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Situated some 8km away from the Ma Pi Leng Pass in Vietnam’s Ha Giang Province, Chung Pua is a local homestay, converted from an over-130-year-old house, where travelers can experience the authentic local culture of Mong people, an ethnic minority group living in this northernmost locality. The homestay is nestled in Meo Vac Town in the namesake district. The current owner of Chung Pua, which means “by the stream” in the Mong language, is Tran Minh Thai, a lowland resident that moved to Ha Giang for forest product exploitation in the 1990s. The Chung Pua old house was home to five generations of the Vang Mi Si family, a large and wealthy Mong family at the time. Thai purchased this old house from Vang Mi Si in 2011. The house underwent renovation for two years by a group of Mong workers and was transformed into a homestay in August 2013. He runs the homestay to serve travelers while making sure that the facility is always in a good state of preservation so as to keep the … [Read more...] about This homestay in far-northern Vietnam gives authentic insights into Mong people’s life

The MIC called for a level playing field for domestic and foreign companies. Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is seeking Government approval for a proposal to regulate over-the-top (OTT) interpersonal communication, which would bring popular messaging apps such as Zalo, Viber, and Telegram under the Telecommunications Law. The ministry believes that over-the-top service platforms such as Zalo, Viber, Telegram, and WhatsApp are replacing mobile phone services. However, there are currently no legal provisions governing these platforms, and there is no way to protect users and information security, the MIC stressed. Over-the-top media services, like Zalo, Viber, and Telegram, are displayed on a smartphone. Photo: Anh Quan Some world governments (in Europe, China, and South Korea) have classified this service as a telecom service and regulated it in accordance with the Telecommunications Law, it added. The ministry also called … [Read more...] about MIC to regulate OTT communication in Vietnam

The ceremony was held at the Santuario de San Antonio Parish in Manila. This was also the wedding venue of Louis Nguyen, Phillip’s brother, and actress Tang Thanh Ha. Manila is the second home of Phillip, which is tied to his childhood memories. Linh Rin, the bride, wore an elegant wedding dress with a chiffon scarf on her head as she walked with Phillip down the aisle before they gave each other a kiss to officially become husband and wife. Linh Rin and Phillip Nguyen gives each other a kiss at their wedding in Manila, Philippines on March 23, 2023. Photo courtesy of the couple Linh said she was holding her breath and nervous waiting for this important moment of her life. Before the wedding, she posted on Facebook: "I can feel my heart stop then beat stronger than ever." "I have been waiting for this moment many years ago," said Phillip. "I love you Linh Rin." The couple called each other "the love of my life" and wrote to each other on the wedding card: "I … [Read more...] about Heir to Vietnam’s top luxury retailer, bride exchange vows at Manila wedding

The maximum airfare on four out of five flight distances will rise in the second or third quarter, according to a recent price report of the Ministry of Finance. The biggest increase will be 6.67% (to VND4 million or $170) for one-way tickets on flights of 1,280 kilometers (Hanoi to Phu Quoc Island) and longer. Flights between 1,000 and 1,280 kilometers will see their ticket cap price rise 6.25% to VND3.4 million. Flights of smaller distances will see their maximum price rise by between 2.27% and 3.58%. Flights under 500 kilometers will see no ceiling change. Their prices will remain at a maximum of VND1.7 million per one-way ticket. The cap price increase will likely bring Vietnam’s 2023 Consumer Price Index up by 0.07% points. Earlier this year, Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways proposed increasing the cap ticket price to take into account rising in costs. The airfare price cap was last increased in 2015. By November last year, fuel costs had surged more than 80% … [Read more...] about Vietnam to raise air ticket price cap

An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on March 24 jointly held a consultation conference on Vietnam’s voluntary national review (VNR) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Vietnam conducted the VNR, a mechanism through which countries assess and present national progress made in implementing the 2030 Agenda, for the first time in 2018. In this second time in 2023, Vietnam will submit the report together with 41 other countries. Addressing the event, head of the MPI’s Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment Le Viet Anh said that through this mechanism, Vietnam hopes to share its achievements and progresses during the realisation of the 2030 Agenda, which was adopted by the UN in September 2015 with 17 SDGs. At the same time, the country will also present its difficulties, challenges and experience … [Read more...] about Vietnam gathers opinions on building voluntary national review on SDGs

The ground-breaking ceremony for the project on December 19 (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Work on construction of a bauxite-alumina mining industrial complex , one of Vietnam’s largest projects in Lao, began in Dakcheung district, the southern Lao province of Sekong, on December 19. bauxite mine worth 1 billion USD has an annual capacity of 1 million tonnes. It is expected to operate for 30 years and could be extended to 50 years. Viet Phuong Group Phuong Minh Hue pledged to bring success to the project, contributing to socio-economic development in remote and disadvantaged areas of Sekong province and bilateral economic ties between the two nations, especially in the Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia development triangle. VNA … [Read more...] about Work starts on Vietnam’s biggest project in Lao province

The Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi continues to maintain its position in key subjects with six ranked in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject 2023  (Photo: chinhphu.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi continues to maintain its position in key subjects with six ranked in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject 2023 freshly released by the world's leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, according to the university. Specifically, in the broad subject area of “Engineering and Technology”, the VNU Hanoi has three subjects rated, including Computer Science and Information Systems (501 – 550), Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering (501-520), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (501-520). In the subject area of “Natural Sciences”, two subjects rated are Mathematics (351-400), and Physics & Astronomy (551-600). … [Read more...] about Vietnam National University, Hanoi maintains position in world rankings

Le Huu Minh (L), deputy managing director of Volkswagen Vietnam, and Trinh Bang Vu, head of the retail lending division at Shinhan Bank Vietnam, at the signing ceremony for the preferential lending programme for buyers of Volkswagen cars on March 23. — Photo courtesy of the bank Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited has partnered with Trend Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd to launch a preferential loan programme exclusively for people buying Volkswagen cars that provides financing of up to 80 per cent of the value of a new vehicle. Customers who borrow to buy the German carmaker’s Touareg, Teramont, Tiguan, T-Cross, and Polo models get the loan interest-free for the first six months and at a fixed rate of 10.9 per cent a year for the remaining 54 months. They can opt for terms in line with their financial ability, with maximum financing of 80 per cent of the price and loan tenure of up to eight years. The programme will be in effect at all dealers across the country until June 30, 2023. … [Read more...] about Shinhan Bank Vietnam offers special programme for Volkswagen buyers

The police in Ho Chi Minh City have busted a human trafficking ring involving Malaysian nationals that allegedly deceived 30 Indonesians for property appropriation in Vietnam. Six Malaysian suspects at the police station (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police) The Indonesian nationals said they had been incited by a group of Malaysian nationals to get employment in Vietnam. Upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, they were locked inside a building on 455 Binh Quoi street in Binh Thanh district where they were forced to hand in passports and phones and pretend to be bank employees and other Indonesian authorities making scam calls back to Indonesia in order to swindle money from people. Hearing about the news, the Ho Chi Minh City police raided the building, but all of the Malaysian suspects thought to be involved in the scam had fled. By profession, the police later arrested six of the suspects at Tan Son Nhat hotel. The Malaysians then confessed that they had already … [Read more...] about 30 Indonesians fall victim to Malaysia human trafficking ring in Vietnam

Netflix is making necessary procedures in order to establish its legal entity in Vietnam, said Josephine Choy, vice president and general counsel Asia Pacific at Netflix, during a recent meeting in Hanoi with Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thanh Lam. Josephine Choy, vice president and general counsel Asia Pacific at Netflix, meets with Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thanh Lam in Hanoi. She expressed the streaming giant’s hope that competent agencies in the country would create favourable conditions in order for Netflix to complete all procedures and find a legal entity locally in the near future. Lam for his part noted that with its potential in technology and content creation, Netflix would help fuel the development of the film industry and creative economy in Vietnam. He also requested that Netflix urgently set up a group to work closely alongside the Ministry of Information and Communications in order to regularly … [Read more...] about Netflix to establish legal entity in Vietnam