pedestrians want pavement back

Pedestrians want pavement back

Pavements, especially those in crowded areas of major cities like Hà Nội and HCM City, are being seriously encroached, causing difficulties for pedestrians.
spacex to send two paying tourists around moon in 2018

SpaceX to send two paying tourists around moon in 2018

MIAMI: SpaceX said on Monday (Feb 27) two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the moon late next year, in what would mark the furthest humans have ever travelled to deep space.
vietnamese citizens can travel to 48 countries and territories without visas

Vietnamese citizens can travel to 48 countries and territories without visas

According to the latest released Passport Index report, Vietnamese citizens can travel to 48 countries and territories without visas.
citi named best foreign investment bank in vietnam

Citi named Best Foreign Investment Bank in Vietnam

Citi has been named Best Foreign Investment Bank in Vietnam and Best Bank in Asia Pacific for 2016 by leading FinanceAsia Magazine, based on the performance of banks across institutional and retail banking for the past 12 months.
border areas on alert for bird flu

Border areas on alert for bird flu

 The Ministry of Health has ordered provinces and cities across the country to urgently conduct appropriate measures to prevent the entry of the A/H7N9 virus, commonly known as bird flu.
tourism association suggests longer visa waiver for europeans

Tourism association suggests longer visa waiver for Europeans

The HCMC Tourism Association has written to relevant authorities proposing lengthening the visa waiver for citizens of five Western European countries from the current one year to five years and the visa-free stay from 15 days to 30 days.
major realty projects drive early fdi

Major realty projects drive early FDI

Supported by strong liquidity in 2016, a range of foreign invested real estate projects in major Vietnamese cities is expected to launch for sale in 2017.
cisco strives for faster growth together with vietnam

Cisco strives for faster growth together with Vietnam

Vietnam is Cisco’s fastest growing market in the Indochina region. As she celebrates her second year as general director of Cisco Vietnam, Luong Thi Le Thuy talked to VIR’s Hong Anh about her experience leading Cisco Vietnam at this exciting time as well as Cisco’s role in helping Vietnamese companies and the government become more competitive as the world undergoes a digital transformation.
belarus launches short term visa exemption to vietnamese citizens

Belarus launches short-term visa exemption to Vietnamese citizens

Belarus’s five-day visa exemption policy applied to citizens of 80 countries, including Vietnam, took effect on February 12.
vietnam plans to digitize healthcare cards

Vietnam plans to digitize healthcare cards

Vietnam plans to issue electronic health security cards to its citizens verifying their right to medical services, the Government Office has said.
citi launches app based corporate login solution across 11 asia pacific markets

Citi launches app-based corporate login solution across 11 Asia-Pacific markets

Citi corporate clients are now offered an app-based MobilePass to access their accounts and transactions anywhere, anytime, eliminating the hassle of physically carrying a hardware token with them formerly.
local firms filling out domestic steel sector

Local firms filling out domestic steel sector

The domestic firms are making the Vietnamese steel sector hot as they are expanding their capacities in early 2017, despite soaring steel imports, while foreign investors stayed away.
human cities a human csr initiative from akzonobel

Human Cities: A human CSR initiative from AkzoNobel

The role of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives has increased in importance in recent years, especially for multinational corporations. AkzoNobel – a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of speciality chemicals – has provided a prototype for this trend with the Human Cities initiative, which is being employed around the world.
vietnam to begin granting e visa in february

Vietnam to begin granting e-visa in February

Vietnam will pilot granting electronic visas for foreign citizens from 40 countries worldwide as from February 1, 2017, the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security announced at a press conference in Hanoi on January 25.
decree allows casino access for locals

Decree allows casino access for locals

The first-ever permission for Vietnamese citizens to gamble in the country-based casinos will now open the door widely for foreign investment to rush into this lucrative industry.