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Fifty-six lives were lost in the fire at the apartment block in Hanoi's Thanh Xuan District on September 12, and with them, all their dreams and ambitions, all the impacts they could have made on the world. How did it come to this? The owner of the apartment building has been arrested, and investigations are ongoing. Some people will need to be held responsible. Regulations for apartment blocks will be tighter. But somehow, I feel that all these solutions have yet to reach the root of the problem. Around 10 million people in Hanoi are crammed together in a tiny area next to the Red River. Traffic jams, inundations, air pollution, lack of trees, and now fires... these are just some of the problems that Hanoians have to cope with. The capital has lost its shine over the years. Aerial view of multiple skyscrapers at the Nguyen Tuan-Le Van Luong-Hoang Minh Giam intersection in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Several generations of my family have lived on this … [Read more...] about Hanoi and its urban planning problems

The Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) submarine optic cable system has encountered a problem, causing loss of internet data transmission capacity on the section that connects with Singapore, while the repair of another cable system has yet to be completed. The cause of the incident, which occurred on Wednesday, has yet to be determined. Internet service providers in Vietnam have yet to receive a repair notice from managers of the AAE-1 cable system, which has been put into operation since July 2017. AAE-1 is a 25,000km submarine cable from Southeast Asia to Europe across Egypt, connecting Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Yemen, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Italy and France. The system is among the five submarine cable systems that connects Vietnam with the world, with the four others including the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG), the Asia-America Gateway (AAG), the TGN-Intra Asia Cable System (TGN-IA), and the … [Read more...] about AAE-1 undersea optic cable runs into problem

Rescuers have recovered the body of a 10th grader who was swept away by floodwater in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam after conducting a two-day search and rescue operation. Authorities in the province’s Quy Hop District completed procedures to hand over the body of the student to his family on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ngo Quoc Chinh, 16, a native of Quy Hop. Before the fatal incident happened, Chinh and Luong Minh Huu, 17, both from Quy Hop 3 High School were riding an electric bike from Quy Hop Town to Chau Cuong Commune at around 0:30 am on Sunday this week. When the boys arrived at a spillway bridge in Chau Cuong, they found the bridge barricaded due to rising water level in the river after a heavy rain. They decided to remove the barricade and crossed the bridge. Unfortunately, they and the electric bike were swept away by floodwater when they reached one third of the bridge. Huu managed to swim ashore but Chinh went missing. … [Read more...] about Body of 10th grader swept away by floodwater found in north-central Vietnam

We got married 10 years ago. I actually fell for him because of how good he was at cooking and his good taste. He always knew where we had to go to eat and how to combine the dishes together to get the best taste, which impressed me a lot. But I did not expect that this would become a problem in our marriage. I have cooked most of the time since we got married, and my husband has assisted me whenever he is free. Since I come from a central province while my husband is from Hanoi, my taste preference is a bit different to his. We argue a lot because of that clash, and I get offended sometimes as he makes me feel like he is mocking me for my origins. Moreover, he often checks up on our grocery stock as well, and belittles me if there is any dirt left on the eggs or any rotten vegetables in the fridge. He also blames me if I cook too much or too little. He asks which ingredients I used if the dish does not fit his taste preference. Sometimes he criticizes what I cook even though … [Read more...] about My husband nitpicks over everything I cook

Thanh Tung dropped his major in marketing after pursuing it for a year and realizing it was not the right path for him. But for several months after switching majors, he’d been suffering from anxiety and insomnia over the decision. "I went to bed late, woke up at around 3-4 a.m., and could not go back to sleep until the morning. I had negative thoughts and cried a lot." The young man said he worried that his new major was just another "wrong decision." He felt like he didn’t have the energy to do anything other than lie down and surf his social media feeds. But this habit only compounded the problem from another angle. "Seeing so many talented people around my age on social media made me feel inferior," he said. "I felt like no matter what I do, I would never be as successful as them." Other aspects of his life had also been affected, including his relationships. Just a delay in the speed of his girlfriend’s text message replies made him wonder if she was tired of him or had … [Read more...] about Vietnamese youth suffer from overthinking, anxiety

My husband is self-employed and he does not make a lot of money. I have to be the breadwinner of my family, and in addition to the debt we are having, we have to spend a lot for our kids’ hospital fees too, as they get sick very often. I do not only work, but also have to take care of the kids as well every time they get sick, since my mother-in-law refuses to help us as a result of our conflicting personalities. Now I have some problems with my husband’s brother too. My brother-in-law’s family sold their house here for VND3 billion and then relocated to the south last year. They used the whole VND3 billion to buy land piece at their new area, and asked my mother-in-law to sell her land slot to give them VND2 billion. They then used the money my mother-in-law gave them to buy a house and initially planned to operate a small business in it. But their business failed, they lost their investments, and returned here. The thing is they did not sell their house in the south. … [Read more...] about I’m mad with my brother-in-law’s family

The conference, held in mid-September, attracted 13 businesses from 11 countries and two research centres, including Nissin Foods Group (Japan), Nongshim (South Korea), Monde Nissin (the Philippines), Baixiang Food (China), Indofood (Indonesia), Nestlé Malaysia (Malaysia), and Acecook Vietnam (Vietnam). Member companies of World Instant Noodles Association (WINA) gathered at the food safety meeting in Vietnam At the conference, participants shared and discussed many important contents related to current food safety risks and response solutions that need to be implemented. This is an extremely urgent issue that greatly affects the development of the entire instant noodle industry, they said. During the event, members reviewed the progress of implementing a number of the industry's sustainable commitments made at the 10th summit taking place in August 2022, focusing on nutrition and health, sustainable environment, food safety, and solving other social problems. … [Read more...] about World Instant Noodles Association hosts first food safety meeting in Vietnam

Office buildings in Thu Thiem area, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The vacancy rate of offices in Ho Chi Minh City reached 18% in the third quarter of 2023, while rents decreased by between 0.2 -2.2% quarterly, according to Knight Frank Vietnam, a leading real estate consultancy. In its report on HCM City office market in the third quarter of 2023, Knight Frank Vietnam predicted that in the fourth quarter, the office vacancy rate will increase to over 20% due to new supply in Thu Thiem area in Thu Duc city, which is a 12-year high. Specifically, in Ho Chi Minh City, rents decreased 2.2% quarter-on-quarter for Grade A office and 0.2% for Grade B office, while Grade A office vacancy rate increased to 18.2% and that in Grade B rose to 11.6%. Currently, the Grade A office segment has a total vacant floor area of about 73,000 sq.m and an average asking rent of 57.60 USD per sq.m per month. Alex Crane, CEO of Knight Frank Vietnam , said that a … [Read more...] about Vacancy rate of offices in HCM City predicted to reach record in 12 years

Hanoi's top priorities include the construction of ring roads, urban railway and satellite cities. China's coastal city of Shenzhen is willing to partner with Hanoi to promote decentralized relations in trade, investment, economic activities, 5G technology, new energy vehicles, and renewable energy, said Qin Weizhong, mayor of Shenzhen. Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee (right), meets with Shenzhen Mayor Qin Weizhong this week. Photo: The Hanoi Times Shenzhen is China's third-largest economy after Beijing and Shanghai, with a GDP of US$500 billion by 2022, Mayor Qin said at a meeting with Hanoi People's Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Manh Quyen this week. The city is also home to substantial development of large high-tech enterprises such as Huawei and Tencent, he said, adding that 11 of the world's top 500 companies are headquartered in the city. Among ASEAN countries, Vietnam is Shenzhen's largest trading partner, and … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Shenzhen eye partnerships in urban and public transport development

The decision is part of a resolutions adopted by the 10th municipal People’s Council at its 10th meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19. Accordingly, the municipal People's Council approved a total investment of over 1.49 trillion VND for medical equipment in Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital, more than 1.36 trillion VND for Cu Chi Regional General Hospital, and 1.45 trillion VND for Thu Duc Regional General Hospital. It also adopted projects for the construction of new infrastructure and procurement of equipment in 17 medical facilities. With the adjustments, the total mid-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period is valued at over 3 trillion VND, and that for 2026-2030 is more than 4 trillion VND. The council also approved for the first time the minimum investment amount for a public-private partnership (PPP) project in the health care sector at 30 billion VND. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to spend over 7 trillion VND on medical infrastructure, equipment