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Financial mechanisms urged to support start-ups in Vietnam

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for financial mechanisms to be built to attract investment into start-ups and innovation activities from both the country’s inside and outside resources.

 

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi That wins French cycling race

Nguyen Thi That won the first women's edition of the Grand Prix de Fourmies cycling race which ended in France early Monday Hanoi time.

 

Vietnam’s fiscal deficit forecast to be at 6.6% of GDP in 2019

Vietnam’s fiscal deficit, including principal repayments, would come in at 6.6 per cent of GDP in 2019 and 2020, up from 5.9 per cent in 2018, Fitch Solutions Macro Research forecast.

 

Vietnam a magnet for foreign investors amid US-China trade war

Vietnam is now in a position to attract even more investors and promote mutual prosperity with the US, despite the uncertainties caused by the US-China trade conflict, a US official said at a trade forum last week.

 

Sea dyke damaged by typhoon in Ha Tinh

About 200m of sea dyke in the central province of Ha Tinh was hit by serious erosion after a recent typhoon, said Tran Van Nghia, chairman of the Thinh Loc Commune People’s Committee.

Ministerial meeting issues joint statement on drug crime combat

Ministers of some Asian countries and representatives of organisations pledged to promote bilateral, regional and international cooperation in combating drug crime in a joint statement issued at a meeting in Hanoi on September 10.

 

Artists display works inspired by insects

Five artists have selected ‘insects’ as the theme for their work displayed at an exhibition at the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies.

 

Vietnam to loosen conditions for auto imports

The Vietnamese Government will soon issue a revision to Decree 116/2017 on the conditions for production, assembly, import and business of automobile warranty and maintenance services.

 

Bangladeshi artists bring Ho Chi Minh’s life to stage

Late President Ho Chi Minh’s life, career and ideology were depicted by Bangladeshi artists in a special concert held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh last weekend.

ASEAN, China bolster trade partnership

Economic ministers of the 10 ASEAN member countries and China have agreed to bolster the bilateral trade during their meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 51) in Bangkok.

 

POLITICAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 10

An overview of the Vietnamese Government's actions on September 10th 2019.

Top VN chess players Quang Liem, Truong Son compete at World Cup

Top Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son are competing at the FIDE World Cup 2019 which began in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on September 10.

 

Vietnam's Mekong Delta needs urgent measures to prevent drought, saline-intrusion

Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has said.

HCM City exhibition to showcase colours of life

A group of 22 painters from across the country will showcase their artworks at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum this month.

Vietnamese films to shine at Busan Int’l Film Fest

Vietnamese films Thưa Mẹ Con Đi (Goodbye, Mother) directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh and Anh Trai Yêu Quái (My Annoying Brother) directed by Vu Ngoc Phuong will be presented at the Busan International Film Fest on October 3-12.

Departure time of North-South trains to be adjusted

Vietnam Railway (VNR) will adjust the schedules of North – South trains from September 15, after the peak travel season.

BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 10

Military Bank plans 43.2 million ESOP shares in Sep-Oct

Philippe Troussier to coach Vietnam 18 team

Philippe Troussier has been appointed coach of the Vietnam U18 team, the Viet Nam Football Federation has announced.

Books helps Vietnamese learn about the Czech Republic

Three books that introduce the culture of the Czech Republic to Vietnamese people living there have been released.

Popular community races raise funds for charities, scholarships

Phung Quan of District 2 jogs for five kilometres each day on the grounds of the apartment building where he lives.