China finances research study for Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project

NOV 26, 2019 / 15:49 Ngoc Thuy

The Chinese government has provided non-refundable aid for Vietnam worth over VND32 billion (US$1.37 million) to conduct a survey and a master plan for the Lao Cai – Hai Phong – Hanoi railway project connecting with China, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

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The financial support was a result of high level talks between the two countries in 2015, stated the MoT in a statement. Tiếp tục đọc “China finances research study for Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project”

Can Vietnam break the authoritarian glass ceiling?

26 November 2019 EastAsiaForum.org

Author: Paul Schuler, University of Arizona

No woman has led a non-democratic regime that was not a monarchy. Vietnam will make history in 2021 if it selects current National Assembly Chair, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, as the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) General Secretary at the next Party Congress.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) meets Vietnam's National Assembly's Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Hanoi, Vietnam, 8 December 2018 (Photo: Reuters/Kham).

Precedent for her selection certainly exists given that the previous two general secretaries were both also National Assembly chairs prior to their promotion. Some analysts see Ngan as a natural contender. Tiếp tục đọc “Can Vietnam break the authoritarian glass ceiling?”

Vietnam makes a mess of waste management

By Phong Van   November 26, 2019 | 08:30 pm GMT+7 VnExpress

Vietnam makes a mess of waste management

Trash carts are seen at a residential area in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, July 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.

Unclear delineation of the roles of state agencies in managing waste has made a mess of sorting and collecting trash in Vietnam.

Vietnam is sorting trash in four different ways and one type of trash is put under the eyes of up to six ministries.

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Vietnam Gets Double Dose of US Waterway Diplomacy

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Vietnam
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam November 20, 2019. The banner on the ceiling reads “Long live the glorious Vietnam Communist Party”.

HO CHI MINH CITY – Vietnam got a double dose of waterway diplomacy from the United States last week.

In the north, in Hanoi, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday his nation would provide Vietnam with a second coast guard cutter ship to use in the South China Sea, where it has a dispute with China.

Vietnam's Mekong Delta
The river flows through Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, where increasing U.S. influence shows the deepening relationship between the two nations. (Ha Nguyen/VOA)

In the south, in an unrelated event around the same time, a U.S. consul general toured the Mekong Delta in a dinghy as part of a series of visits related to education, environment, and culture. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Gets Double Dose of US Waterway Diplomacy”

Another company expands recall of frozen tuna from Vietnam

More frozen tuna from Vietnam is under recall because of the danger of scombroid fish poisoning.

Northern Fisheries LTD of Little Compton, RI, has expanded its voluntary recall of frozen, wild-caught yellowfin tuna “medallions” from Vietnam to include fish sold directly to consumers, according to the company’s recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s website. Tiếp tục đọc “Another company expands recall of frozen tuna from Vietnam”

Bốn đối tượng lên kế hoạch gây cháy nổ ở Biên Hòa lãnh án

Thứ Ba, 26/11/2019, 14:12:55, Nhân Dân

NDĐT – Ngày 26-11, TAND tỉnh Đồng Nai mở phiên tòa xét xử sơ thẩm vụ án hình sự và tuyên phạt các bị cáo: Đoàn Viết Hoan (SN 1984), Võ Thường Trung (SN 1977) mỗi người 36 tháng tù giam. Hai bị cáo còn lại là Ngô Xuân Thành (SN 1970) và Nguyễn Đình Khuê (SN 1978), mỗi người cùng nhận 28 tháng tù giam, cùng về tội Phá rối an ninh, theo Điều 118, Bộ luật Hình sự năm 2015.

Bốn đối tượng lên kế hoạch gây cháy nổ ở Biên Hòa lãnh án

Bốn bị cáo tại tòa.

Theo cáo trạng, Đoàn Viết Hoan, Võ Thường Trung, Ngô Xuân Thành, Nguyễn Đình Khuê thường lên mạng đọc các bài viết có nội dung chống đối chế độ, kích động biểu tình, gây rối của các đối tượng thù địch ở nước ngoài. Sau đó, bị lôi kéo lập các nhóm kín tập hợp lực lượng, bàn bạc tiến hành biểu tình, gây rối dịp lễ 30-4-2019 tại thành phố Biên Hòa. Tiếp tục đọc “Bốn đối tượng lên kế hoạch gây cháy nổ ở Biên Hòa lãnh án”

58% of Samsung smartphone revenue comes from Vietnam: PM

The Hanoitimes – Around 50% of Samsung’s smartphones and tablets are produced in Vietnam and exported to 128 countries and territories.

As of present, 58% of Samsung’s global smartphone sales globally come from its production facilities in Vietnam, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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In 2008 – 2018, Samsung increased its investment in Vietnam from US$670 million to over US$17.3 billion, a 26-fold increase. According to Samsung’s statistics, around 50% of the giant’s smartphones and tablets are produced in Vietnam and exported to 128 countries and territories, including the US, Europe, Russia and Southeast Asia.

Last year, Samsung’s combined revenue in the global market reached US$221.6 billion, slightly up from US$217.8 billion in 2017, while after-tax profit increased from US$38.3 billion to US$40.3 billion. Tiếp tục đọc “58% of Samsung smartphone revenue comes from Vietnam: PM”

Voi Cu Sứt và những chiếc bẫy thú rừng tàn ác

Phóng sự của Hoàng Thiên Nga

Sau hơn 6 năm bị vướng bẫy rồi được Trung tâm bảo tồn Voi cùng Vườn quốc gia Yok Đôn phối hợp cứu hộ, chăm sóc vết thương để thả về rừng, voi Cu Sứt gần đây đã trở lại vùng rừng khộp giữa 2 tỉnh Đắk Lắk-Đắk Nông, vẫn với cái chân đau vẫn chưa lành. Trung tâm bảo tồn voi Đắk Lắk đã lên kế hoạch lần thứ 2 cứu hộ chú voi hoang dã.

Voi Cu Sứt tái xuất tháng 4 năm 2019- Ảnh Phan Phú

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Nations Aim for Inclusive Trade; Vietnam Uses Small-Business Loans to Get There

Vietnam is encouraging banks to lend to small businesses, like this furniture store in Ho Chi Minh City. (VOA/Ha Nguyen)
Vietnam is encouraging banks to lend to small businesses, like this furniture store in Ho Chi Minh City. (VOA/Ha Nguyen)

HO CHI MINH CITY – When politicians try to win votes by blaming foreigners for stealing jobs, economists say they ignore technology, which is what is really replacing many of these jobs. However the issue remains that many workers and small businesses do not benefit from foreign trade as much as corporations do, and that is something Vietnam hopes to fix. Tiếp tục đọc “Nations Aim for Inclusive Trade; Vietnam Uses Small-Business Loans to Get There”

Banks Required to Assess Environmental, Social Goals in Vietnam

November 25, 2019 VOA


FILE - A woman stands in front of a branch of Ocean Bank located at the Petro Vietnam's building in Hanoi, Vietnam September 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Kham)
FILE – A woman stands in front of a branch of Ocean Bank located at the Petro Vietnam’s building in Hanoi, Vietnam September 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Kham)
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For several years, the worldwide financial crisis that began in 2008 had little effect on Vietnam’s banks. That is not because its banks were stronger than the U.S banks that created the crisis. It was mostly because of the country’s lack of international trade.
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Downtown Hanoi metro will be delayed until 2027 and cost to rise by 82 percent

Da Nang wants $2 bln golf course, horse racing track

By Ky Duyen   November 25, 2019 | 01:53 pm GMT+7 VnExpress

Da Nang wants $2 bln golf course, horse racing track

Horse jockey train at a horse track in the southern Binh Duong Province. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen.

Da Nang City has proposed a golf course and a horse racing complex with a total investment almost $2 billion, with construction to start this year.

The golf and hospitality complex will be located 17 kilometers southwest of Da Nang International Airport and cost $1.72 billion, the municipal People’s Committee has proposed to the city legislature.

The complex, covering 497 hectares, would comprise a 36-hole golf course, a 2,000-room hotel and resort, an ecotourism park and other entertainment facilities.

Tiếp tục đọc “Da Nang wants $2 bln golf course, horse racing track”

Việt Nam công bố Sách trắng Quốc phòng 2019 – Vietnam’s New Defense White Paper in the Spotlight

25/11/2019 23:04 GMT+7

TTO – Sách trắng Quốc phòng Việt Nam 2019 đã được Bộ Quốc phòng công bố chiều 25-11, dưới sự chủ trì của Thượng tướng Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, thứ trưởng Bộ Quốc phòng.

Việt Nam công bố Sách trắng Quốc phòng 2019 - Ảnh 1.

Sách trắng Quốc phòng Việt Nam được công bố chiều 25-11 – Ảnh: C.G

Sách trắng Quốc phòng Việt Nam công khai đường lối chính sách quân sự, là tài liệu chính thức sử dụng để phục vụ công tác đối ngoại quốc phòng, giáo dục về quốc phòng, đường lối quân sự của Đảng, chính sách quốc phòng của Nhà nước.

Thiếu tướng Nguyễn Văn Thân, phó viện trưởng Viện Chiến lược quốc phòng, cho biết Sách trắng Quốc phòng Việt Nam 2019 tiếp tục khẳng định và làm rõ hơn tính chất cơ bản của nền quốc phòng Việt Nam là hòa bình và tự vệ. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam công bố Sách trắng Quốc phòng 2019 – Vietnam’s New Defense White Paper in the Spotlight”

Việt Nam a new star in Southeast Asia region: Horasis forum

Update: November, 25/2019 – 07:07 VNS

Delegates pose for photos during a break at the opening plenary session held yesterday as part of the 2019 Asia Horasis Meeting that officially begins today. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp

Bồ Xuân Hiệp

BÌNH DƯƠNG — Việt Nam has emerged as a new economic star in the Southeast Asia region, with its southern province of Bình Dương poised to become a new centre for global dialogue in the near future, the chairman and founder of Horasis said yesterday at one of Asia’s largest economic forums.

More than 400 top leaders from across Asia and 500 government officials and top executives from businesses in Việt Nam are participating in the 2019 Horasis Asia Meeting that officially opens today in Bình Dương Province. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam a new star in Southeast Asia region: Horasis forum”