21-11-2016 11:30
Hau dong, or "going into trance" ceremony, is a ritual of spirit mediumship practiced among followers of Dao Mau - a Vietnamese indigenous mother goddess religion. Captured by its artistic elements, New York based photographer Tewfic El-Sawy has spent the last 2 years to do a photo project about this ancient tradition of Vietnam.
18-10-2024 08:30
The National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) hosted its inaugural international conference on 17–18 October 2024 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, in celebration of its 5th anniversary.
25-04-2016 23:00
Over the past 20 years, KPMG in Vietnam has expanded from a small auditing and accounting firm to become one of the largest professional services providers in the country. A large part of the firm’s success can be attributed to its partners and the 1,000 professionals working for them. VIR’s Hoang Anh talked to Paul Huynh, KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia’s director of People, to understand more about KPMG’s unique “People First” culture.
10-01-2011 13:48
KPMG Vietnam last week officially launched the “KPMG Excellence Scholarship Programme”, aiming at supporting high-performing students from Vietnam’s major accounting, foreign trade, economics and business universities.
24-02-2014 08:34
KPMG’s Ronald Parks and Hoang Anh Tuan provide basic criteria on how to maximise the efficiency, growth and development of family-run businesses, the backbone of the economy.
14-08-2012 10:00
A conference "Global Trends- Opportunities and Challenges" was held by KPMG and VIR at Hanoi’s Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on August 14.
20-08-2012 08:00
KPMG International’s global chairman Michael Andrew visited Vietnam last week and gave VIR an exclusive interview, stressing Vietnam’s potential in South East Asia and his belief that the country would continue to be a destination for foreign investors.
05-12-2011 13:00
KPMG Vietnam wants to assist the government with the process of building financial models and the public finance management for public-private partnership projects in Vietnam.
19-11-2013 13:34
Vietnamese bodybuilder Nguyen Anh Thong demonstrated an impressive performance in his selection and went on to win gold at the World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championship in Hungary.
26-06-2013 10:48
Top Vietnamese DJ Hoang Anh is off for a three-day tour of Canada from Friday to Sunday where he will take the stage with some of the world’s top DJs.
09-09-2021 08:51
The Board of Directors of Eximbank has just appointed Tran Van Loc as CEO, pending approval by the State Bank of Vietnam.
19-02-2019 17:05
The Tran Temple Festival, one of the biggest annual spring ones in Vietnam, opened at the special national historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs in Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district, the northern province of Thai Binh, on February 17 night (the 13th day of the first lunar month).
09-02-2017 09:52
Thousands of locals and visitors attended the water procession and fish worship ceremonies held yesterday at Trần Temple Complex in Lộc Vượng Ward, Nam Định City of the northern province of Nam Định.
24-03-2016 11:12
Dozens of musicians will participate in a music programme on March 25 night at HCM City’s Acoustic Bar in memory of 42-year-old rocker Tran Lap, former leader of the rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall), who passed away in Hanoi last week.
18-02-2013 09:59
A festival to commemorate Princess Huyen Tran and King Tran Nhan Tong opened at Huyen Tran Cultural Centre in the central city of Hue on February 17, the eighth day of the first lunar month.