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Vietnam's northwest seeking tourism aid from Ho Chi Minh City

As an economic and tourism hub in the country, Ho Chi Minh City plays a vital role in the development of tourism in the north-western region, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. The city administration needs to offer more incentives to encourage tourism enterprises ...

58 percent of married women in Vietnam are victims of domestic violence: report

Nearly 60 percent of married women in Vietnam have suffered physical or sexual abuse at least once in their life, according to figures released by a new campaign to stop violence against women.   Every one of three women in the world suffer physical or sexual violence, ...

Vietnam is still scratching the surface of what it can become: economists

Vietnam is believed to have achieved many great successes a lot over the last three decades of economic renovation, but many economists say the years ahead will continue to be challenging.    At a forum in Hanoi last week to mark the 30th year of the reform ...

17 Montagnards prepare for return to Vietnam

More Montagnard asylum seekers prepared to return to Vietnam on 23 November after giving up on obtaining refugee status in Phnom Penh, while five Rohingya refugees set off for resettlement in Canada. Wan-Hea Lee, country representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human ...

Vietnam's SMEs to face regional competition

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam have paid little attention to the nearing formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), while larger companies with a “national brand name” are actively preparing for the regional integration process. Le Thanh Hai, the deputy manager of the Viet Nam ...

Last body recovered from mine collapse in northern Vietnam

Rescuers early on 23 November recovered the body of Bui Van Quy, 23, the last of the three dead victims in a coal mine collapse in the northern province of Hoa Binh last week.    His body was found behind a large rock at about 2:30 a.m., nearly 700 meters ...

Only 2 out of 22 Vietnam airports are making profits: report

With the exception of Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai, the other 20 airports around the country have been making losses or barely broken even, local media reported.    The troubled airports often operate far below their designed capacities, as they are still in the middle of ...

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in dire need of logistics hub

A regional logistics center should be set up in the Mekong Delta to offer professional services to businesses, most of which are currently dependent on Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, according to a seminar held in Can Tho City, ...

Mekong rice straw to go to Japan

Rice straw, which is usually burnt by Cuu Long (Mekong) farmers at rice fields after harvest, will be exported to Japan as animal feed, according to Song Hau State Farm in the Mekong City of Can Tho. Keep reading ...

Vietnam dominates Mekong's top 10 most promising tech startups

Three Vietnamese projects have been listed in the Mekong region’s top 10 most promising tech startups which will be showcased at an international exhibition in Thailand at the end of this month.   Two Thai startups are also on the list, while the rest are from other ...

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