Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Around 10,000 Buddhists set a Vietnamese record by laughing together at the opening ceremony of An Lạc Spring Festival 2017 at Khai Nguyên Pagoda in Hà Nội on Sunday. On stage, Vietnam Laughter Yoga chairman Lê Anh Sơn shared funny folk tales to encourage people to laugh and guided them on how to breathe and burst into cheerful laughter. "Laughter yoga helps people destress," said Venerable Thích Đạo Thịnh, chairman of Khai Nguyên Pagoda, which is located in Sơn Đông Commune in Sơn Tây Town. "When people laugh, they feel happier. It suits the spirit of Buddhism to help bring happiness and more meaning to people's lives. We decided to join with Vietnam Laughter Yoga to organise the event on the first day of the spring festival." Laughter yoga is part of the three-day festival organised jointly by Happy Entrepreneur Community, the Hà Nội Martial Arts Association and Việt Nam Laughter Yoga. The An Lạc Spring Festival, which began on February 5, features … [Read more...] about 10,000 Buddhists laugh and set a record – Life & Style – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
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Blood Donors Set a Record in Hanoi
More than 4,300 people donated a record amount of blood in Ha Noi today, according to the director of the Hemoglobin and Blood Transfusion Institute. Professor Nguyen Anh Tri says more than 2,400 units was donated at this year's Xuan Hong blood drive. The event with the slogan "Bringing a warm spring to patients with part of our blood" was held by the Central Hemoglobin and Blood Transfusion Institute and the Youth Volunteers Association of Hanoi for Viet Nam's 15th Blood Donation Day. It also included plenty of stage shows and folk games for the participants. In 2007, the country received 470,000 units of blood, of which 65 percent was donated, Professor Tri noted. Besides the amount of blood collected, Xuan Hong 2008 also set a record for the number of donors. … [Read more...] about Blood Donors Set a Record in Hanoi
Stock Market Sets a Record
The opening day of this week saw higher prices for 104 stocks at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, pushing the VN-Index up 37.53 points or 3.59 percent to 1,084.39. Up north, the Hanoi bourse put in an even stronger performance and sent the HASTC-Index up 24.75 points (8 percent) to close at 334.49.An astonishing 14.53 million shares changed hands at the southern exchange on Monday, while orders to buy 5.7 million shares went begging. With more than 4.88 million shares finding new owners at the Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HASTC), the Vietnamese stock market saw a record VND2,300 billion worth of shares traded today. Gains were made by 15 of the biggest caps in the VN-Index, limit up for several of them.Sudico (SJS) shot up VND14,000, FPT Corporation (FPT) put on VND13,000, and Petro Vietnam Drilling and Well Services (PVD) added VND8,000.Less impressive but still doing well were Sacombank (STB), which went up by VND500, Vinh Son Hydropower (VSH) and Viet Nam Petroleum Transport … [Read more...] about Stock Market Sets a Record
Vietnam’s coffee sales to set a record
Vietnam's 2007 coffee sales are forecast to rise to a record 18.33 million bags, surpassing a high in 2001 that saw world prices plunge to 30-year lows, traders said. A global deficit should rescue prices this time, they added. Coffee exports are forecast to grow 22.6% even though shipment in the second half could drop 23% to 5 million 60-kg bags, Vietnam Coffee Association chairman Van Thanh Huy was quoted by Wednesday's Saigon Times Daily as saying. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s coffee sales to set a record
5 billion-dollar-projects set a record high of FDI to Vietnam
The Hanoitimes - With significant contribution of 5 billion-dollar-projects, the year 2017 marks the record high of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Vietnam. In 2017, FDI to Vietnam has reached the highest number over the past 10 years. As of December 20, total value of newly, additionally registered capital, capital contributed and shares bought by foreign investors of 35.88 billion USD, up 44.4% compared to the same period of 2016. Among 5 billion-dollar-projects are 3 thermal power plants. Specifically, in 2017, there are 2,591 newly approved projects with total registered capital of 21.27 billion USD, up 42.3% compared to the same period of 2016. Besides, there are 1,188 projects with additional registered capital amounting to 8.51 billion USD, up 49.2% compared to the same period of 2016 and 5,002 times of share purchasing of 6.19 billion USD, up 45.1% compared to 2016. In term of FDI, the number invested to Vietnam is 29.68 billion USD, while the indirect … [Read more...] about 5 billion-dollar-projects set a record high of FDI to Vietnam