Map of the Asia Cross Country Rally 2019 (Photo courtesy of the event) Hanoi (VNA) - A stage of the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) is expected to be held in Vietnam in 2021. Tadayuki Sasa, AXCR director and founder, has recently evealed the information to the Vietnamese media in Hanoi. Sasa said Vietnam had suitable terrain, great supporters and excitement to welcome international-level sports, making it ideal for the event. He also revealed that for the first time a team from Vietnam, Racing AKA, will compete in this year's season. The crew is working hard in practice to upgrade their cars to reach International Automobile Federation (FIA) standards. The AXCR was first held in 1996. It is the continental biggest rally across up to 4,000km off-road. It is held every year in August starting from Thailand. This year, it will begin on August 10 in Pattaya and close on August 16 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.-VNA … [Read more...] about Asia Cross Country Rally likely to hold stage in Vietnam
HCM City’s satellite emergency service to get more stations
A patient receives check-up from HCM City motorbike emergency service personnel at home (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health plans to set up more satellite emergency stations at public and private hospitals around the city to meet the increasing need for emergency assistance at people’s homes and other locations outside medical facilities. These stations are managed by the 115 Emergency Centre. Speaking at a recent meeting held to review emergency responses outside hospitals, Dr Nguyen Duy Long, the centre’s deputy head, said there are 31 stations covering all 24 districts of the city. Of them, six - Sai Gon General Hospital, Thu Duc District Hospital, District 2 Hospital, District 4 Hospital, and Linh Xuan and Linh Trung … [Read more...] about HCM City’s satellite emergency service to get more stations
Condolences to Japan over anime studio fire
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also offered his sympathy to Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro. At least 33 people died and dozens were injured after a man set fire to the Kyoto Animation studio on the morning of July 18, according to the foreign media. It is one of Japan's worst mass casualty incidents since the World War Two. … [Read more...] about Condolences to Japan over anime studio fire
VN-Index sustains upward trend, reaches 2-month high
The VN-Index, which represents almost 90 percent of the market capitalization of listed companies, rose by 6.29 points or 0.64 percent. There were 300 gainers and 287 losers. The VN30-Index, a basket of 30 stocks with the highest market cap, gained 9.98 points to close at 880.79 points. Four of the 30 stocks rose by over 2 percent, led by Vietcombank, one of Vietnam’s three biggest lenders by assets, (up 2.6 percent), and Hau Giang Pharma, a leading drugmaker in which the government owns a 43.31 percent stake, (up 2.5 percent). The subsidiaries of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate Vingroup all gained, Vincom Retail by 2.2 percent, Vinhomes by 1.8 percent and Vingroup itself by 1 percent. In the food and beverages sector, the country’s biggest dairy company, Vinamilk, rose by 1.8 percent, and food conglomerate Masan Group was up 2.5 percent. The banking sector saw most stocks rise by 1 percent. The VN-Index was constrained by … [Read more...] about VN-Index sustains upward trend, reaches 2-month high
Firms have high hopes on EVFTA
The garment factory of the Kydo Vietnam Co. Ltd in Pho Noi A Industrial Park, Hung Yen province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese businesses are having high hopes for bigger market shares in the European Union (EU) thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement (EVFTA) signed recently. Among the commodities with high export revenue to the EU in the first half of 2019, textile-garment brought home over 15 billion USD, up 9.9 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association Truong Van Cam said right since late 2018 and early 2019, many businesses have received enough orders for export until the end of September and even the whole year. Notably, the recent influx of investment capital has helped the textile-garment sector gradually perfect its domestic supply chains, which will boost products’ competitiveness. In particular, the EVFTA has opened the door wide for Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Firms have high hopes on EVFTA