foreign travel operators laud vietnams visa exemptions

Foreign travel operators laud Vietnam’s visa exemptions

Travel operators attending the recently-concluded International Trade Show for Asian Travel Market (ITB Asia) hailed Vietnam’s 15-day visa exemption for tourists from Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Germany and Belarus.
siemens fired up for future growth

Siemens fired up for future growth

German-backed Siemens AG’s president and chief executive officer Joe Kaeser visited Vietnam last week to work with local authorities on possibilities for Siemens to expand its business throughout the country. He spoke with VIR’s Thanh Tung about this.
dortmund has plans for academy in vietnam karl heinz riedle

Dortmund has plans for academy in Vietnam: Karl-Heinz Riedle

Former German striker Karl-Heinz Riedle arrived in Vietnam on Thursday as a representative of Borussia Dortmund to discuss the chance for the club to establish a football academy in the Southeast Asian nation.
goodbye girl pennetta kerber join wta finals line up

Goodbye girl Pennetta, Kerber join WTA Finals line-up

US Open champion Flavia Pennetta and Germany's Angelique Kerber qualified for the eight-woman season-ending WTA Finals on Wednesday, leaving just one place to decide.
german press spotlights vietnam economic liberalisation efforts

German press spotlights Vietnam economic liberalisation efforts

The German online newspaper Deutsche Welle-DW highlighted Vietnam’s efforts to promote economic liberalisation and attract more investors in an article on October 10. 
12 injured in germany as fire rips through foreign workers home

12 injured in Germany as fire rips through foreign workers' home

Twelve people were injured after a fire broke out on Monday at a building housing mostly migrant workers from Bulgaria and Poland, German police said, adding that there were no immediate indications about the cause of the blaze.
siemens seeks big opportunities in vietnam

Siemens seeks big opportunities in Vietnam

German-backed Siemens AG Group will expand its business in Vietnam in many sectors.
german authorities to order recall of 24 million vw vehicles in emission scandal

German authorities to order recall of 2.4 million VW vehicles in emission scandal

German transport authorities will order auto giant Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million diesel vehicles in Germany equipped with pollution-cheating software, a spokesman for the KBA or Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt said.
germany to host concert in town next friday

Germany to host concert in town next Friday

A free concert titled “German season in Vietnam” will take place at the HCMC Opera House in District 1 on Friday next week.
oktoberfest vietnam 2015 kicks off at windsor plaza

Oktoberfest Vietnam 2015 kicks off at Windsor Plaza

Taking its roots from the original Oktoberfest held in the Bavarian city of Munich (Germany), Oktoberfest Vietnam celebrates the introduction of German culture and partnership to Vietnam.
12220 migrants enter austria in 36 hours

12,220 migrants enter Austria in 36 hours

The country has seen daily totals of around 5,500 migrants on average over the previous week, the vast majority of whom seek to travel onwards to Germany. 
germany poland head to euro 2016 play offs for ireland

Germany, Poland head to Euro 2016, play-offs for Ireland

World champions Germany secured their place at Euro 2016 despite labouring to a 2-1 win at home to Georgia on Sunday, while Poland also qualified for next summer's finals after beating the Republic of Ireland 2-1.
cameron and merkel meet with eu on the menu

Cameron and Merkel meet with EU on the menu

British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his country residence to discuss Britain's future in the EU, amongst other topics.
klopp at liverpool would boost bundesliga says lehmann

Klopp at Liverpool would boost Bundesliga, says Lehmann

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann believes it would be an endorsement for both the Bundesliga and German coaches if Jurgen Klopp is appointed as Liverpool's new manager.
autodesk strengthens manufacturing leadership with two strategic acquisitions

Autodesk strengthens manufacturing leadership with two strategic acquisitions

US graphics giant Autodesk has just signed definitive agreements to acquire SeeControl, a San Francisco-based developer of an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) cloud service platform; and netfabb, a Lupburg, Germany-based developer of software solutions for industrial additive design and manufacturing.