08-06-2015 10:00
Over the course of their lifetime, green buildings with eco-friendly design and resource-efficient usage save on operating costs, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and improve the residents’ quality of life.
02-06-2015 09:41
Buildings impact directly and indirectly on their surrounding environment, as during their construction and over the course of their lifetime they draw huge volumes of energy, water, and raw materials. Aside from these demands on finite resources, they also emit a certain amount of harmful gases into the atmosphere. The negative impact of inefficient buildings has motivated the development of green, energy- and resource-efficient buildings on a global scale.
11-05-2015 10:34
Local popular singer Ho Ngoc Ha announced on Wednesday that she would join hands with California Management Group (CMG) to run Japan’s Eri International Clinic specializing in beauty and skincare products and services in Vietnam.
07-05-2015 10:24
Vietnam's Bai Dinh Pagoda remains a popular draw for tourists, with more than 300,000 visitors over the Tet holiday to marvel at its Buddha and a millennium of Buddhist architecture.
01-05-2015 16:33
Nepalese soldiers in the British army - the Gurkhas - marked the 200th anniversary of their brigade's foundation on Thursday in an event marred by the devastating earthquake in their homeland.
02-01-2015 13:00
The 3-star Majestic Star Hotel officially opened this morning, marking a milestone development invested in by the private group Bao Khanh in the attractive tourist city of Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa.
18-10-2014 09:02
Vietnamese supermodel Ha Anh has been fined VND10 million (USD476) and banned from performances for three months in HCM City for wearing skimpy costumes.
26-08-2014 08:30
Vietnam and Indonesia are seeing big merger and acquisition opportunities.
05-10-2013 09:10
Pho, bun cha and bun thang will be honored at the Tourism festival of traditional villages of Hanoi and the Red River Delta provinces in Hanoi from October 8 to 12.
19-08-2013 07:40
Despite being a major source of foreign direct investment in Vietnam, companies from the British Virgin Islands are in murky waters when it comes to receiving preferential investment treatment. Nguyen Dinh Nha and Bao Tri from LCT Lawyers explain the disparity and argue for a change in the interpretation of WTO guidelines.
06-11-2012 08:59
Two of the leading companies in Vietnam’s growing coffee industry, Vinacafe Bien Ha and Trung Nguyen, are planning robust expansions as competition intensifies over the growing domestic and international coffee markets.
28-07-2011 10:40
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the State Bank’s recent proposal requiring the government to impose a 10 per cent tariff on export jewellery with gold content of over 80 per cent instead of 99 per cent has triggered great public debate. VIR listens to the opinions of some leading industry experts.