rmit vietnam awards 12 million worth of scholarships

RMIT Vietnam awards $1.2 million worth of scholarships

RMIT Vietnam has announced the winners of 98 scholarships with a value of more than VND27.5 billion ($1.2 million) to prospective and current students.
us permits two more firms to export catfish

US permits two more firms to export catfish

Food Safety and Inspection Service, the public health agency under the US Department of Agriculture, has allowed two more Vietnamese firms to export Siluriformes fish to the United States.
foreign sales reached assigned limit

Foreign sales reached assigned limit

One year after foreigners were permitted to buy houses in Vietnam, many real estate projects have reached their foreign sales limit of 30 per cent.
foreign tourists allowed to visit co to island without permit

Foreign tourists allowed to visit Co To island without permit

Foreign tourists can now freely visit the border Co To island, said Hoang Ba Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Co To district in the northern Quang Ninh province.
newly discovered cave to be opened to tourists

Newly-discovered cave to be opened to tourists

The government of Quang Binh Province has permitted travel firm Oxalis Adventure Tours to bring tourists to Tien 2 Cave, one of 57 caves which were discovered late last month in the central province. Tien 2 is included in the tour program for Tien 1 Cave, to which the company has been allowed to arrange tours since August last year.
tpp controversy over isds

TPP controversy over ISDS

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations among the 12 member countries concluded on October 5, 2015 in Atlanta, the US. These included Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam. Combined, the GDP of these countries equals 40 per cent of the global economy. The TPP agreement includes 30 chapters and various annexes covering trade and trade-related issues to permit comprehensive market access with regional approach and a platform for regional economic integration.
vn to permit 4g broadband service at year end

VN to permit 4G broadband service at year end

  The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will grant licenses for network operators to provide pilot 4G broadband service in Q3 or Q4 at the latest, said a high-ranking official.
un security council strongly condemns north korea missile launch

UN Security Council 'strongly' condemns North Korea missile launch

The UN Security Council joined an international chorus condemning North Korea on Sunday for firing what the hermit state claims was a successful submarine-launched ballistic missile.
family medical practice launches work permit checks for foreigners in vietnam

Family Medical Practice launches work permit checks for foreigners in Vietnam

Family Medical Practice, Vietnam’s leading private clinic, announced the availability of work-permit health checks at the Care 1 clinic, located in The Manor in Ho Chi Minh City.
work permit puzzlement

Work permit puzzlement

The Vietnamese government has issued Decree No.11/2016/NDCP on granting work permits to foreign nationals working in Vietnam. Mai Lan Anh, chairwoman of EuroCham’s Human Resources and Training Sector Committee, discussed with  Bich Thuy the prominent features, changes, and unaltered aspects.
new regulations govern granting of work permits

New regulations govern granting of work permits

Decree No 11/2016/ND-CP, dated February 3, 2016, which details the implementation of granting of work permits to foreign nationals working in Viet Nam, has replaced Decree No 102/2013/ND-CP.
how to get an international driving permit in ho chi minh city

How to get an International Driving Permit in Ho Chi Minh City?

Citizens and residential foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City can apply for an International Driving Permit (IDP) starting Thursday, the municipal Department of Transport said Wednesday.
tien sa port to allow duty free shops and casinos

Tien Sa port to allow duty-free shops and casinos

The People’s Committee of Danang has reportedly permitted foreign cruises mooring overnight at the city’s Tien Sa port to operate duty-free shops and casinos during their stay. 
rmit university vietnam gives 23 computers to ethnic minority students

RMIT University Vietnam gives 23 computers to ethnic minority students

Through the “Thousands of Computers, Millions of Dreams” programme initiated by tourism company TransViet, RMIT University gave 23 computers to students at the Hoa Binh Ethnic Minority Boarding School in the northern province of Hoa Binh. 
ho chi minh city land staffer arrested for asking bribes from building permit applicant

Ho Chi Minh City land staffer arrested for asking bribes from building permit applicant

An official from a land registration office in Ho Chi Minh City was arrested Friday for demanding a woman to pay VND50 million (US$2,230) and $5,000 as bribes to get a house construction permit.