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All the profits from selling moon cakes on Vietjet flights will be donated to the children in difficult circumstances. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet During this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietjet flights are full of joy with endless love for passengers, the airline has announced. Many promotional tickets, prized from zero đồng, are available from now to next Friday on the website www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app. That will provide passengers with opportunities to explore Mid-Autumn Festival across Asia and receive surprised gifts from Vietjet at the height of 10,000 metres. These discounted tickets (excluding taxes and fees) will be applied to all domestic and international flights with flexible flight schedule from October 9, 2023 to October 31, 2024. In particular, passengers will also have chances to participate in the programme titled "Welcome Mid-Autumn, Spread Love" to contribute to the support of children in difficult circumstances. All the profits from … [Read more...] about Vietjet offers super-cheap tickets during Mid-Autumn Festival

Vietnam stood behind its Southeast Asian neighbors such as Thailand (18th), the Philippines (27th), Singapore (29th), Malaysia (31st) and Indonesia (39th) where retirement visas have already been offered for years. However, it was placed higher than South Korea (50th), Cambodia (52nd), China (62nd) and Myanmar (75th) in the region. The ranking was based on a global survey of more than 17,000 people recording their perceptions on several factors: affordability, favorable tax environment, friendliness, pleasant climate, respect for property rights and a well-developed public health system. This year, Switzerland was voted the best country for retirees, followed by Portugal and Australia. Last year, Vietnam ranked 39th among 85 destinations. Cheap living costs, high-quality healthcare and low levels of violent crime have pushed Vietnam's reputation as an ideal choice for foreign retirees. Tourism industry insiders believe Vietnam has a great opportunity to become a paradise … [Read more...] about Vietnam world’s 40th best country for ‘comfortable’ retirement

The selection of stocks based on strict criteria and risk management for the investment portfolio becomes particularly important. Currently, assessing the valuation and growth potential of individual companies and stocks is much more important than looking at the overall market valuation. — VNA/VNS Photo Multiple open-end funds have reported significant profits since the beginning of 2023, although last year many suffered losses or low profits due to market declines. Good Profitability Rates Many open-end funds have recorded higher rates of return compared to the market average. Among them, the VinaCapital-VESAF Fund recorded the highest rate with a 37% increase in profits, followed by SSISCA with a nearly 36 per cent increase, VCBF-MGF with 35 per cent, DCDS 34.8 per cent, DCBC 28.7 per cent, while the benchmark VN-Index only 20 per cent. Nguyễn Hoài Phương, the Investment Director and Fund Manager of VinaCapital-VESAF, stated that in the early months of 2023, the portfolio … [Read more...] about Multiple open-end funds record positive performance in 9 months

"A scam is where you have no choice but to pay inflated prices. Nobody is forcing you to buy conical hats or pictures, if you don't think it is worth it then don't buy it." PhnomPenh "Many tourists are frugal and haggle VND5,000 on a VND25,000 banh mi for example. Stop being so cheap, especially when some get up at 4 a.m. to prepare ingredients and drive one hour to the city center to sell a few sandwiches in the searing downtown heat to help support their family. You're haggling over 20 cents with someone who earns $300 a month." kasperhenry "Why at all do you go to markets? Go to shopping malls with lower and fixed prices, air cons and no beggars and no lottery tickets sellers. Everything is cheaper there than on markets, with more comfy shopping experience. Also you can buy some wooden gifts at [...] normal shopping malls sometimes." Teal Burton "A vendor who is charging just around 8 euro for a souvenir does not earn enough to have a holiday overseas. I wonder why … [Read more...] about Tourists overcharged? It’s a two-way street

Recently, leading US businesses and corporations in the field of semiconductors assessed that Việt Nam has potential and opportunities to develop the semiconductor industry ecosystem. — VNA/VNS Photo To maintain a high growth rate of exports, it was necessary to target new trends, including semiconductors, said experts. The scale of this market reached more than US$600 billion last year, and is forecasted to reach $1.4 trillion by 2029. Việt Nam is a very open economy, with total import-export turnover reaching 200 per cent of GDP, making the economy vulnerable to external fluctuations, said experts. Economic expert Nguyễn Đình Cung, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) told Doanh Nhân Việt Nam (Vietnamese Businessman) online magazine that Việt Nam's economy was very open and was becoming more and more open. Therefore, the economy was susceptible to even external factors. Finding a solution to this problem, experts say that to avoid … [Read more...] about Semiconductors a key industry that Việt Nam is aiming for in the future

Recently, leading US businesses and corporations in the field of semiconductors assessed that Vietnam has potential and opportunities to develop the semiconductor industry ecosystem. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi - To maintain a high growth rate of exports, it was necessary to target new trends, including semiconductors, said experts. The scale of this market hit more than 600 billion USD last year, and is forecast to reach 1.4 trillion USD by 2029. Vietnam is a very open economy, with total import-export turnover reaching 200 per cent of GDP, making the economy vulnerable to external fluctuations, said experts. Economic expert Nguyen Dinh Cung, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) told Doanh Nhan Viet Nam (Vietnamese Businessman) online magazine that Vietnam’s economy was very open and was becoming more and more open. Therefore, the economy was susceptible to even external factors. Finding a solution to this problem, experts say that to avoid … [Read more...] about Semiconductors a future key industry of Vietnam

We got married five years ago. I knew from the start of our relationship that she is rather on the practical side while I’m a romantic man, but did not think it would affect our relationship too much. Everything was fine during the first two years of our marriage, when my wife still happily received my gifts. But she has shown her annoyance since she gave birth, and told me that I should have given money to her everytime I gifted her something. I have always spent a lot of time looking for meaningful gifts for her everytime her birthday approaches. I booked a dinner at a restaurant two weeks in advance and bought a bouquet consisting of 99 beautiful roses for her on her birthday last year. I ordered a pot of lavender trees delivered to her company on her birthday this year. All of them were not only meaningful but also not cheap at all, but she did not like any of them. She did not even call or text me saying thank you after receiving the gift this year. When we got home in the … [Read more...] about I got upset with how materialistic my wife is

A component warehouse of a support company in Đồng Nai Province. The industry has around 5,000 companies up and running currently. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt Việt Nam's support industry has grown steadily over the past decade to around 5,000 companies, producing components for domestic demand and exports. That remark was made by Phạm Tuấn Anh, Deputy Director General of Industry Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade, at the workshop "Easing hurdles and boosting the resilience of the support industry" on Friday. He said the companies spared no effort in capacity-building to move up the supply chain. Around 100 had become tier-1 vendors for multinational heavyweights, and 700 had established themselves as tier-2 and tier-3. "Of the companies, Samsung has chosen about 50 as its tier-1 and 170 as tier-2," said Anh. Their growing roles in the supply chain led to higher ratios of made-by-Vietnam components being used in assembly lines. For instance, the ratios have reached between … [Read more...] about Measures to move support industry forward