National festival reflects diversity of Then signing art
National festival reflects diversity of Then signing artThe sixth national festival of the art of Then singing and Tinh gourd lute of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups officially opened in Ha Giang city, the northernmost province of Ha Giang, on May 13. A performance of Then singing with Tinh gourd lute at the festivalAfter the opening ceremony, arts troupes from 14 provinces participating in the festival performed Then singing accompanied by Tinh lute. These performances were deeply imbued with traditional cultural identities of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnics. The festival from May 12 to 14 gathers more than 500 artisans from the 14 provinces nationwide. Each Then and Tinh melody and dance reflect the aspirations of Tay, Nung and Thai people, and they are precious cultural heritage contributing to the diverse culture of Vietnam, she added.
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May 13, 2018 12:11 UTC
RoK doctors continue free surgery programme for Vietnamese
RoK doctors continue free surgery programme for VietnameseDoctors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue the “Change Life” programme, which provides free cosmetic surgery for young Vietnamese people with facial defects, said Dr. Chon Yong-hun, Vice President of the Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association. Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tu pose for a photo with participants of the "Change Life" programmeDuring an interview granted to Seoul-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent, he said he and his colleagues have decided to implement the programme to help Vietnamese young people with facial defects to have brighter future. Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tu said the charity programme will foster the stronger relationship between Vietnam and the RoK. He also voiced his hope that the programme will be expanded so that more Vietnamese people will receive free surgery in the future. The programme has so far provided surgery for nine Vietnamese youths.-VNA
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May 13, 2018 09:11 UTC
Domestically made dairy products have upper hand over imports
Domestically made dairy products have upper hand over importsVietNamNet Bridge - Domestic dairy production has been increasing rapidly, while the proportion of imports in total domestic consumption is on the decrease, which is good news for Vietnam’s dairy industry. Domestic dairy production has been increasing rapidlyThe imports have decreased as domestic dairy producers are scaling up their production to better satisfy domestic demand. Domestic dairy producers tend to expand their cow farms to better control the material supply and ease the reliance on material imports. Vinamilk is developing its organic products, while other companies focus on developing alternative dairy products from vegetation. Quang Ngai Sugar has black sesame soya milk and green tea milk, while IDP has corn milk products.
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May 13, 2018 09:00 UTC
Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kicks off in Hai Phong
Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kicks off in Hai PhongA gala night was held at the Opera House Square in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 12 as the first out of more than 50 activities within the Hoa Phuong Do (Red Flamboyant Flower) Festival. Of note, Hai Phong ranked ninth among 63 cities and provinces nationwide in the provincial competitiveness index in 2017, up 19 places as compared with 2015. The gala night themed Hai Phong Vuon Ra Bien Lon (Hai Phong reaching out to the sea) demonstrated the city’s determination to carry forward traditions and utilise its potential to develop and integrate into the world. Over the last seasons, the Flamboyant Flower Festival has become a recognised festival of the port city, symbolising and praising its people and land. Renowned as the city of flamboyant flower, Hai Phong is a peaceful city of wide boulevards dovetailed with organised tree rows.
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May 13, 2018 08:15 UTC
Sugar producers worried as inventory remains high
Sugar producers worried as inventory remains highVietNamNet Bridge - Sugar companies have once again shouted for help as the volume of inventory is increasing rapidly, while the domestic market is flooded with smuggled sugar. Some sugar refineries have had to sell products at prices nearly equal to the prices of smuggled sugar. Some others have accepted to sell sugar below product costs to reduce the inventory volume (VND11,400-12,000 per kilogram). Some others have accepted to sell sugar below product costs to reduce the inventory volume (VND11,400-12,000 per kilogram). VSSA’s Ha Huu Phai said the price decrease fell to a 4-year low in the world market because of the record high output of 178 million tons, or 10 million tons higher than last year.
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May 13, 2018 05:37 UTC
Fintechs, with technology and big data, jump into consumer lending market
Fintechs, with technology and big data, jump into consumer lending marketVietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks are becoming digitalized, while fintechs, with great advantages in technology, have joined the consumer lending market. Lam and others like him could become a client of fintechs, which, by effectively exploiting big data, have step by step broken the barrier in consumer credit. The consumer credit growth in 2017 continued from two groups of suppliers – commercial banks and finance companies. Finance companies provide 12 percent of total consumer loans, while official consumer credit only serves 30 percent of customers who have demand. Fintechs are expected to be the biggest rival of commercial banks and finance companies in the near future.
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May 13, 2018 01:52 UTC
Vietnam hopes for enhanced cooperation with Brazil
Vietnam hopes for enhanced cooperation with BrazilVietnam treasures the increasing role of Brazil in the international arena and wishes to further promote comprehensive cooperation with the country, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Brazilian Foreign Minister Nunes Ferreira witness the signing of the MoU between the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Alexandre de Gusmao Foundation of BrazilMinh made the statement during talks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Nunes Ferreira on May 12, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from May 12-13. For his part, Nunes affirmed Brazil considers Vietnam as an important partner in Southeast Asia. He spoke highly Vietnam’s increasing role and position in the region and the world, as well as his country’s determination to strengthen and expand the friendship and all-around cooperation with Vietnam. The Vietnamese official took the occasion to urge Brazil to soon recognise Vietnam’s market economy.
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May 12, 2018 12:22 UTC
Party Central Committee asks to implement resolution productively
Party Central Committee asks to implement resolution productivelyThe closing session of the 7th plenary meeting of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was held on May 12 under the chair by Politburo member and President Tran Dai Quang. The CPVCC elected Tran Cam Tu, CPVCC member and Standing Vice Chairman of the CPVCC Inspection Commission, the 12th tenure, as Chairman of the CPVCC Inspection Commission, the 12th tenure. Meanwhile, Hoang Van Tra, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee and head of the National Assembly deputies, the 14th tenure, of Phu Yen province was elected to the CPVCC Inspection Commission, the 12th tenure. The CPVCC elected two additional members of the 12th tenure Secretariat, including Tran Thanh Man, CPVCC member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; and Tran Cam Tu, CPVCC member and Chairman of the CPVCC Inspection Commission, the 12th tenure. The CPVCC considered and agreed to expel Dinh La Thang, CPVCC member and deputy head of the CPVCC Economics Commission, from the Party.
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May 12, 2018 10:52 UTC
Lao Cai razes drug trafficking ring with 329 bricks of heroin
Lao Cai razes drug trafficking ring with 329 bricks of heroinThe police of the northern border province of Lao Cai have brought to light the biggest drug trafficking ring, arresting two suspects and seizing 329 bricks (about 120kg) of heroin worth about 69 billion VND (3.03 million USD). In the afternoon of May 15, local police arrested Nguyen Van Dai, born in 1975 and residing in Thach Son commune, Anh Son district of the central province of Nghe An, and Nguyen Van Ly, born in 1991 and residing in Anh Son town, Anh Son district of Nghe An for illegally transporting the heroin. The duo drove a Ford Ranger car with 329 heroin bricks hidden in many places of the car such as floor and oil tank. At the police station, they admitted that they were transporting the drug from Nghe An to Lao Cai for cross-border sale. They launched activities to uncover the ring on May 6, 2018 under the instruction of Colonel Dinh Tien Quan, Director of the Lao Cai Department of Public Security and Colonel Hoang Manh Hung, Vice Director of the department.
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May 12, 2018 10:41 UTC
Party Central Committee’s 7th session concludes
Party Central Committee’s 7th session concludesThe seventh plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) concluded in Hanoi on May 12, completing all the agenda contents after six working days. For the enterprise sector, the Party Central Committee pointed to the need to continue completing the policy on regional minimal monthly wages to protect underprivileged workers. The Party Central Committee urged the building and perfection of the system of job positions so it will serve as a foundation for developing the payroll for job positions, job titles and leading positions. At the session, the Party Central Committee elected two supplementary members of the Secretariat and considered punishments for some Party members. "The seventh session of the 12th Party Central Committee was a success," the Party chief said.
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May 12, 2018 09:11 UTC
RoK to recruit 7,900 Vietnamese workers this year
RoK to recruit 7,900 Vietnamese workers this yearThe Republic of Korea will receive 7,900 Vietnamese workers in 2018, said Nguyen Gia Liem, said Deputy General Director of the Overseas Labour Department under the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The information was revealed during a press conference held by the ministry on implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on supplying and receiving Vietnamese workers to the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme this year. Registration for the Korean language tests will open from May 10 to 13. The test for manufacturing workers will be held on June 23 and 24. Nearly 50,000 Vietnamese workers are working in the RoK, with about 16,000 of them having stayed after their contracts expired.-VNA
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May 12, 2018 05:48 UTC
Vietnam, US sign agreement on dioxin treatment in Bien Hoa
Vietnam, US sign agreement on dioxin treatment in Bien HoaThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Air Defence – Air Force Service under the Vietnamese Defence Ministry signed an agreement on non-refundable aid for a project on dioxin remediation in the Bien Hoa airport in Hanoi on May 11. Le Huy Vinh, Commander of the Air Defence – Air Force Service (R) and Michael Greene, Mission Director for USAID/Vietnam inked the document to start a project on dioxin remediation in the Bien Hoa airportMichael Greene, Mission Director for USAID/Vietnam, and Lt. Gen. Le Huy Vinh, Commander of the Air Defence – Air Force Service, inked the document to start the plan making process for the work. Bien Hoa is the largest remaining dioxin hotspot in Vietnam. The US side vowed to collaborate with Vietnam and its Defence Ministry in addressing war consequences while continuing to foster bilateral economic, cultural and security relations.
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May 12, 2018 04:30 UTC
Santa Claus-themed letter wins national UPU contest
Santa Claus-themed letter wins national UPU contestA letter about Santa Claus written by an eighth grader in Hai Duong province has won the first prize of the 47th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People in Vietnam. The contest in Vietnam from October 2017 to March 2018 attracted more than 1 million entries from nationwide. The judges awarded one first prize, three second prizes, five third prizes and 30 consolation prizes to the best entries. Vietnam became a member of the UPU in 1976 and has taken part in the UPU letter writing contest since 1987. Vietnamese students won prizes at the international competition for 13 times, including two first prizes, one second prize, three third prizes, and seven consolation prizes.-VNA
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May 12, 2018 04:07 UTC
How is Vietnam applying artificial intelligence?
How is Vietnam applying artificial intelligence? VietNamNet Bridge - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in Vietnam in apps used such as face-identification technology cameras, smartphone chatbots, self-propelling vehicles, and nano robots developed by FPT Group, Zalo Brain and Zalo Assistant by VNG. Connected with more than 3,000 celebrities and influential persons in Vietnam, CastingAsia is conquering the Vietnam online marketing market with AI. Analysts say that developing AI is one of the rare opportunities for Vietnam to put its mark on the world’s technology map. Sources said that AI is used at some hospitals in Vietnam to treat patients suffering from serious diseases.
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May 12, 2018 02:48 UTC
Nearly 3,800 resettlement apartments in Thu Thiem find no buyers
Nearly 3,800 resettlement apartments in Thu Thiem find no buyersNo investors have registered to bid for 3,790 resettlement apartments in the Thu Thiem new urban area project in District 2, HCMC, which have been put up for auction by the city government, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper. According to the Department of Construction, the redundancy of such a huge number of resettlement homes has resulted from relaxed compensation policy. But now land clearance compensation rates match market prices, and prices of resettlement apartments are higher than before. The regulation that developers must build resettlement apartments before they can relocate households in their project sites has also led to a redundancy as many affected residents have refused ready-built apartments. Nam Rach Chiec residential and resettlement area covers 60 hectares, including 30 hectares of resettlement land for the Thu Thiem new urban area project.
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May 12, 2018 00:33 UTC