Viet Nam’s GDP to ease slightly in 2020
A shortage of qualified labour, as suggested by high year-on-year wage growth of between 12 per cent and 18 per cent across the occupational skill levels, will also weigh on manufacturing growth by...
View ArticleMyanmar: EU’s preferential trade status withdrawal not to affect FDI flow
Hanoi (VNA) – A Myanmar official has said the European Union (EU)’s probable withdrawal of its Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) will not impact the foreign investment flow into the country, the...
View ArticleLukaku double keeps Inter top after Ronaldo’s first Serie A hat-trick
Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku both scored against Napoli. (AFP/Tiziana FABI) Antonio Conte’s Inter ended their 23-year wait for a league win in Naples to stay in pole position, level...
View ArticleSaigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident
Tests showed alcohol content of 0.94 milligrams per liter in her blood. The alcohol level allowed for car drivers in Vietnam was zero, and 0.25 milligrams per liter for motorbike drivers. The new Law...
View ArticleVietnam’s GDP to ease slightly in 2020
Vietnam revises GDP in line with international practices The revision of the size of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2011-2017 is in line with international practices and serves as a...
View ArticleAmerican singer gets a Vietnamese dressing down over cultural faux pas
Musgraves, a six-time Grammy winner, performed in front of thousands of fans at a concert last Thursday night (local time) in Dallas, wearing an ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress). However, she...
View ArticleThai cabinet approves fiscal 2021 budget
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s cabinet on January 7 approved the fiscal 2021 budget of 3.3 trillion THB (nearly 108.94 billion USD) with a deficit of 523 billion THB. The budget for fiscal 2021 is 100...
View ArticleVietnam’s Little Mermaid nets silver at Military World Games
With her award, Vien, a captain in the Vietnamese army, bagged the first medal for Vietnam at the army sports event being held October 18-27 in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province.
View ArticleFVH lecture on Tet traditions
The lecture will be conducted by Professor Le Van Lan, a noted author, historian, and archaeologist in Vietnam. Prof Lan will first explain the origins and rituals of Tet. Attendees will then...
View ArticleVietnam earn second victory at World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam play their third World Cup qualification match, against Indonesia, at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali. The game starts at 6:30 p.m., Hanoi time.
View ArticleAFC U23 Championship: Confident Vietnam feel the heat ahead of UAE clash
“The first game is always challenging and our opponent UAE is quite a strong team, so to me, this match will be a solid one. Of course, before a game like this, pressure is something my players cannot...
View ArticleCostly demolition
At a meeting to discuss ways to restore construction order, HCMC Party chief Nguyen Thien Nhan referred to several cases of serious infringements of the construction law in the city. These include a...
View ArticleBlue chips drag VN-Index down to 11 point losing session
The Asian stock market rose after data released over the weekend showed factory activity in China rising more than expected. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 50.2 in November, up...
View ArticleUN Security Council declares commitment to ‘international law’ as tensions flare
The UN Security Council. (Photo: AFP/Johannes Eisele) The 15 members said the Security Council “reaffirms its commitment to the Charter of the United Nations, including the purposes and principles of...
View ArticleAuthorities say sorry, 39 years after charging innocents with murder
For almost eight months he was interrogated twice a day and tortured in order to get him to confess. He did not buckle. Then he was sent to a prison and put in a cell so small it could only fit one...
View ArticleIndonesia: torrential rains force hundreds to evacuate
Hanoi (VNA) – The Indonesia disaster mitigation agency said on April 26 that heavy rain has pounded the capital city of Jakarta, causing the Ciliwung river to burst its banks, prompting flash flooding...
View ArticleFinding a ceramic kingdom under Lady’s reign
It’s not only one brick. The image of the Bùi clan founder, General Bùi Quốc Hưng, who was one of 18 other comrades-in-arm of King Lê Lợi in the 15th century and attended the historic Lũng Nhai Sworn...
View ArticleHCM City to host int’l conference on IT outsourcing in Vietnam
HCM City (VNA) – The third International Conference on Information Technology Outsourcing in Vietnam will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in October. Vietnam ITO conference will seek to promote the...
View ArticleViệt Nam start-up investment rises 42%
Sea CEO Forrest Li shared with the media that the company is moving toward e-commerce. The acquisition of the two start-ups in Việt Nam was driven by the attractiveness of the e-commerce market here,...
View ArticleVietjet operates flights connecting Can Tho with Seoul, Taipei
Once reaching Can Tho, visitors will be immersed in the typical cultural features of the riverine region with such highlights as enjoying local specialties on the Cai Rang floating market, walking...
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