay consumers who produce rooftop solar power and send back to the grid.
Prime Minister attends science, technology, innovation meeting
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:21:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a meeting themed “Science, technology and innovation as a pillar for socio-economic development in Vietnam” in Hanoi on May 15.
Ha Long to widen coastal road at $37.2 mln
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:18:00
A coastal road in Ha Long, home of the world famous bay of the same name, will be widened by 28 meters, local authorities announced.
German machinery firms seek opportunities in Vietnam
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:16:00
The German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GIC) held a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14 to discuss Germany’s new inventions in machine tool manufacturing.
India fears US-China trade war will lead to dumping of Chinese steel
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:13:00
India fears China could soon start flooding excess steel into its market after the United States raised tariffs on Chinese products due to the escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies.
HCMC buses losing passengers to ride-hailing services
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:10:00
Public buses in Ho Chi Minh City are getting fewer passengers due to increasing competition from ride-hailing services, according to city officials.
Quang Ninh woos investment in EZs, IPs with incentives
Wed, 15 May 2019 16:08:00
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is offering various incentives and preferential mechanisms to encourage investors to invest in economic zones (EZs), industrial parks (IPs) and border economic zones (BEZs) in the province.
Vietnamese craft villages survive test of time
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:59:00
In many places almost entire villages pursue a single craft for centuries and occasionally millennia.
Greater efforts urged to remove bottlenecks in Vietnam’s FDI attraction
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:55:00
Nobufumi Miura, chairman of the Japan Business Association in Vietnam, claimed that cumbersome administrative procedures have hindered enterprises from increasing their investment.
A new high: Indigenous Thai farmers swap opium for coffee, land
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:51:00
Somchai Sophonsookpaiboon does not remember much about his younger years, except that they were spent in an opium haze.
PM welcomes Austrian Federal Economic Chamber to open representative office in VN
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:46:00
The Vietnamese Government welcomes the opening of a representative office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Viet Nam, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at his reception for President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Harald Mahrer on May 14 in Ha Noi.
Australia set to hold food and wine event in HCM City
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:35:00
The Australian Consulate General in HCMC will organize a public Australian Food and Wine Journey from 1 pm to 4 pm on May 19 at the Park Hyatt Saigon as part of the Taste of Australia program.
Vietnam mulls deploying armed forces against African swine fever catastrophe
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:31:00
The agriculture ministry has said that without proper prevention, the incurable pig disease can cause "extremely catastrophic consequences."
Christopher John Trinnaman has left Vietnam: immigration department
Wed, 15 May 2019 15:22:00
The Immigration Department under the Public Security Ministry confirmed that a British citizen named Christopher John Trinnaman born on January 21, 1978, had entered Vietnam on April 9 this year and departed on May 3.
