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Vietnam jumps 50 places on global cybersecurity index

Vietnam ranked 50th out of 175 countries on the Global Cybersecurity Index (CGI) in 2018, up 50 places from the previous year, according to a report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Vietnamese’s Buddhist cultural centre in Czech Republic gets provincial status

The first Buddhist cultural centre of the Vietnamese community in Most city of Ustecky region, the Czech Republic, has been upgraded to the provincial level.

Hon Mu, a nature inspired startup

Inspired by Fukuoka Masanobu’s world-renowned book “the One-Straw Revolution”, Le Xuan Hoa has founded Hon Mu farm in Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa to make products from natural materials.

Unique indigenous culture in Binh Lieu

As a frontier land in the northeast of the country, Binh Lieu district in Quang Ninh province is home to various ethnic groups with unique cultural identities.

Creative centre promotes development

Hanoi Creative City is the largest creative complex in Hanoi. Launched in September 2015, it brings together organisations, businesses, individuals, products and services as well as creative activities.

Prolonged trade war threatens local market

Shares are forecast to suffer this week after negative developments in US-China trade relations.

Bancassurance becomes main service earner for banks

Instead of the modest contribution made previously, the insurance business segment, or bancassurance (banks co-operate with insurers to sell insurance products), has now become the main source of income from service activities for many banks.

Convenience stores expected to be the next big thing in franchising in Vietnam

After food and beverage and other sectors, it is the turn of convenience stores franchisers to eye the huge Vietnamese market.

Banks keen on green projects

Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.

Shows honour great playwright

Various shows will be held this month to mark the 31st anniversary of death of playwright Luu Quang Vu (1948-1988).

VN food and beverage sector draws foreign firms’ interest

Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive destination for international enterprises in the food, beverages and packaging industry thanks to its rapid economic growth and rising consumer demand.

Climate-change adaptation models help farmers escape poverty

Many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have escaped poverty by adapting to climate change and shifting from rice to corn or peanut cultivation as well as the breeding of goats and aquatic species.

NEC Red Rockets win VTV Cup 2019

Japanese club NEC Red Rockets triumphed in the 16th VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, which closed in Quang Nam Province on Saturday.

Vietnam int'l music contest names winners

Violinists Ruslan Turuntayev from Kazakhstan and Park Gang-hyeon from South Korea won the Grand Prix at the First Viet Nam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music in Hanoi yesterday.

Thai Son Nam top Group B in int'l futsal event, advance to quarters

Thai Son Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, completing their perfect record of three group stage wins yesterday in Thailand.

Banks cut priority loan interest rates

Soon after the US announced a 0.25 % cut in the benchmark interest rate on July 31 seven Vietnamese banks, including State-owned lenders, announced a cut in interest rates on dong loans of at least 0.5 % to firms in the Government’s priority sectors.

Choreographer Vu Ngoc Khai travelled far to come back home

A young, talented dancer-choreographer who has worked at Konzert Theater Bern in Switzerland and won many honours, Vu Ngoc Khai, has decided to return to Vietnam after 13 years in Europe. 

Bold designer goes against the grain

For Kamila Harasimowicz, fashion is a form of applied art, and the best art is designed to make a powerful statement.

BUSINESS NEWS 12/8

Agricultural export value up 2% in first seven months of 2019

Hanoi boosts online public admin services

Hanoi is working to improve public administrative services by operating online and simplifying procedures to better meet the demands of its residents.