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The Ministry of Transport is seeking the prime minister’s nod to concurrently break ground on four expressway projects in southern Vietnam, namely Beltway No. 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot, Bien Hoa-Vung Tau, and Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang, on June 18. The ministry said in a report sent to the prime minister that the localities in charge of the development of these road projects had suggested different dates, ranging from June 17 to 30, and different locations to break ground on them. To ensure the groundbreaking ceremonies take place in a formal and cost-efficient manner, the ministry proposed that they should be held on June 18 in a hybrid format in four locations. In Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal administration would host the ceremony to start work on Beltway No. 3, with the participation of three neighboring provinces Dong Nai, Binh Duong, and Long An, through which the beltway will pass. The ministry would hold the groundbreaking ceremony of the Khanh … [Read more...] about Work on 4 southern Vietnam expys could start simultaneously in mid-June

Foodie circles in Vietnam are ridden with complaints after the Michelin Guide announced its list of 103 recommended restaurants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. In the inaugural edition of the Michelin Guide for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, four restaurants were recognized with one Michelin Star for their high-quality cooking, 29 establishments received a Bib Gourmand for offering good food at moderate prices, and 70 others were recommended as the Michelin Selected restaurants. This image shows representatives of Anan Saigon, Gia, Hibana by Koki, and Tam Vi receiving one Michelin Star recognition for their restaurants at an awards ceremony held in Hanoi on June 6, 2023. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre Local foodies are dismayed by the announcement, with many complaining that the list does not accurately reflect the local culinary culture. “The most important thing I see is that there is no restaurant in Vietnam that really meets Michelin's standards and … [Read more...] about Michelin Guide arouses controversy after Vietnam debut

Vietnam’s e-commerce export revenue is currently experiencing a remarkable annual growth rate exceeding 20 percent and is projected to reach VND296.3 trillion (US$12.6 billion) by 2027. The forecast was released at the Vietnam Cross-border E-commerce Conference 2023 held in Hanoi on Wednesday by the E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with Amazon Global Selling, a program that enables merchants to list and sell their products across the world on U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon’s marketplaces. In her remarks at the event, Lai Viet Anh, deputy director of the E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, highlighted the flourishing global trend of cross-border e-commerce, which is gaining momentum in numerous countries worldwide. “In Vietnam, the retail e-commerce sector demonstrates an annual growth rate of more than 20 percent annually,” Anh said. With this impressive growth rate, Vietnam possesses immense potential for the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s e-commerce export revenues grow over 20% per year: conference

Several enterprises in the northern region of Vietnam have decried repeated power outages after a region-wide electricity cut paralyzed their production activities. A representative of state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said that power would be cut in the region by up to 30 percent. According to a representative of an apparel firm active in Viet Hung Industrial Park in Ha Long City under Quang Ninh Province, the firm’s production was in a turmoil due to unstable power supply. Power outages have forced the company to constantly run its own generators, leading to a surge in production costs, the representative said, adding that the firm might halt operations if the blackout continues. “Due to global economic difficulties, we have adopted various measures to secure orders to maintain work for over 1,000 employees, but massive power outages have prompted us to use generators,” said the representative. However, it is hard to lengthen the situation, the representative added. … [Read more...] about Companies in northern Vietnam voice outcry over power cut

Dozens of international visitors were among the hundreds of guests to visit Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater last weekend, with many walking away from the performance astounded by the unique display of skill and artistry. Indian tourist Aman Jain and his family arrived at the theater at 3:00 pm to buy tickets for a 4:00 pm matinee after hearing rave reviews of the show. “Our friends showed us some water puppetry videos, so we decided to see the show in person,” said Ahama, Aman’s wife, adding that she was impressed by the gig. Aman and his family were not the only international visitors amazed by the show. Foreign guests enjoy a water puppet show at Hanoi's Thang Long Water Puppet Theater . Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre Each water puppet show at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater attracts dozens of tourists in Hanoi. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre “I really admire puppeteers because I have no idea how they can stage such an amazing … [Read more...] about Water puppetry captivates int’l guests in Hanoi

Police in Hanoi have arrested four suspects and seized more than 62kg of synthetic drugs, cracking down on a ring that smuggled drugs disguised as food and home appliances from European countries into Vietnam. The kingpin, 27-year-old Hoang Tien Dung, hailing from northern Hung Yen Province, was arrested during a coordination between the police of Hanoi and their colleagues in Hung Yen from May 4 to 7. To create a screen to hide his illegal drug smuggling, Dung set up an agency providing purified water and a night eatery in Hung Yen but used these facilities as the places to receive and deliver drugs, Hanoi police reported on Tuesday. Also detained with Dung were his two accomplices, Tran Van Tuan, 19, and Dao Ngoc Long, 35, both from Hung Yen. Tuan directly aided Dung in the illegal sale of smuggled drugs in Vietnam while Long acted as a middleman for Dung to deal with a suspect living abroad to buy drugs from European countries. Earlier on March 23, Hanoi police in … [Read more...] about Hanoi police bust ring smuggling drugs from Europe to Vietnam

A family in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam on Wednesday voluntarily handed over six tigers they had kept in captivity for nearly 20 years to the Hanoi Wild Animal Rescue Center in Hanoi. The Thai Nguyen Department of Forest Protection and its subordinate in Thai Nguyen City of the namesake province coordinated with the Hanoi Department of Forest Protection and the Hanoi Wild Animal Rescue Center received the six tigers from the family of Nguyen Khac Thuong, residing in Thinh Dan Commune, Thai Nguyen City. The six tigers would be sent to the Hanoi Wild Animal Rescue Center for further care. The prime minister on April 4, 2007 gave his nod to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s proposal to assign tigers illegally kept in captivity to households allowed to pilot the raising of tigers for preservation after detecting unlawful tiger raising establishments in southern Binh Duong Province. The authorities in Thai Nguyen in 2007 also detected Thuong’s illegal … [Read more...] about Family in Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen hands over 6 tigers to rescue center

A woman and her 12-year-old son in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have been hospitalized for food poisoning after eating fried cicada larvae with young fungi outside. N. N.T.T.N., a resident of Xuan Tho Commune, Xuan Loc District, Dong Nai Province, said she and his son, P.H.T., ate larvae measuring some three centimeters each at about 4:00 pm on Tuesday. The larvae were cicada larvae with many white and grey young fungi outside and one-centimeter red fungi on their heads, N. added N. ate two larvae and T. downed five. They developed the symptoms of dizziness, stomach pain, repeated vomiting, diarrhea, hand and leg tremors, and fatigue an hour after eating the larvae, so they were rushed to the Long Khanh General Hospital in Dong Nai for first aid. N. was later moved to the Thong Nhat General Hospital in Dong Nai for treatment. She is now in stable condition, Nguyen Thi Kim Loan, deputy director of the hospital, said on Thursday. Meanwhile, T. showed symptoms of … [Read more...] about Mother, son hospitalized after eating cicada larvae in Vietnam’s Dong Nai

Pham Thu Hang, deputy head of the Press Information Department and deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been promoted to acting head of the department and official spokesperson of the ministry. The ministry organized a ceremony to hand over the promotion decision to the new spokesperson on Thursday. As per the decision, Hang becomes the fifth female spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her predecessor is Le Thi Thu Hang, who serves as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Acting head Pham Thu Hang has worked for the Press Information Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for many years. She has held multiple posts and has many years of experience in working with local and international press agents. Between 2017 and 2020, Pham Thu Hang also served as political counselor for the Vietnamese Embassy in the United States. Four previous female spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include Ho The Lan, spouse of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese foreign ministry has new spokesperson

In a video that has been circulating on the Internet since Wednesday, Jocelyn Chia joked about how Malaysian airplanes "cannot fly" during a stand-up performance at a comedy club in the U.S. "Malaysian Airlines going missing not funny huh?" she said in the video. "Some jokes don't land," she added, seemingly referring to the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH370, with 239 people on board now presumed dead. She also made crude remarks about Malaysia as a country, with quips like "they don't have Internet." The jokes drew quick criticisms from online communities and authorities from both Malaysia and Singapore alike. "This is so disrespectful and you shouldn't use the airlines as a joke to those families that had lost their loved ones," read one comment posted about the video on Facebook. "She shouldn’t make fun of MH370, that’s just bad taste," said another commenter on YouTube. In response to the incident, Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said Chia’s act … [Read more...] about Singapore comedian’s jokes about MH370 plane disappearance draw ire