Reopening of schools

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City visits Vientiane-Ho Chi Minh City friendship high school. Pupils are eager to welcome the city delegation. Accompanying the delegation were Major General Nguyen Truong Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and Commander of Military Region 7; Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nam, member of the Executive Board of HCMC Party Committee, Commander of the Military Command of Ho Chi Minh City; Deputy Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau and leaders of departments and agencies. At the meeting, the city Party chief pleasured at the visit to Vientiane-HCMC friendship high school, and he extended the best wishes of health and happiness to the teachers and scholars with more achievements on studying and teaching. The high school was established under the initiative of Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet, former Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Mr. Thongsing … [Read more...] about High-ranking delegation of HCMC visits Vientiane-HCMC friendship high school

Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong affirmed the interest of the city’s leaders in further strengthening of all-round cooperation between HCM City and localities in Laos. Ho Chi Minh City has supported Laos in many various projects, including upgrading Vientiane-Ho Chi Minh City friendship high school worth US$ 5 million; building financial information center, human resource training, Xieng Khouang Province’s library, former President Kaysone Phomvihane Memorial Museum, Houaphan province’s office building, the cultural center of minority ethnic group in Champasak province. Mr. Khamphanh Phommathat expressed his thanks to the HCM City’s government in enhancing the special relationship and cooperation between the two countries. By THUY VU – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about HCM City, Laos enhance bilateral cooperation

Vietnamese students brought home two silver and one bronze medals at the 2022 European Physics Olympiad, the Vietnam Physics Society (VPS) announced on May 25. The five-strong Vietnamese team (C) participating in 2022 European Physics Olympiad (Photo: CTV) Specifically, Nguyen Tuan Phong from the Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in the northern province of the same name, and Pham Trung Kien from the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted in the northern city of Hai Phong won the silver medals. Meanwhile, the bronze medal was grabbed by Le Thuy Mai Anh from the Ha Long High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Quang Ninh. This year, Vietnam sent five students to the competition, who had been selected by the VPS from those winning prizes at the national physics competition. This year’s competition was held in Slovenia, drawing the participation of 182 contestants from 37 nations. Last year, Vietnamese students brought home one gold and one … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win three medals at 2022 European Physics Olympiad

Vietnam Airlines Group said it plans to provide 32,400 domestic flights between June and August during the peak summer travel season, up 10 percent against the same period in 2019, the year before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. There would be 160 daily flights connecting Vietnam’s three biggest cities Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. It will also operate over 3,600 international flights during the period, 40 percent of pre-pandemic time. Vietravel Airlines said it will increase the frequency of flights from Hanoi to HCMC and Da Nang by two a day from June. Air tickets for domestic routes between June and August are nearly fully booked. The carrier also plans to launch charter flights from HCMC to Jakarta and Can Tho to Bangkok, but the schedule has not been determined. A representative of Vietravel Airlines, which was launched in December 2020 amid the turbulence created by the pandemic, said the carrier is facing many difficulties like personnel and aircraft … [Read more...] about Carriers add flights to summer holiday roster

Trung has not upheld ethical standards and lifestyle, has violated regulations by engaging activities prohibited for Party members and violated the Law on Marriage and Family, said the Secretariat which is in charge of personnel issues of Party members. His violations have upset the community and affected the reputation of the Party and state authorities, it added. On Thursday, a woman employed at a high school in Da Nang posted a picture with Trung on Facebook, saying she has a child with him despite his marriage to another woman. The incident is being verified by authorities. Trung, 46, used to be the headmaster of the Da Nang Political School. He became the deputy chairman of the Da Nang People’s Council, the city's legislature, in 2018. The Secretariat has requested local authorities to take follow up action on Trung’s violations. … [Read more...] about Da Nang top official loses Party positions over extramarital affair

The pandemic has pushed forward the trends of e-commerce in Vietnam 2-3 years earlier than forecast with the sector growing in size four times over last year, according to a 2021 Lazada report. “Some of the e-commerce trends we expected would happen in 2025, such as in edutech and fintech, have already happened in 2022,” noted Nguyen Huy Hoang, chief business officer at OnPoint E-commerce. “Hence, all e-commerce platform companies are investing hugely in Vietnam.” However, as shopping centres and small brick-and-mortar stores are now reopened, many investors are concerned that the boom in e-commerce was just a short-term fad and the majority of consumers could quickly shift back to offline shopping. On May 12 at the Vietnam Online Business Forum, the general consensus amongst experts was that e-commerce will continue to boost the economy after the pandemic. Specifically, in the first quarter of 2022, the industry saw more than 8 million new online consumers. A survey … [Read more...] about All to play for in e-commerce rise