Closed door vs open door pharmacy

The 39-year-old from Thanh Xuan District bought the unit of more than 70 square meters in early 2021 at a price of VND42 million per square meter in a modern 25-story building on Ho Me Tri Street, hoping her family would have a better quality of life after living for many years in an old apartment. It was advertised as a high-end project with modern amenities and facilities such as all-season indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a kindergarten, a supermarket, and a community hall. However, after moving in, she has had to close off her doors and windows to avoid the stench from the landfill next door. The developer had promised to relocate the landfill, but failed to do so. Thuy said: "The odor from the landfill makes it impossible for my family to walk around or play." The landfill next to the apartment project on Ho Me Tri Street, Hanoi, forces residents to close doors and windows to avoid the odor. Photo by VnExpress/Nhat Minh Disappointment with what are touted … [Read more...] about Disillusioned after buying so-called high-end apartments

Photo Le Toan Just a week after Vietnam and the US elevated their bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working trip to the US to attend the 78th session of the UN General Assembly where he underlined Vietnam’s contributions and commitments to the UN’s activities, and met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. In the US, he also met with US Vice President Kamala Harris, leaders of the US Congress, the national security advisor, and several members of the US cabinet. He also visited the New York Stock Exchange where he knocked the gavel to open a trading session. He underlined the need for both nations to focus on materialising the new cooperation framework into specific strategies, projects, and business cooperation. Noting priorities to be implemented, the PM said both nations must continue to prioritise resources for realising commitments in the joint leaders’ statement on elevating US-Vietnam relations. … [Read more...] about More consideration lent to US investment

In front of their parents, relatives, and friends, Zhou held Thuy’s hands and said his vow in Vietnamese, which he spent many nights learning by heart: "I will take care of you and love you forever." Thuy, 25, of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, and Zhou, 32, an electrician from China’s northeastern Liaoning province, were then officially husband-and-wife. To the Vietnamese woman, her happy ending with Zhou was "like a dream." Thuy and Zhou at their wedding ceremony last month in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. Photo courtesy of Thuy and Zhou Thuy got into a traffic accident in late 2017. Her life was saved after three major operations and four months in a HCMC hospital, but she was paralyzed. Thuy dropped her dream of going to university and thought all doors to a better life were now closed to her. She battled for a year with deep depression. Then, after learning to use her smartphone with the help of a pen in her mouth, she started an … [Read more...] about Paralyzed Vietnamese woman finds love from China

Host and guest shared the view that the formation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on the occasion of the recent state visit to Vietnam by President Joe Biden will open up a new stage for the intensive and extensive cooperation between the two countries, particularly in economy, trade and investment. Pham Minh Chinh thanked the Trade Representative for her contributions to the development of the bilateral ties, and suggested the two sides actively coordinate to quickly materialize agreements reached by their high-ranking leaders, including the U.S.’s priority of accelerating the recognition of Vietnam’s market economy mechanism, and further opening door for Vietnamese goods like garments-textiles, footwear and farm produce, as well as its consideration of interests of Vietnamese businesses, and not imposing trade remedies on Vietnamese goods on the basis of ensuring balance, fairness and mutual benefits. The PM also … [Read more...] about Prime Minister suggests Vietnam, U.S. create cooperation breakthroughs

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C. (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and the US create breakthroughs in cooperation in science-technology, innovation, and education-training at a meeting with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Washington D.C. on September 19. Host and guest shared the view that the formation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on the occasion of the recent state visit to Vietnam by President Joe Biden will open up a new stage for the intensive and extensive cooperation between the two countries, particularly in economy, trade and investment. Chinh thanked the Trade Representative for her contributions to the development of the bilateral ties, and suggested the two sides actively coordinate to quickly materialise agreements reached by their high-ranking leaders, including the US’s priority of … [Read more...] about PM suggests Vietnam, US create cooperation breakthroughs

Nguyen Thi Tuoi, a 64-year-old woman living in the district, recently finished a five-story building with 41 rooms for rent after a year of construction. In order to meet the high standards of renters, she decided to fully furnish the rooms with beds, closets, desks, chairs, air conditioners, and private bathrooms. She also installed a fire alarm system that is up to standards inside the building. She plans to fix the price of rent at VND3 million (US$123) per month. The idea of starting a rental business came to her at the beginning of 2022, when she saw that there was high demand from students of FPT University and Vietnam National University Hanoi, especially because many nearby rentals were nearly full. The five-story building with 41 fully furnished rooms belonging to Tuoi’s family in Hanoi's Thach That District, the morning of Sept. 12, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/ Quynh Nguyen "My family had a few hundred square meters plot of land right next to the road, near … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s student apartments ‘hungry’ for tenants

At the meeting, Dung stressed that his visit aims to further concretize and implement common perceptions reached by top leaders of the two Parties and countries during the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong late October 2022, contributing to maintaining high-level exchanges and contacts, and fostering the friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between localities of the two countries, including Guangdong province and Hanoi capital city. Vietnam always attaches importance to and backs comprehensive and substantive cooperation with Guangdong, he stressed. Dung suggested promoting the mechanism to periodically review cooperation between Vietnam and Guangdong, increasing all-level delegation exchanges between Guangdong and Vietnamese localities under various formats, and stepping up the exchange of experience in Party building and socio-economic development. He called on Guangdong leaders to facilitate the friendship between Hanoi and the province as … [Read more...] about Hanoi delegation visits China’s Guangdong province

During their meeting in Sofia on September 25 as part of Vuong Dinh Hue's ongoing official visit to Bulgaria, they agreed to encourage the establishment of joint ventures for manufacturing products for export to third countries, tap Bulgaria's expertise and technology, and Vietnam's abundant workforce. They consented to convene the 24th meeting of the Vietnam - Bulgaria Inter-Governmental Committee this year to review and coordinate specific measures to boost bilateral economic, trade, and investment ties. Host and guest promised to fostering harmonious economic and trade cooperation in conjunction with collaboration in education, training, culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges, based on the signed agreements, especially the five documents inked during Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit. On global and regional issues, they concurred on the need to enhance close cooperation and coordination at multilateral and regional forums, particularly at the United Nations, Asia - Europe … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Bulgaria agree to revitalize traditional cooperation areas, explore new ones

So there is more or less something for everyone. Community market MUJI, the Japanese retail brand, is set to host its first community market event in Vietnam, bringing together local businesses and customers in a unique shopping experience. Part of a global initiative, it aims to support small local businesses and foster stronger connections between communities and their local entrepreneurs. Vietnamese brands that will join MUJI's community market event. Photo courtesy of MUJI It will feature five small local businesses, and MUJI will open its doors to them and offer a platform to showcase and sell their products in its stores. Participating businesses get to keep 100% of the revenues they generate at the event. This concept has been successfully implemented by MUJI in various countries around the world, and is making its debut in Vietnam. It will be held from September 29 to October 1 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. The venue for it will be the MUJI … [Read more...] about Oktoberfest, love-themed concert to light up Saigon weekend entertainment scene

Vietnam sent over 56,800 labourers to work abroad in the first seven months of 2022 (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam sent over 56,800 workers, including 21,238 females, abroad to work under labour contracts over the first seven months of 2022, equivalent to 63.2 percent of the target set for the year. According to data from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) remained the largest recipients of Vietnamese labourers during the reviewed period. With the number of workers going to work abroad continuing to remain stable, Vietnam’s plan to send 90,000 labourers to work abroad this year is completely feasible, the ministry said. Due to the impact of COVID-19, last year, Vietnam completed only 50 percent of its yearly target in labour export with 45,058 workers sent abroad. Thanks to wide-scale vaccination against COVID-19 and the changes in pandemic control strategies towards … [Read more...] about Over 56,800 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad in 7 months