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Education groups must learn from edtech unicorns elsewhere to cater to modern needs here in Vietnam. Photo: Le Toan In August, venture capital fund Do Ventures invested in VuiHoc, an online education platform that lets students self-study from an early age. This is Do Ventures’ second investment in Vietnam’s edtech market so far, and the fund has also poured capital into an online learning platform called Manabie in March. Commenting on the investment spree in the sector, Vy Le, general partner of Do Ventures, said that online education in Vietnam holds great promise with more than 23 million potential students, rising middle-class incomes, and a high internet penetration of over 70 per cent. Vietnamese spend up to 30 per cent of their disposable income on education, and parents are willing to pay extra to ensure high-quality education for their children. “Accelerated by the pandemic, several edtech companies have been experiencing strong growth, and there is no dominant …

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Indo-Pacific Endeavor is Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, with the Task Group including personnel from all ADF services, Australian government agencies, as well as naval personnel from partner nations. Amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra, guided missile frigate HMAS Anzac, and fleet replenishment oiler HMAS Sirius arrived at Cam Ranh International Port as guests of the Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense. The IPE21 Task Group was warmly welcomed on arrival by the Second-in-Command Officer of Naval Region 4, Senior Captain Ho Thanh Hoa, as well as representatives from Military Region 5, the Vietnam Border Guard Command and the Australian Embassy. Following the official Welcome Ceremony Commander IPE21 Commodore Mal Wise met Senior Captain Hoa in a virtual courtesy call. IPE21 is the first visit by RAN ships since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bilateral engagement program includes virtual exchanges on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief …

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A VSTEA engineer examines aircraft items (Photo: Vietnam Airlines) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Singapore Technologies Engineering Aerospace Co.Ltd (VSTEA) recently received a certificate approving its component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities from the US Federation Aviation Administration (FAA). VSTEA is a joint venture between the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, and ST Engineering Aerospace Systems Company, a member of the ST Engineering of Singapore. It specialises in providing aircraft component MRO services for domestic and international airlines, which cater to such current aircraft as the Boeing 787, Airbus A350, A320, A321 and ATR72, as well as technical assistance in avionics, hydraulic, pneumatic, electro-mechanical, wheels, brakes, and emergency equipment. The FAA standards are widely adopted in the global aviation industry and serve as a gauge of quality and a passport to market expansion, making …

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A Vietjet Air plane (Photo: Vietjet Air) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE: VJC) has released its half-year audited financial statements for 2021, which saw a bigger post-tax profit of the parent company over its compiled reports. According to the financial statement s audited by PwC, Vietjet as a parent company had its transport revenue reaching 5,022 billion VND (approx. 220 million USD) for the first six months of this year. Its profit after tax was reported at 34.2 billion VND (approx. 1.5 million USD), a year-on-year leap of 102 percent thanks to profits gained from new project investments. The airline’s audited after-tax profit has also increased by 148 percent compared to that in its compiled reports. Vietjet posted its consolidated revenue at 7,556 billion VND (approx. 332 million USD) while the consolidated profit after tax reached 121.8 billion VND (approx. 5.3 million USD), showing a remarkable year-on-year growth of 161 percent. …

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Healthy competition crucial for e-commerce logistics The rapid growth of e-commerce is driving unprecedented demand for e-commerce logistics services in Vietnam. However, the growth of the sector is constrained by regulatory obstacles that impede competition in this industry, reducing efficiency and driving up costs for businesses. Ninja Van, established in Singapore, is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing last-mile logistics companies. After successfully operating in Singapore and Malaysia, Ninja Van entered the Vietnamese market on a trial basis in late 2016 and formally began operations in 2018. The company has quickly scaled up its presence in the country. Despite its success, the group’s Vietnamese CEO Dzung Phan told VIR that the company has encountered a few hurdles related to compliance and following the law in the logistics industry. Some companies provide e-logistics services without registering or registering under a different industry, which causes unfair …

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Another flight carrying 301 passengers with Covid-19 passports landed safely at the Van Don Airport on Thursday morning. Another flight carrying 301 passengers with Covid-19 passports landed safely at the Van Don Airport on September 23. The passengers are all Vietnamese people in Europe. The flight which was operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines was the fourth to have applied the new quarantine rules by the Ministry of Health. Under the new rules, all the fully vaccinated passengers will be quarantined for seven days instead of 14 days. After undergoing the mandatory quarantine period, they shall have to isolate themselves at home for another seven days. The airport received the first flight with 297 Vietnamese passengers from Japan on September 4 when the rules were first applied. Two more flights carrying 345 passengers from the US landed safely at the airport on September 12. According to director of Van Don …

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The documentary produced by Vietnam News , which depicts the stories of those losing their loved ones in container truck tragedy in the U.K. in 2019, will be shown at the Druk International Film Festival in Bhutan, the Virgin Spring Cinefest in India and the World Film Carnival in Singapore. Earlier this year it also received special praise at the Asia South East Short Film Festival. A still from 'One year on - The Essex Lorry Tragedy'. Photo courtesy of Vietnam News 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck near London in 2019. The deaths of the 39 Vietnamese made international headlines. The youngest were two 15-year-old boys and the oldest was a 44-year-old man. Their remains were brought home later that year. Twenty one of the victims were from Nghe An Province, 10 from neighboring Ha Tinh and the rest from Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces in the central region and Hai Duong Province and Hai Phong City in the north. …

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