German-Vietnamese project benefits communities, threatened species
06:00 | 22/01/2022 Environment
(VEN) - A just completed four-year Vietnamese-German project has contributed to strengthening conservation in one of the world’s most significant biodiversity hotspots and helped local communities benefit from sustainable forest and natural resource management, according to Vietnamese and German assessments presented at a recent online conference.
Faslink committed to comprehensive green transformation in fashion industry
10:02 | 18/01/2022 Society
At a recent company event themed “Green Path”, Faslink committed to comprehensive green transformation by introducing green materials and modern fashion solutions, creating a premise for sustainable development following environment-friendly fashion.
Vietnam’s famed Cu Da vermicelli village
06:00 | 16/01/2022 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Cu Da Village in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai District is one of the largest vermicelli-making villages in northern Vietnam, its skills honed by successive generations.
Majority of Vietnamese choose domestic travel destinations in 2022
14:43 | 15/01/2022 Culture & Tourism
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, reports great pent-up appetite to travel among Vietnamese consumers. The Visa Voice of the Consumer research shows the unmistakable mark of the pandemic, with as many as 76 percent of Vietnamese planning to travel for leisure within the country, far more than the 38 percent planning overseas trips.
Community-based tourism expected to help industry recovery
06:00 | 15/01/2022 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - The Covid-19 pandemic is changing tourism trends in the world, with an emphasis on community-based tourism, offering Vietnam an opportunity to develop this segment to help the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.
Flavors Vietnam 2022 Festival goes cashless
14:15 | 12/01/2022 Society
Mastercard and Vietcetera already kicked off the third annual “Flavors Vietnam” gastronomy festival this 11 January, with the four-month program promising to connect people with some of the greatest culinary experiences the country has to offer. With Mastercard as the official payment partner, diners can simply tap-and-go at any participating F&B outlet, securely, quickly, and seamlessly with their cards or mobile devices—offering Vietnamese businesses and consumers a safer, touch-free way to pay and be paid.
Ha Long Bay awaits in all its majesty for the resumption of tourism
06:00 | 09/01/2022 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - November 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) declaration recognizing Ha Long Bay in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
Ensuring safe working conditions – factors in retaining and attracting employees in the express delivery industry during the year-end season
12:09 | 30/12/2021 Society
According to a recent report "The labor market in the 4th wave of Covid-19 - 2021: Situation and Direction" published by Vietnamworks, 87% of employees are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Notably, up to 51.4% of employees said they would change jobs after the pandemic ended. This has the potentials to cause disturbance to the labor market and put businesses in human resource challenges that are difficult to find a solution.
MoIT supports improvement and productivity enhancement for businesses in the South
10:23 | 29/12/2021 Society
Thanks to the program "Organizing consultancy and technical support to improve production at Vietnamese enterprises in the field of supporting industries and manufacturing finished products in the South", enterprises have increased their productivity yet product’s quality; At the same time, the factory has been rearranged to ensure its suitability and economy in the current challenging situation.
Northwestern ethnic minorities’ stick dueling sport
06:00 | 26/12/2021 Culture & Tourism
(VEN) - Stick pushing (day gay in Vietnamese) is a folk game and traditional sports activity held on holidays, including Tet (the Lunar New Year Holidays), by ethnic minorities in the country’s northwestern mountainous region.
Hanoi sets ambitious 2022 targets, with emphasis on pandemic control
06:00 | 25/12/2021 Society
(VEN) - The growth of Hanoi's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2021 is forecast to range from 2.35-3 percent, lower than the projected annual target of 7.5 percent. Safe, flexible adaptation, and effective control of Covid-19, along with promoting economic recovery and development are the main tasks the capital city has set out for itself in 2022.
Singapore invests more than US$3.5 billion in Dong Nai Province
06:00 | 24/12/2021 Society
(VEN) - Singapore currently has 84 investment projects in Dong Nai with a total capital of more than US$3.5 billion, ranking fifth in foreign investment in the province. This is information shared at a meeting took place on December 23 between leaders of Dong Nai Province and the Consulate General of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City.
