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The piano lady who wings melodies to the stars

Many people love learning to play the piano, but following the classical technique it can take up to five years to become an accomplished player. Many give up after only three months because they find it too difficult and discouraging.

Consumer Confidence Index hits record in Q1

Vietnam's index highest in Asia-Pacific, with country being third-most confident globally.

Red tape results in low ODA disbursement in Vietnam: ADB

Vietnam’s average disbursement rate is much lower than that of other recipients of the Asian Development Bank’s ODA loans, largely due to cumbersome and time-consuming procedures, said Eric Sidgwick, ADB country director for Vietnam.

 

Farms under threat as ASF fails to ease

The continuing threat of African swine fever is showing no signs of retreating, pushing livestock farming and animal feed production companies into huge difficulties and even danger of ­bankruptcy.

Local technology group sells 25 million shares to Samsung SDS

The board of directors of CMC Corporation has approved the issuance of 25 million shares through a private placement for Samsung SDS, the system integration arm of South Korea’s electronics conglomerate Samsung.

 

Saigon Co.op takes over 18 Auchan supermarkets

Saigon Co.op has officially taken over 18 Auchan supermarkets in the country after the French retail group announced its withdrawal last month from the Vietnamese market by selling its loss-making business.

Requiring data to stay on retail track

The retail industry for fast-moving consumer goods has transformed significantly over the past few years.

Measures necessary after SOE audits

Experts are once again warning that if the monopoly of the economy via poorly-performing and loss-making enterprises owned by the state continues, the country’s competitiveness and investment climate will continue being affected as a result. 

Culture ministry promotes Vietnam as a destination for South Korean tourists

Vietnam will create good conditions and offer a warm welcome to tourists from South Korea, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism said during a show held on June 26 in Seoul to promote Vietnamese tourism.

Vietnamese Guinness recordmakers perform in Long An

A group of Vietnamese Guinness record-makers will perform in an entertainment show in Long An Province tonight to celebrate National Family Day on June 28.

New show honours cai luong to be held in HCM City

A new show called Cải Lương: Trăm Năm Nguồn Cội (Reformed Opera: A Hundred-Year History) will take place in HCM City next month.

Vietnam's steel industry to face challenges in second half of 2019

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Mural inaugurated to celebrate Vietnamese, French friendship

A mural featuring Vietnamese and French flowers has been inaugurated in the Parisian suburb of Choisy-le-Roi to enhance the friendship between two countries.

FLC Vietnam Masters to tee off in Quang Ninh

The FLC Viet Nam Masters golf tournament is scheduled to tee off at FLC Ha Long Golf Club in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 29.

Vietnamese banks to seek capital in global markets

Vietnamese banks are seeking to raise capital in international bond markets as they face growing pressure to hike capital to satisfy the central bank's regulations on minimum capital requirements and Basel II standards by early next year.

 

Alliex Holdings to pour $721m into Vietnam’s POS infrastructure

South Korea’s Alliex Holdings plans to invest US$721 million in point-of-sale (POS) infrastructure in Viet Nam in the next five years.

 

Retailers take Asanzo’s products off shelves

Retailers have taken Asanzo-branded items off their shelves after Asanzo Viet Nam Electronics JSC was accused of selling products imported from China as 'Made in Vietnam' goods.

 

Vietnamese PM slashes import/export tariffs under CPTPP

Tariffs on imported products including fruit and frozen foods from six member countries of the CPTPP will be reduced to zero backdated to January 14 this year to 2022.

 

E-Commerce needs a new push to reach rural areas

E-commerce is developing rapidly in Viet Nam but it needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach customers, experts have said.

 

Students finish national high school examination

Hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country yesterday finished the last day of the 2019 national high school examination.