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The final design of Tran Hung Dao bridge is a combination of an ancient and modern Hanoi. (Photo from the organiser) Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has chosen the final design for Tran Hung Dao bridge , which will cross Hong (Red) River and connect three urban districts of the capital city, after three months of consideration. The final design was the one that won the first prize in a design contest held by the city’s Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board and the Vietnam Association of Architects last October. According to the design, the main bridge will be 900m long with six spans. The project will have a total length of about 5.5km, connecting the districts of Hoan Kiem and Hai Ba Trung to Long Bien district on the northern bank of the Red River. The bridge's starting point will be at Tran Hung Dao-Tran Thanh Tong intersection in Hoan Kiem district, where it will extend to Nguyen Van Linh road in Long Bien district. The design is a … [Read more...] about Hanoi finalises design of Tran Hung Dao bridge

Mô Choosing textbooks for children in Hai An Bookstore in District 1 of HCMCảnh This situation is common in many schools around HCMC. Although teachers have said that the school does not force its students to buy workbooks, many parents admitted they do not know which items are compulsory, so it is safer to buy all in case their children need them. Some bookstores in HCMC separate the pack for formal textbooks from that for workbooks, and they even offer individual books for sale. But others compile these books into one large pack and force people to buy all, even with a discount of 5 percent. Parents, who are usually uncertain of which books are necessary, decide to buy all of them for fear that when they truly need the books, they cannot find these books for sale anymore. Receiving the report on several schools selling textbooks with workbooks and learning tools, Head of Binh Tan District Education and Training Division Ngo Van Tuyen responded that the registration form … [Read more...] about Parents faced with financial burden on textbook purchasing for new school year

According to data from the General Statistics Office, along with the impressive second-quarter GDP, the six-month GDP growth stands at 6.4 per cent, which is the best performance in three years. Last year's first-half GDP growth was 5.7 per cent. Manufacturing and processing is the growth engine of the economy as it picked up nearly 9.7 per cent in the first half. Industry and construction growth climbed 7.7 per cent, while the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors posted growth of 2.8 per cent in the first half of 2022. Services also grew by 6.6 per cent following the reopening of tourism. Industrial production recorded robust growth across key segments with clothing production up 23 per cent and electronic components up 22 per cent thanks to factories being able to ramp up production with the waning of the Omicron wave. In the first half of the year, the total export and import turnover of goods reached $371.2 billion, up 16.4 per cent over the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s second-quarter GDP growth hits a decade-long record high

Sabeco's beer production line. The beverage producer is not on the divestment list of SCIC this year. — Photo courtesy of Sabeco In 2022, State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is expected to divest from 101 member companies. In the list of divestments this year, large enterprises such as Tien Phong JSC, Bao Viet Group, Sabeco, Vinatex and FPT Corporation, are not mentioned. However, it does include many notable companies, including Hai Phong Thermal Power JSC, Binh Minh Plastic JSC, Vinaplast Corporation, Seaprodex, EVN TPC Quang Ninh, Viettronics Corporation, CoTraco Quang Ninh, Vinacontrol, FICO, Thang Long JSC, VIWASEEN, and Licogi. Recently, SCIC divested from Vinh Long Real Estate JSC, Saigon Machinery Spare Parts JSC, Thang Long JSC, and Ben Tre Construction Material JSC. Of which, the auction of Thang Long JSC’s shares could not take place due to a lack of investors. Promoting auctions of companies SCIC will auction a lot with a volume of more than 2 million … [Read more...] about SCIC has no plans to divest from large enterprises this year

Addressing the event, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of National Defense, highly appreciated achievements of the corporation over the past 60 years. In the context of new requirements of the military’s construction and defense industry’s development, General Nam suggested several orientations on business and manufacturing strategies and required the corporation’s leadership to study measures to implement. He urged the company to enhance product promotion and exports in the time to come, especially for defense industry goods. At the event, on behalf of the State President, General Nam presented the second-class Military Exploit Order to the corporation’s leadership. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Defense corporation marks foundation day

At the seminar The symposium was participated by the UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, Christian Manhart; Consul General of India in HCMC, Madan Mohan Sethi; Secretary of the Party Committee of Ben Tre Province, Le Duc Tho; Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission, Phan Xuan Thuy; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Dao Cuong, leaders of provinces and cities, Vietnamese and international scientists. UNESCO Representative in Vietnam, Christian Manhart (L) and  Consul General of India in HCMC, Madan Mohan Sethi (C) attend the event. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized that celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu used the pen as a weapon to express his patriotism and love for the people. He was not only a Vietnamese poet who was known for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French colonization of Cochinchina, an exemplary teacher but also a popular medical … [Read more...] about Int’l seminar on Great celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu celebrates his 200th birthday

Although the summer holiday has just started, travel firms and agents have already completed 60-70 percent of their business plan while air carriers have also increased their flights to meet high travel demand. However, travel firms and agents are facing new difficulties: increasing tour prices because of rising fuel prices and a shortage of human resources. Millions of tourists ready for their trips Tran Quoc Bao, deputy director of Saigontourist Travel Company, said the company has expected to serve more than 280,000 tourists this summer. The number of tourists will be higher as tourist demand at home and abroad is surging. Three-to-eight-day domestic tours offered by Saigontourist are available nationwide. The most popular ones are tours of beaches, tours of northeastern and northwestern regions, 'green' tours, and community tours. “As summer is the peak season, we have prepared financial and human resources to diversify and better our services to meet market … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s travel firms see explosion of summer tours

Roads, airports, and seaports are being looked at by overseas companies in terms of investment feasibility, Photo: Shutterstock On June 16, Hoang Gia Khanh, deputy general director of state-owned railway giant Vietnam Railways (VNR), received a delegation of Austrian businesses at its headquarters who introduced new products and technology solutions aiming to seek opportunities in the local industry. The commercial counsellor of the Austrian Embassy in Hanoi said that businesses expect to intensify cooperation with VNR, specifically those in funding and upgrading projects, as well as machinery upgrading and maintenance. He added that besides official development assistance, the Austrian government also has other financial tools that can help VNR access financial resources and technologies. According to Khanh, investment demand for the industry’s infrastructure development is huge and he highly appreciates the products and technology of groups like Plasser & Theurer and … [Read more...] about Reopening increases foreign interest in transport upgrade

At the reception, Major General Pham Thanh Tam, Deputy Commander of the Military Region 9 Command, welcomed and briefed the Cambodian delegates on socio-economic and defense-security situations in the region since the beginning of this year. For his part, General Kosa expressed his sincere thanks for the Vietnamese people and military’s assistance for the Cambodians in their struggle to liberate their country from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime. The Cambodian general also hoped that the Military Region 9 Command would continue to support the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in the coming time. The visit made by the delegation this time contributed to expanding the solidarity, friendship, and comprehensive cooperation between the two militaries in general and between the Military Region 9 Command and the Development Department of the Cambodian Defense Ministry in particular. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Cambodian officers visit Vietnam’s Military Region 9

This was part of the voluntary initiatives the company holds on an annual basis with active participation from members and employees to provide practical support and care for children in need. Accordingly, Herbalife volunteers visited and talked to the children, encouraged them to exercise and participate in physical group activities to stay healthy, and gave them books, school stationery , and other nice gifts. Mr. Le Trung Thuc , Director of Nghe An Social Activities Center , said: “I would like to express my deep gratitude towards Herbalife Vietnam for giving valuable help to the disadvantaged children of the Center on International Children's Day. In addition to enabling the children to access delicious and nutritious meals every day, Herbalife Vietnam's encouragement and care for the children on these special occasions brings them joy and happiness.” Ms. Doan Le Phong, Vice President of Women’s Charity Association of HCMC (WOCA) , said: “Over the past few … [Read more...] about Herbalife Vietnam organizes International Children’s Day