china shuts down everest over coronavirus

China shuts down Everest over coronavirus

China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of COVID-19 fears, expedition organisers said Thursday (Mar 12), ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak.
bamboo airways gets permission for direct flight to czech republic

Bamboo Airways gets permission for direct flight to Czech Republic

Bamboo Airways on February 4, 2020 received the official flight permit from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to operate direct flights connecting Hanoi with Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, from March.
flights to carry vietnamese in ncov hit china back home

Flights to carry Vietnamese in nCoV-hit China back home

Vietnam Airlines is resuming flights between Vietnam and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (China) as from February 2 after the civil aviation authority permitted the resumption to repatriate affected passengers amid the novel coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic.
more companies invest in robot production as demand rises

More companies invest in robot production as demand rises

More Vietnamese businesses are investing in the robot manufacturing industry as demand for such products is growing rapidly in Vietnam, experts have said.
hcm city hopes to become strategic partner of australia in innovation

HCM City hopes to become strategic partner of Australia in innovation

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan met with Australian leaders in Canberra on December 3, voicing his hope that his city will become a strategic partner of Australia in terms of education and innovation.
corona casino reports 1304 million gross profit in six months

Corona Casino reports $13.04 million gross profit in six months

Corona Casino – the first casino in Vietnam where Vietnamese people are permitted to gamble – has reported a gross profit of VND300 billion ($13.04 million) and pre-tax profit of VND108 billion ($4.7 million) after six months of operation.
ho chi minh city green lights lotte eco smart city

Ho Chi Minh City green-lights Lotte Eco-smart City

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will propose Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to permit Korea’s Lotte Group to continue its Eco-smart City located in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
regulatory sandboxes for vietnams innovations

Regulatory sandboxes for Vietnam’s innovations

The legal framework on software development sandboxes will be submitted to the government in the third quarter of this year. Financial experts Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh and Dr. Huy Pham from the School of Business and Management at RMIT Vietnam provide an analysis of the important elements that bring into full play the sandbox in the sharing economy, particularly in finance.
new chapter for the development of vietnams pharmaceutical market

New chapter for the development of Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market

Permitting foreign-invested enterprises to conduct direct imports, Vietnam’s pharmaceutical policies are now more in alignment with international treaties. Le Net and Ngo Thanh Hai, lawyers at LNT & Partners - the Vietnam Law Firm of 2019 according to ALB Thomson Reuters – explained how policy changes are opening up a new chapter in the local pharmaceutical market on the back of new free trade agreements.
foreigners legible to make term deposits at local banks

Foreigners legible to make term deposits at local banks

Resident and non-resident foreigners in Viet Nam are still permitted to make term deposits at local banks despite some banks saying they would not accept savings deposits from individual foreign customers, the State Bank of Viet Nam has said.
investor permitted to start survey for giant offshore wind power farm

Investor permitted to start survey for giant offshore wind power farm

UK based Enterprize Energy (EE) announced it had received a licence to conduct survey for a giant wind power farm offshore Ke Ga cape in the south central province of Binh Thuan.
speeding up markets via blockchain

Speeding up markets via blockchain

As Vietnam has posted impressive development in the realm of blockchain technology over the last two years, future applications into financial technology and property will help to promote Vietnam’s financial market.  Nguyen Thanh Binh, discipline lead of finance at RMIT University, and Robert Vong, co-founder of Elefos, a community-based cloud computer network, analyse the blockchain development in Vietnam, and the remaining challenges it faces.
blockchain and cybersecurity adapting to changing landscape

Blockchain and cybersecurity adapting to changing landscape

Experts and decisionmakers discussed the latest developments in blockchain, alongside the risks and opportunities of cybersecurity at a joint Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and RMIT University Vietnam conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 20, 2019.
labour ministry to recruit 4000 vietnamese to work in rok

Labour ministry to recruit 4,000 Vietnamese to work in RoK

Nearly 4,000 Vietnamese labourers working in the manufacturing, construction and fishery sectors will be recruited to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.
more than 100 scholarships available to study at rmit vietnam

More than 100 scholarships available to study at RMIT Vietnam

RMIT Vietnam will award 112 scholarships with a total value of VND33 billion ($1.43 million) for local and international students in its 2019 scholarship programme.