Conversations on Vietnam Development
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| VinFast CEO James B. DeLuca |
The launch of production plans for the first-ever made-in-Việt Nam cars has ignited hopes of a big boost for the domestic auto and auto parts industries. Việt Nam News reporter Mai Hương spoke with VinFast CEO James B. DeLuca about the company’s market vision.
What does your company’s advent portend for Việt Nam’s auto industry? Tiếp tục đọc “New car maker to hit the road running”
Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey
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| A residential area in the central Phú Yên Province remains flooded on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Lập. |
North Korea is prepared to use its stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons if war broke out with the U.S. and its allies, according to a letter Pentagon chiefs sent to lawmakers.
The letter, written by Rear Adm. Michael J. Dumont, the vice director of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, details how a conflict between North Korea and the U.S. could play out. Amid rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, the letter notes the difficulty of establishing the “‘best- or worst-case casualty scenarios'” should war break out with North Korea, given the proximity of South Korean capital Seoul to the de-militarised zone and uncertainty over how much warning the U.S. would have of a North Korean attack. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea Assassins Bumped Off Kim Jong Un’s Brother With Deadly Nerve Agent That Could Kill ‘Tens of Thousands’ in Chemical War”
Chuỗi bài Bão Damrey
Bão Damrey quần thảo: Đà Nẵng mưa xối xả, nước sông Hàn mấp mé bờ
– 6h sáng nay, bão số 12 đã đổ bộ vào đất liền tỉnh Khánh Hòa với sức gió mạnh nhất đạt cấp 12 (115-135 km/h), giật cấp 15. Nhiều nhà dân tốc mái, cây cối đổ rạp, biển hiệu, tấm tôn bay lả tả.
Bắt đầu từ khoảng 18h tối, TP Đà Nẵng có mưa xối xả. Nhiều tuyến đường trong TP bị ngập. Đặc biệt, mưa lớn kết hợp triều cường khiến nước sông Hàn đã dâng lên cao.
Bão số 12 là cơn bão lớn nhất đổ bộ vào TP Nha Trang. Đã có ít nhất 20 người chết, 17 người mất tích do bão.
The typhoon two decades ago left more than 3,000 people dead and missing
By Tuoi Tre News November 4, 2017, 11:36 GMT+7
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| Le Thi Ut, a resident in Song Doc Town, sits beside a tomb of Storm Linda’s victim. |
Local authorities and people in various regions in the southernmost province of Ca Mau gathered and paid tribute to victims of tropical storm Linda, considered the worst storm in the past 100 in Vietnam, on Friday.
Memorial ceremonies, including the release of floating lanterns onto the sea, were held in such estuaries as Khanh Hoi in U Minh District, Song Doc in Tran Van Thoi District and Cai Doi Vam in Phu Tan District. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam holds memorial ceremonies for victims of ‘worst in century’ storm Linda, 20 years on”
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| Diners enjoy different types of food at the Asiana Food Town, located in the underground Sense Market Shopping Center in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
An underground food court in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is featuring a variety of Asian cuisines, offering its visitor a truly unique culinary experience.
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| Solar energy has huge potential to develop in Việt Nam – baomoi.com |
HCM City – Over 100 provincial government officials, investors and other stakeholders gathered yesterday in HCM City to discuss policies for the developmnet of solar energy. Tiếp tục đọc “VN plans major solar power growth”
The northernmost province of Ha Giang boasts a number of untouched overwhelming landscapes such as Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark and famous destinations in Quan Ba and Yen Minh districts.
 Imposing mountain ranges are an identity of UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark Tiếp tục đọc “Overwhelming mountainous landscapes of Ha Giang” |
The MPA officers have the right to detain individuals who commit violations of MPA rules.
Nguyen Chu Hoi, former deputy director general of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, said that sea turtles live in many habitats and ecosystems during migration and development. The presence of sea turtles is considered one of the indicators of the health of the marine environment. Tiếp tục đọc “Marine Protected Areas given power to protect sea turtles”
For older generations, the pedicab used to be a popular means of transportation on every street corner of old Saigon in previous decades.
The rudimentary transport means has become a unique cultural trait of Saigonese and is attached to many people’s childhoods.
However, due to the socio-economic development, the three-wheeled rickshaw has gradually fallen into oblivion and given way to taxis and buses. Tiếp tục đọc “The last cyclo repairman in Saigon”
Living through more than 60 years of history, many famous Vietnamese brands are now struggling to retain their market share and expand business activities.
Once Vietnam’s foremost shoe manufacturer, Thuong Dinh Footwear now struggles to retain its few loyal customers
At the end of 2016, Thuy Ta Ice-Cream had contributed more than half of the total revenue of Thuy Ta JSC. The business saw a growth rate of 6.3 per cent in revenue and grew by 19 per cent in profitability compared to the previous year. However, against the business results of five years ago, Thuy Ta Ice-Cream has achieved no growth. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s iconic enterprises of old struggle past 60”
In modern society, traditional craft villages are disappearing and many artisans are finding it hard to stick with their jobs. But in HCMC, the nation’s fastest growing city, there still exists a century-old bronze incense burner casting village called An Hoi in Go Vap District where only five households are holding on to the traditional craft.
In the craft village on the quiet Nguyen Duy Cung Street in Ward 12, Go Vap District, people can sense the slow pace of life and the peaceful atmosphere. Tiếp tục đọc “The last bronze incense burner craft village in Saigon”
VietNamNet Bridge – Management of the Muong Phang forest in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien had faced a number of difficulties, said Nguyen Viet Cuong, director of the Muong Phang Forest and Environment Management Board.
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| An area of the Muong Phang special use forest in the northern province of Dien Bien. — Photo vov.vn |
The forest has a total area of more than 4,400ha, covering Pa Khoang and Muong Phang communes in Dien Bien District, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s Decision 1976/QĐ-TTg issued on October 30, 2014.
The Muong Phang Forest and Environment Management Board manages more than 1,000ha based on Decision 611/QĐ-UBND issued by the Dien Bien Province People’s Committee on July 24, 2015.
The management board, Cuong said, had only eight workers so inspections were not performed regularly. Tiếp tục đọc “Struggle to manage Muong Phang forest”
VietNamNet Bridge – At the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), one teacher guides up to 44 PhD students and one PhD is produced every 1.76 days.
MOET’s inspectors have found many problems in enrollment, training management and degree granting at VASS.
In 2015 and 2016, the academy produced 2,811 master’s degree graduates, but did not report this to MOET.
The academy was discovered as reporting the wrong number of permanent lecturers, which determines the number of students it is allowed to train. The number of associate professors in reality was 10 lower than reported. In January 2017, there were 21 professors, 174 associate professors and 258 PhDs. Tiếp tục đọc “VASS doctoral incubator ‘hatches’ 1 PhD every 1.76 days”
World ranking of Anti-Money-Laundering in ASEAN countries and China (The smaller is the index, the higher is the Money Laundering risk):
Laos – 5
Cambodia – 9
Myanmar – 13
Vietnam – 18
Thailand – 44
China – 51
Indonesia – 61
Philippines – 65
Malaysia – 70
Hong Kong (China) – 89
Singapore – 117
Taiwan (China) – 136
The Basel AML Index is an annual ranking assessing country risk regarding money laundering/terrorism financing. It focuses on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) frameworks and other related factors such as financial/public transparency and judicial strength.
This is the sixth edition of the Basel Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index developed by the Basel Institute on Governance. The Basel Institute published the Basel AML Index for the first time in 2012 and has since then been the only non-profit organisation to create a research-based ranking focusing on the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. The Basel AML Index provides the following key features: Tiếp tục đọc “2017 Basel Anti-Money-Laundering Index”
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