The national plan for e-commerce development in the 2021-2025 period aims to turn e-commerce into one of the pioneering areas of the digital economy, helping enhance the competitiveness of businesses and promoting the growth of both domestic market and export, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Speaking at a seminar in Hanoi on November 17 on market development for e-commerce firms in the digital transformation era, Tan said that digital transformation will help Vietnamese businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises seek a more flexible business model, saving cost…
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MOFA spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A number of questions on issues in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam) were raised at a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday. Responding to a question over Việt Nam’s comments on Chinese Taipei’s recent participation in military exercises in Taiping (Ba Bình) Island which belongs to Việt Nam’s Trường Sa (Spratly) islands, MOFA spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng reiterated: “Việt Nam has sufficient historical evidence and legal ground to assert its sovereignty over Hoàng…
A flight of national flag carrier of Vietnam Airlines carrying a group foreign tourists from various countries arrived in the central city of Da Nang on November 17. Thay are the first foreign tourists arrives in the country, 20 months after Vietnam suspends entry of international visitors due to COVID-19 pandemic. ###: Vietnam’s Hoi An to welcome over 400 American tourists in the next few days The flight departed from Seoul, the Republic of Korea and landed at the Da Nang International Airport. This is the first wave of foreign tourists to the country in nearly 20 months since the Southeast…
Vietnam capital city of Hanoi just introduced updated quarantine rules, which frustrate visitors from high-risk areas. According to the latest rules, those who are traveling from high-risk areas are forced by Hanoi’s latest 7-day self-isolation mandate to spend more and significantly re-plan their trips, the VNExpress – a local media reported. 28-year-old The Minh is a Hanoi resident who works in HCMC. He finds the new mandate, signed Tuesday and taking effect Wednesday, unnecessary. Minh had planned to fly to Hanoi early next month for an important interview but has had to reschedule his flight to arrive one week earlier,…
Starting 1st January 2022, the establishment of a carbon market in Vietnam as under the newly revised Law on Environmental Protection (LEP) will become effective. This is a needed movement from the government, to work towards key goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting cleaner technology innovation and accelerating Vietnam’s contribution to global climate change targets. Between the year 2000 and 2010, Vietnam ranked 2nd in East Asia in term of national carbon intensity per GDP growth at 48%. The period 2010 – 2020 witnessed a more dramatic increase in CO2 emissions, of nearly 4 times, mainly due to coal-based…
Bùi Thị Thu Trang (centre) is set to make history as the first VAR referee of Việt Nam. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — Bùi Thị Thu Trang is set to become Việt Nam’s first Video Assistant Referee (VAR) after completing a FIFA course for video referees in Doha, Qatar. All of those attending the course, 20 on-field and five VAR, are female. Trang is one of nine who are completely new to using VAR. After the training course in Qatar, the 35-year-old referee took part in another VAR training session organised by…
Two days after allowing bars, clubs, massage and karaoke parlors to reopen, HCMC on Thursday ordered them to close down amid complex Covid-19 situations. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The order issued on Thursday by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, bars, dance clubs, spa, massage and karaoke parlors will be suspended until further notice. The municipal Department of Health will be responsible for building Covid-19 safety protocols for businesses and services like bars, spa and massage parlors, the document said. Karaoke and massage parlors, bars and night clubs in HCMC have been closed for around seven months…
The high gasoline prices (the highest level in the past seven years) have put pressure and affected many production and business activities of businesses and people. Over the past week, many types of goods, food, and services in Ho Chi Minh City have also rushed to raise their prices. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Prices of vegetables, meat, and fish slightly increased At Hoa Hung Market in District 10, Go Vap Market in Go Vap District, and Hoang Hoa Tham Market in Tan Binh District, the number of customers is relatively small, while food is abundant and diverse. Many…
The World Children’s Day 2021 concentrates on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents with the messages “It’s OK not to be OK” and “Share your truth”. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF HÀ NỘI — A conference took place in Hà Nội on Wednesday to celebrate World Children’s Day, with children’ representatives, parents, and experts discussing mental health support for young people in light of the COVID-10 pandemic. In a time when the pandemic puts children and young people at risk, the 2021 World Children’s Day puts the focus on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. The conference highlights…
A travel firm in Kien Giang province of Vietnam has sought approval from the tourism ministry to bring 5,000 South Korean tourists to Phu Quoc Island over four months starting this weekend. The Vina Phu Quoc Travel Company is one of four travel agencies designated to welcome back foreign tourists to Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province under a two-phase vaccine passport trial program scheduled to begin this Saturday, local media reported. ###: Phu Quoc is getting ready to welcome back foreign tourists Under the proposal submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for approval, the company said…