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Camping on Ha Giang white cliffs, where you can appreciate the beauty of Nho Que River and the winding Ma Pi Leng pass road with overlapping mountains, has become popular among young travellers. It is a familiar site for travelers and adventurers due to its poetic and unspoilt terrain. Many tour groups come to tackle the white cliffs but also stay overnight. The white cliffs, commonly known as the Ha Giang God cliff, are located atop rocky Ma Pi Leng pass. The route to the white cliffs is about 160km from Ha Giang city and is a must-see for travelers and adventurous. Most recently, travelers have heard about the "coordinates" of camping at this cliff. This space is just 15-20m2 broad, piled with stones, and leveled in the core of the stone arch. The picturesque Nho Que River and the meandering Ma Pi Leng pass with mountains and hills can be seen from here. Many indigenous people believe that this white rock region was the route between Dong Van and Meo Vac before Ma Pi Leng …

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The event was a platform for established and aspiring entrepreneurs to share experiences and discuss challenges. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Women's Academy HÀ NỘI — Female entrepreneurs gathered at a seminar hosted by Việt Nam Women's Academy on Friday to share experiences and inspire others, especially young women, on their way to start their own businesses. The event titled "Women entrepreneurs — Choose your own path" was part of "Start-up and development for businesswomen", an online course that attracted over 250 attendees. The guest speakers in attendance were Dung Tô, founder of fashion brand Eva De Eva; Thái An, founder of online travel market place Tubudd; Mai Trang, CEO of the personal development company 2204; and Kim Lan, programme manager for We Empower Asia at UN Women Việt Nam. The talk centred on the common challenges and obstacles for entrepreneurs, including the lack of management experience and expertise, lack of focus on initial process-building, …

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The female owner of a local clothing shop in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province has been prosecuted while her husband has been arrested as they respectively humiliated and appropriated the property of a customer, who had stolen items from their store. Police in Thanh Hoa City, the capital of the namesake north-central province, on Saturday started legal proceeding against Cao Thi Mai Huong, the 29-year-old owner of the local Mai Huong clothing shop, for “humiliating others” and “property appropriation.” Huong’s 31-year-old husband, Trinh Dinh Anh, has also been held in custody for “property appropriation.” Thanh Hoa City police officers launched an investigation and summoned Huong, Anh, and some of their shop employees shortly after detecting a two-minute-long video circulated virally on Facebook, in which a group of people used force and showed signs of humiliation against a girl. At the police station, these people confessed to creating a post on Facebook on November 25 as a way …

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Banking staff visiting a farming household. Improving access to financial services will increase labour productivity, diversify livelihoods and increase resilience to adverse shocks. — Photo courtesy of LienVietPostBank Agriculture is emerging as a vital platform to help the economy cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Investing in agriculture with preferential credit for this sector could be an important step towards economic recovery, creating a sustainable source of income for farmers and credit institutions. From the perspective of people who borrow money and invest in agriculture, agricultural credit helps change the rural economy day by day. On the island communes and districts of southern Khanh Hoa Province, thanks to agricultural credit, many fishermen are no longer dependent on long sea trips as their sole source of income, which brings with it risks from bad weather conditions or poor yields. Aqua-culture households, like Do Thi Thanh's family currently …

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