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Representatives of Masterise Homes at the topping out ceremony at the Lake Tower in the Grand Marina, Saigon, in HCM City, Marriott’s largest branded residences project in the world. VNS Photo Masterise Homes, a member of Masterise Group, held a topping out ceremony for the Lake on May 19, the first of eight branded residential towers at the Grand Marina, Saigon, Marriott’s largest branded residences project anywhere in the world. The event marked an important milestone for the Grand Marina, a new benchmark for ultra-luxury residential products in Vietnam. “Today is an important milestone for the Grand Marina, Saigon, project,” Mahdi Samhouri, deputy head of project development, Masterise Homes, said. “The Lake introduces the first-ever branded apartments in the Vietnamese market, offering a new benchmark for ultra-luxury residential products.” Located in the heart of downtown HCM City, the 47-storey Lake is also the first tower in the Grand Marina and is expected to be … [Read more...] about Masteries Homes celebrates Lake topping out construction milestone

An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three on Saturday at a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of upstate New York, before surrendering after what authorities called an act of "racially motivated violent extremism." Authorities said the suspect, who was armed with an assault-style rifle and appeared to have acted alone, drove to Buffalo from his home several hours away to launch the afternoon attack that he broadcast in real time on social media platform Twitch, a live video service owned by Amazon.com. Eleven of the 13 people struck by gunfire were Black, officials said. The two others were white. The racial breakdown of the dead was not made clear. Court papers named the suspect as Payton Gendron of Conklin, a town of about 5,000 people in New York's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border. He was arraigned hours after the shooting in state court on first-degree murder charges, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without … [Read more...] about Gunman kills 10 in live-streamed racial attack on New York state supermarket

Freeze-drying food preservation technology of Vietnam Green Industrial Joint Stock Company. (Photo: SGGP) The event aims to support putting products from research institutes, universities, technology enterprises, and start-up groups in HCMC to the market to serve the needs of technology applications in production and business activities. The exhibition attracted nearly 200 technology applications from 87 enterprises and institutions participating in advertising and promoting trade. The exhibition introduces new technology trends suitable to the production situation in Vietnam, especially in the field of preservation and processing of agricultural products and food, hybridization technologies of plants and livestock, including automation technology in the agricultural production process, food sterilization by high-pressure processing technology, controlled atmosphere technology, freeze-drying to prolong the preservation time of agricultural products or the reuse of wastewater from … [Read more...] about Technology applications in agricultural production introduced

Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture held its inaugural Vietnam Best Workplaces event on May 12 at Sofitel Saigon Plaza with the theme People-First, Purpose-Driven , acknowledging the approach that companies have adopted in their workplace practices over the past year. The event was attended by 120 participants, including Vo Tan Thanh, vice-chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Delphine Rousselet, executive director of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. In the welcome speech to the audience, Evelyn Kwek, managing director of Great Place to Work ASEAN and ANZ said, “The best way to do great business and take care of our customers is to take care of our people first. “When we are purpose-driven, the company is here to do more, a lot more than just make money; we’re here to take care of each other, respect each other, build great teams, and help each other perform in a way that is better for people, better for business, … [Read more...] about Great Place to Work Vietnam introduces Certification methodology

PM Pham Minh Chinh (front, third from right) and other officials at the opening ceremony of the FPT Software office in New York on May 15 (Photo: VNA) This is FPT Software’s second office in New York, 10th in the US, and 58th in world. The company is providing technological and digital transformation services for tens of businesses in the Fortune 500 list in the North American country. After 14 years of operating in the US, FPT Software now has 450 employees and its clients are from 30 states across this country. The US is currently one of the two largest markets of the company, whose revenue here rose 52 percent year-on-year in 2021 and 60 percent in the first quarter of 2022. Dang Tran Phuong, Director of FPT America, said FPT Software is the second Vietnamese company to open an office in New York - the world’s largest economic, financial, and technological hub. It hopes that in the next three years, its office in New York will contribute to 20 percent of its total revenue in … [Read more...] about PM attends opening ceremony of FPT Software’s second office in New York

It is not uncommon for Vietnamese Americans to return to Vietnam to start a business in their twenties or thirties. For many, this return to the motherland is more than just a chance at a new career, it is a chance to find the true meaning in life. Tony Ngo and Don Le are known for founding Everest Education, an institute in Ho Chi Minh City which offers math and English enrichment courses, test preparation, college admissions consulting, and private tutoring to students from grades 1 to 12. Born and raised in California, with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Stanford University, Tony’s first visit to Vietnam was in the summer of 2007 for an internship at TPG Capital. “After graduating, I had many questions about the culture, the market, and the transformation happening in Vietnam. I wondered if I could contribute anything,” Tony shared during a phone interview with Tuoi Tre News . “Seven years later, I decided that if I didn't do a summer internship in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans find career, home, identity in motherland

Thousands of residents in a poor commune in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa are calling for funding for a safer bridge. Suoi Khanh Bridge has deteriorated The remote mountainous commune of Co Lung in Ba Thuoc District home to a Thai ethnic group is located some 130 kilometres from Thanh Hoa City. Due to difficult terrain, travel has always been one of the biggest challenges for local people. Suoi Khanh Bridge lies on one of the most important routes in Co Lung Commune. The bridge that serves over 2,000 residents in four villages has now seriously deteriorated. According to the chairman of the Co Lung Commune People's Committee, Truong Van Thanh, the Suoi Khanh Bridge was built from wood in 1994. The 25-metre wooden bridge has deteriorated over time," the official said. "We’ve had to repair it many times, especially after flooding seasons, which meant hundreds of children could not travel to school while adults could not go to work." … [Read more...] about New bridge offers safe travel for thousands in poor Thanh Hoa commune

FPT Software is providing services to more than 700 customers worldwide, including 100 Fortune Global 500 firms. FPT Software, a subsidiary of Vietnamese FPT Corporation, on May 15 opened an office in New York, marking its 10th in the US to tap the annual IT growth rate of 6% in the world’s leading IT market. The opening ceremony was attended by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on his week-long visit to the US. The opening ceremony of FPT Software's New York Office was attended by Vietnam's PM Pham Minh Chinh (4th from left), and representatives from Vietnam and the US. Photos: VGP Located at 295 Madison Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, the new office, which is FPT Software’s 58th unit globally, aims to continue providing services and digital transformation to dozens of Fortune 500 in the US. Midtown Manhattan is the financial hub of New York City, which is home to famous buildings namely the Empire State, Chrysler, and Rockefeller Center that … [Read more...] about FPT opens new office in New York, 10th in US

Vietnam attended four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. (Photo: AFP/VNA) This will be one of the major multilateral foreign relations activities of Vietnam in 2022, especially in the context that the annual meeting of this major global economic forum has been postponed over the past two years due to Covid-19, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva. She said that since Vietnam and the WEF set up their relationship in 1989, leaders of both sides have paid great attention to the promotion of bilateral ties in many fields. Vietnam attended four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF

Vietnam attends four WEF annual meetings at prime ministerial level in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019, and joined the WEF on ASEAN at prime ministerial level four times in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Geneva (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai will attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting from May 23-24 in Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab . This will be one of the major multilateral foreign relations activities of Vietnam in 2022, especially in the context that the annual meeting of this major global economic forum has been postponed over the past two years due to COVID-19, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva. She said that since Vietnam and the WEF set up their relationship in 1989, leaders of both sides have paid great … [Read more...] about Vietnam to introduce national development strategies at 2022 Davos WEF: Ambassador