19-02-2018 15:44
SYDNEY: Australia, the United States, India and Japan are talking about establishing a joint regional infrastructure scheme as an alternative to China's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, in an attempt to counter Beijing's spreading influence, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday (Feb 19), citing a senior US official.
19-02-2018 08:00
Khalid Muhmood, an English teacher and the co-founder of Hanoi-based English language training centre Apollo English, has dedicated more than 23 years to realising his burning desire to turn young Vietnamese people into global citizens.
18-02-2018 17:55
MUNICH: British Prime Minister Theresa May pleaded Saturday (Feb 17) for an urgent deal with the European Union on post-Brexit security cooperation, warning that citizens' lives were at stake.
07-02-2018 15:43
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to the Maldives these days as the country declared a 15-day state of emergency starting from February 5 due to a political crisis.
05-02-2018 16:33
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just signed a $100-million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited (CEIL) to construct a series of municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in primary and secondary cities in the Mekong Delta.
03-02-2018 10:48
With the urban green growth development plan to 2030 recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Viet Nam is hastening the transformation of its urban economic growth model towards green growth and climate change adaptation.
27-01-2018 11:01
With mega cities like HCM City facing rapid urbanisation, economic constraints and sustainability issues, promoting the use of information technology and ensuring network security are key tasks, a seminar heard in HCM City on Friday.
26-01-2018 14:18
Uber and Grab, which have offices in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities and provinces, will have to pay taxes to the Hanoi People’s Committee.
25-01-2018 08:00
In the face of the growing momentum of urbanisation, Vietnam is looking for ways to pursue urban green growth. Architects Tran Quoc Thai and Tran Ngoc Linh from the Ministry of Construction’s Urban Development Agency write about urban green growth trends and the emerging novel opportunities appearing on the radars of firms and investors.
18-01-2018 11:25
A music night will be held at the French Culture Centre in Hanoi (L’Espace) on January 20, with a highlight on the music repertoires of Hanoi and Hue cities.
15-01-2018 19:47
The board of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Hanoi) elected Michael Kelly as its new chairman for 2018. He succeeds Citibank’s Natasha Ansell who held the post in 2017.
14-01-2018 10:34
As Tết (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hà Nội citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.
04-01-2018 14:00
Vietnamese cities and provinces have been rushing to seek licences for large-scale and costly seaports to cash in on growing interest among domestic and international investors and rising trade, triggering concerns over a supply-demand imbalance.
03-01-2018 11:39
Logistics is expected to be a game changer for the Vietnamese e-commerce market in 2018 as new entrants are coming in and existing operators are expanding to improve their delivery services. VIR’s Thanh Van offers an insight into the robust e-commerce logistics market teeming with exciting new development.
02-01-2018 16:32
Over the last four weeks, the Vietnamese stock market saw an overwhelming record of share transactions, especially by leading Vietnam-based enterprises, despite previous forecasts of a rather “sedated pace” towards the last days of “assumedly the most exciting year in the stock market.”