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Phuong My introduces bridal collection in New York

Vietnamese designer Phuong My has introduced her latest fashion collection at New York Bridal Fashion Week.

Basel II on the doorstep

Local banks are hurrying to raise capital in order to improve their financial capacity and meet Basel II standards by 2020.

“Love will keep us alive” exhibition in Hanoi

An exhibit of 30 paintings, mostly oil, by Vietnamese couple living in the US Nguyen Viet Nang and Bui Van Anh were on display recently in Hanoi. 

Foreign investors stepping in

Mr. Michael Piro, Chief Operating Officer at Indochina Capital, tells VET that foreign investors are keen on niches in Vietnam's property market where smaller local players lack the required expertise.

Hanoi office market yet to boom despite upward trajectory

Hanoi’s office market enjoyed a boost from an additional supply of 81,000 square meters during the first quarter of this year but it is yet to undergo a boom, according to a foreign-invested property services provider.

 

Vietnam strikes three gold medals at Aerobic Suzuki World Cup in Tokyo

Vietnam’s aerobic team won three medals of each colour at the newly concluded Suzuki Cup 2019 - FIG World Cup Series Tokyo International in Japan.

 

Award-Winning Film 'The Third Wife' to be screened in Vietnam

The Vietnamese film Nguoi Vo Ba (The Third Wife) will be screened in Vietnam, after winning many awards at international film festivals.

 

National-scale flashmob dance competition offers VND300 million up for grabs

For the first time in Vietnam, students from universities and colleges across the country will have the chance to compete in an animated flashmob dance competition, entitled “Wave of youth”.

 

Events in Hanoi & HCM City on April 15-21

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Plastic-free passion

Campaigns and other activities are now being more regularly seen in Vietnam as people become aware of the threat plastic poses.

Hanoi to host upcycling exhibition

Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations in Stuttgart, Germany, to hold 'PURE GOLD - Upcycled! Upgraded!' exhibition from April 21 to 26.

Local brands gaining status

Vietnamese brands need to pay greater attention to investing in building their brand if they dream of great success.

Xoan singing enlivens Hung Kings Festival 2019

Xoan singing of Phu Tho province was recognized by UNESCO as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage in late 2017.

 

Nguyen Dynasty-inspired long dresses to be showed at Hue festival

A collection of Ao Dai or Vietnamese traditional long dresses of designer Viet Bao will be introduced at a festival in the central city of Hue.

 

First trans-Pacific direct shipping line from Hai Phong opens

A Trans-Pacific transshipment service connecting the Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HICT) in northern Vietnam with the west coast of the US and Canada is now officially underway, shortening freight time by eight days.

 

Land prices soar in resort city of Da Lat

Land prices have sharply increased in the past month in the centre of the Central Highlands tourist hot spot of Dalat.

 

Mural paintings remind Hanoians of Ngoc Ha flower village

Ngoc Ha flower village is one of the most popular flower villages in Hanoi. Due to fast urbanisation, the village is becoming smaller. Mural paintings created by villagers are considered a way to remind them of their traditional craft.

 

Incense offering ceremony held in honour of Hung Kings

An incense offering ceremony was held in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 14, or the tenth day of the third lunar month, to commemorate the national founders, the Hung Kings.

 

Vietnam in Group C at AFC U20 Futsal Championship finals

The Vietnamese futsal team has been drawn in Group C in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship 2019 finals, according to the AFC.

 

Viettel establishes cyber security company

The Viettel Cyber Security Company, a subsidiary of the military-run industry and telecom group Viettel, made debut in Hanoi on April 12.