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A Vietnamese man from southern Vietnam is living his dream, or everyone’s dream: traveling the world by motorbike. On the 794th day of his journey, Tran Dang Dang Khoa reached Sydney - the two-third mark on his seven-continent motorbike journey. “Suddenly I opened my eyes and I saw Sydney, an important milestone which marks two-thirds of my world journey on ‘The Memo’ and over two years since my departure,” Khoa shared with his 237,500 Facebook followers on August 3. A picture capturing nature in a rural area in Australia taken by Khoa has received positive feedback from his Facebook followers. “The Memo” is the name of the motorbike he has used for the trip, which began in June 2017, and the vehicle has so far taken him through around 50 countries. After Australia, the Tien Giang Province native expects to travel to Africa and the South Pole before heading home to Asia. In the middle of his journey, Khoa met with a Tuoi Tre News … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man visits 50 countries, and counting, on motorbike

Journalist Vu Viet Tuan The Panorama hotel and coffee shop was erected on the Ma Pi Leng Pass of Ha Giang, one of the most popular tourism destinations in Vietnam's northern highlands. But there is no legal document, not even a construction profile, to justify its existence. The first time I visited Ma Pi Leng was three years ago. On my motorbike, along the winding slopes, I saw towering limestone cliffs, silvery rivers and valleys that spread out as far as the eyes could see. It was an ecstatic, heart-thumping experience. When I was going down a hill, a group of children sprang out from the side of the road. They were dusty, unkempt; one was carrying her younger sibling, while another wore no pants. They were trying their hardest to snatch whatever was on my motorbike. I revved up my engine, hoping to outrun them, but they just kept chasing until their figures eventually disappeared behind the tree line. Ha Giang Province is blessed with some of the most spectacular mountain scenes … [Read more...] about Hotel vandalizing Ma Pi Leng Pass highlights clueless administration

CSR Strong advocator of Vietnam’s business development By Son Hoang Monday,  Dec 9, 2019,09:35 (GMT+7) Strong advocator of Vietnam’s business developmentBy Son Hoang Mr. Shin Dong Min, CEO of Shinhan Bank in Vietnam, and representatives of SFL Vietnam welcome potential startups to join in “Acceleration program” When it comes to corporate social responsibility, Shinhan Bank chooses the rougher path: helping develop new startups for the local economy. Over the past three years, many Vietnamese startups have emerged and gained initial success owing to the support from the South Korean bank. The initiative to support Vietnamese startups stemmed from the success of Shinhan Future’s Lab (SFL), a subsidiary of Shinhan Financial Group known as the leading start-up acceleration program in South Korea. SFL Korea was founded in 2015 and has since supported a lot of successful startups. Some 93.4% of … [Read more...] about Strong advocator of Vietnam’s business development

The state-run Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will use its own fund for the three-year project, which will increase the airport capacity by 20 million passengers annually, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in a recent report to the government. The ministry has expressed its support from the proposal but asked ACV to explain its cost calculations. The terminal will cover 100,000 square meters, and ACV will build more aircraft aprons, a two-lane overhead path, a five-lane viaduct in front of the terminal and a multi-storey car park. The expansion is needed because the Tan Son Nhat airport, the largest in Vietnam, is set to serve 45 million passengers in 2025, while the existing capacity of its two terminals is 28 million passengers a year, said ACV, which manages 21 state-owned airports. ACV chairman Lai Xuan Thanh said that without an expansion at Tan Son Nhat, the aviation market could "freeze" some time in the future due to overload. Vietnam has made plans to … [Read more...] about New terminal proposed for Tan Son Nhat airport

Wee Digital CEO Christian Nguyen In keeping with the government’s vision of a cashless society, Wee Digital’s face recognition technology can make interbank money transfers on mobile phones or websites easier and more convenient. Company founder Christian Nguyen, a French Viet Kieu who moved back to his ancestral homeland, realized that as a small startup, Wee Digital could not compete with major finance companies and organizations in the cashless payment market. He therefore chose to offer tools to support this new trend, becoming the first business in Vietnam to successfully commercialize face recognition technology. Wee Digital is not a technology seller, but a technical connector. Its platform enables users to connect with service providers connected with Wee Digital. Apart from the banking sector, Wee Digital has developed face recognition technology in other fields such as tourism and hotels. For example, Vingroup’s Vinpearl resort company became the first … [Read more...] about Wee Digital: Facing up to a cashless economy