Grab Viet Nam expands its services with Grab Bus in the Viet Nam market — Photo courtesy of Grab Grab Viet Nam has begun a trial of bus-ticket booking service from HCM City to Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province. Users in these two areas can book bus tickets for the inter-regional route from Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City to Vung Tau City. There will be 24 bus routes per day operated by the Avigo Investment Holding Company. Grab Viet Nam expects to have an additional route from District 1 to District 7 in HCM City, which will be operated by the City View Company and will have 44 bus routes per day. Users can easily select the trip, preview details of the trip, and update the vehicle location at any time on the app. In addition, users can pay via Moca e-wallet on the Grab app or via their credit or debit card, and then receive a QR code to scan when boarding. According to a representative of Grab Viet Nam, the new service will help bus transport partners reach more users, improve … [Read more...] about Grab Viet Nam expands service with Grab Bus
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Việt Nam’s women team rise two spots to world No 32
Việt Nam’s women football team seen at the SEA Games 30. — Photo baogiaothong.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s women football team have risen two places to 32nd in the latest FIFA world rankings, according to the Việt Nam Football Federation. The Vietnamese women’s football team are the strongest in Southeast Asia after becoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions, beating Thailand 1-0 in final in the Philippines. They rank sixth in Asia with 1,665 points behind Australia (seventh), Japan (10th), North Korea (11th), China (15th) and South Korea (20th). In Southeast Asia, Việt Nam rank top, followed by Thailand who are now 38th in the world. The US, Germany and Netherlands respectively remain the top three. After the 30th SEA Games, which concluded in the Philippines on December 11, Việt Nam's female team will head to Jeju, South Korea to play in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s women team rise two spots to world No 32
Việt Nam wants to sustain ASEAN resilience to global challenges: Deputy FM
Việt Nam attaches great importance to its role as ASEAN Chair 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam attaches great importance to its role as ASEAN Chair 2020, and wishes to build a strong ASEAN Community which is resilient to regional and global challenges, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng has said. Briefing nearly 70 foreign ambassadors and representatives from embassies of ASEAN member states and ASEAN’s development partners at a conference at the weekend in Hà Nội, Dũng, who is also Secretary General of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, affirmed joining ASEAN’s activities was among priorities in Việt Nam’s foreign policy, and the country would spare no efforts to successfully act as the ASEAN Chair 2020. Việt Nam had selected the theme “Cohesive and Responsive” for ASEAN 2020, he said, holding the two elements are interdependent … [Read more...] about Việt Nam wants to sustain ASEAN resilience to global challenges: Deputy FM
Viet Nam’s Sky Mavis secures $1.5 million funding led by Animoca Brands
A sneak peek at Axie Infinity mobile app. — File Photo Vietnamese blockchain game developer Sky Mavis closed their funding round at US$1.5 million led by Animoca Brands with participation from Hashed, Pangea Blockchain Fund, ConsenSys and 500 Startups. The fund will be used to accelerate the development of the blockchain-based game Axie Infinity universe, a digital pet universe where players battle, raise and trade cute creatures called Axies. The company will also be building technology required to create fun and practical blockchain-based applications for users in the real world. Axie Infinity is one of the highest-grossing blockchain games of all time according to decentralised app ranking services DappRadar.com and Dapp.com. Since launching in May last year, the company has released two games (Breeding and Idle Battles) in the Axie universe, currently having $1.1 million in digital asset sales and $1.8 million in gross merchandise volume traded on its marketplace. … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s Sky Mavis secures $1.5 million funding led by Animoca Brands
Border province Tây Ninh fights drug trafficking
8kg of synthetic drugs is found inside packs of puzzles at Mộc Bài Border Gate on July 17, 2019. — VNA/VNS Photo TÂY NINH — With the year coming to a close, drug trafficking in southern Viet Nam is on the rise, according to local authorities. A total 5kg of synthetic drugs was found in luggage belonging to Cambodian national Miech Sreyneang after being scanned at Mộc Bài Border Gate in the southern province of Tây Ninh on December 2. Earlier, on October 27, Mộc Bài Border Gate customs seized 5kg of meth hidden inside Cambodian man Hai Dieb’s bag. He was then arrested for further investigation. Some 13kg of synthetic drugs was confiscated by the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Anti-smuggling investigation and HCM City Police in September also at the border gate. The drugs were hidden inside the engine block of a coach from Phnom Penh en route to HCM City. Heroin, cannabis, ecstasy and … [Read more...] about Border province Tây Ninh fights drug trafficking
