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Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation to the second National Congress of Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities led by Politburo member and permanent National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong offered incense at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Bac Son street, Hanoi and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum on December 3. They expressed their profound gratitude to the beloved leader of the nation, an eminent teacher of the Vietnamese revolution and a national liberation hero. He dedicated his whole life to national independence and freedom and well-being of the people. The same day, permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh also led a delegation to offer incense to Hung Kings at their temple in the northern province of Phu Tho. Later, they also planted trees at the intersection of Gieng temple and offered incense at a temple dedicated to Lac Long Quan. Some 1,600 delegates and 300 guests are attending the congress in Hanoi from December 2 to 4. The congress is … [Read more...] about Delegates to ethnic minority congress pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

HCM City (VNA) – Despite negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, remittances Ho Chi Minh City received through commercial banks and economic organisations are forecast to reach 5.5 billion USD this year, a slight increase from 2019. In the first ten months, the figure was 4.7 billion USD. Some local commercial banks even posted an annual surge in their remittances. Deputy General Director of Sacombank Nguyen Minh Tam said the remittances sent home via his bank in 2020 are likely to triple the figure for 2019. He attributed the soaring number to Sacombank’s application of its API online payment method, which has facilitated its Vietnamese expatriate and guest worker customers amid the pandemic. Their incomes have been affected by COVID-19, but the amount of their foreign currencies channeled into Vietnam has gone up significantly thank to online transactions, Tam said. However, in a broader scale, negative impact of the pandemic on the flow of remittances to Vietnam … [Read more...] about Remittances to HCM City merely impacted by COVID-19

"On Phan Van Han Street, established street-food stalls rub up against higher-end spots such as SuShi Nhí, Captain Phook, and Here and Now. Similarly, the Saigonese culture of streetside coffee shares space with upper-end options like Café Tartine, Café Co, and Nha Saigon," Time Out wrote. … [Read more...] about Saigon district among world’s 40 ‘coolest neighborhoods’

Experts have said that foreign consultants should be hired because they have practical experience in planning and spatial design. However, collecting initial data should be done by a local consultant because they will understand the actual situation and be able to research geological information and collect data for underground projects, Mười said. … [Read more...] about HCM City draws up plans for underground space, seeks private sector financing

“The lasting uptrend is approaching the resistance level of 1,025 points. Investment cash flow maintained the trend to spread into the market with 16 out of 19 industry sectors gaining points,” analysts at BIDV Securities Co wrote in its daily report. … [Read more...] about Shares continues to rise, led by steel and property stocks