Foreign investors wanting to set up a business or expand operations in Vietnam will be able to access the necessary information through a new website detailing investment procedures. The site, http://vietnam.e-regulations.org, launched on Tuesday, is in both English and Vietnamese and was made available by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, with technical assistance from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). "The website is believed to make administrative procedures transparent, swift, and efficient," Frank Grozel, coordinator of the e-regulations program at UNCTAD announced at the launching ceremony. … [Read more...] about Vietnam launches website for foreign investors
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MoET, British Council launch website for teachers
MoET, British Council launch website for teachers By Tuong Vi in HCMC The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) in cooperation with the UK’s international educational organization British Council has launched a website with resources for local high school teachers. The website www.teachingenglish.edu.vn links to a large selection of reference resources and English textbooks approved by MoET for grades 10, 11 and 12. “The site is a very useful source of materials for both teachers and learners of English in Vietnam… implementing the strategy ‘Foreign languages teaching and learning in the national education system – period 2008-2020,’” Nguyen Vinh Hien, vice minister of MoET, said at the launch in HCMC last week. The website provides teachers with useful teaching resources, techniques and methodologies, which have been consulted by Vietnamese and British specialists. By logging on teachers can select an interactive activity to supplement … [Read more...] about MoET, British Council launch website for teachers
Man accused of launching website to extort company
VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Noi Police are investigating an individual who allegedly created a website to slander a company and its director in order to make a profit. Lieutenant colonel Ngo Minh An, head of the city's investigation team for high-tech crimes, announced last Thursday that the investigation began as soon as Hapulico Real Estate Investment Company reported seeing false information posted about the said company at hapulicocomplex.com last Monday. An investigation revealed the website was run by Nguyen Sy Tien, 29, from central Thanh Hoa Province, although he currently resides in Ha Noi's Cau Giay District. … [Read more...] about Man accused of launching website to extort company
Tourism competition “New Zealand, New horizon” launched
(CPV) - Mr Murray McCully, New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on March 26 officially launched a tourism competition titled "New Zealand, New horizon" during his visit to Vietnam. Organised jointly by the Embassy of New Zealand in Vietnam and VNExpress online newspaper, this nationwide competition will run for three weeks, and features as a grand prize an all-expenses paid trip for two to New Zealand, organised by Saigontourist. Participants will describe their sense of New Zealand in the most creative way possible, covering its people, unique culture, education, exciting adventure, fresh food, spectacular natural landscape, cosmopolitan cities or any other New Zealand item that impresses them the most. The entries can be in words, photo or video and will be uploaded onto VNExpress website. Besides, the Embassy of New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi will offer additional prizes for some entries posted on the New Zealand Embassy's Facebook page - including those that receive … [Read more...] about Tourism competition “New Zealand, New horizon” launched
Launching a contest “Studying Vietnam traditional architecture”
(Cinet) – For the purpose of encouraging the love spirit of architecture culture history and traditional heritage, enhancing people’s knowledge and understanding about highly valuable objects and assets bequeathed by ancestors, propagandizing and forming people’s awareness of architectural heritage conservation and protection, Institute for Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning launched the contest “Studying Vietnam traditional architecture”. The contest applies to all Vietnamese individuals and organizations living inside and outside the country (working, studying in many fields of architecture, fine arts, history, archaeology, literature …researchers, collectors, groups/departments or research organizations … and concerned people) The content of the exam paper is individuals or collectives’ collections gathered for study from documents, ancient letters, archaeological objects, architectural objects in life; and the collection of … [Read more...] about Launching a contest “Studying Vietnam traditional architecture”