The global footwear industry is a multi-billion-dollar market. Despite the negative impact on the global economy, the outlook on the footwear industry is bright. There is a silver lining to the post-pandemic market which is hungry to dress up again while maintaining the comfort level they’ve grown accustomed to. The global footwear industry can recover despite the negative impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. The pandemic led the industry to be affected by low consumption because many shops were closed to prevent the pandemic and people reduced shopping. Some companies had to battle to survive in the difficult times because…
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Minh Phương & Vân Nguyễn Back in the early 1980s, Rubik’s cubes were all the rage, and the colour-coded puzzles had the whole world baffled. Invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik more than 50 years ago, an estimated 450 million of the cubes have been sold. In Việt Nam, one man is turning the cubes into works of art. The face of the puzzle forms his canvas. Đỗ Đức Hải, 29, manipulates the cubes to create famous faces and even landscapes as works of art. One picture alone contains more than 500 Rubik’s cubes. …
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health reported 7,646 more Covid-19 infections in 56 localities nationwide on Sunday. According to the report, 7,631 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 56 out of 63 localities in the country including HCM City (1,009), Dong Nai (997), Binh Duong (826), An Giang (427), Kien Giang (398), Tay Ninh (393), Bac Lieu (298), Dong Thap (289), Binh Thuan (279), Soc Trang (238), Tien Giang (233), Can Tho (210), Ca Mau (184), Dak Lak (151), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (150), Vinh Long (128), Long An (119), Ha Giang (116), and Binh Phuoc (114). There…
Fabrics stores at Ninh Hiệp Market are closed after a series of COVID-19 cases were detected. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội reported 93 positive cases of COVID-19 including 54 community cases from 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday. According to the city Department of Health, the capital currently has eight COVID-19 hotspots. Among the new cases reported on Saturday, 28 cases were linked to Ninh Hiệp Market in Gia Lâm District; 14 cases related to Tân Triều Commune, Thanh Trì District; and eight cases from Bưởi Road, Ba Đình District. Other cases were reported in Bạch…
Vietnam’s HCMC is set to reopen its doors to fully vaccinated international tourists in three phases this December, instead of next year as earlier planned. Battered by a big spike in Covid-19 cases in the fourth wave since late April, the city has basically put the pandemic under control. Latest data shows the city has detected more than 430,000 coronavirus infections due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. The spread of the virus has slowed thanks to the city’s high vaccination rate and restrictive measures. Therefore, the city has put forward a draft plan to welcome back international tourists under…
Another strong cold snap to sweep northern region, which could bring the temperatures in some high mountainous areas to below eight degrees centigrade. According to Hoang Van Dai, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, from November 7 evening, the temperature in northern and northern central localities, including Hanoi, would fall to 15-18 degrees centigrade or even below eight degrees centigrade in several high mountainous areas. However, the northern region would experience dry weather in the following three weeks. Some northern provinces, including Ha Giang, Cao Bang and Bac Kan would see rains and strong winds tomorrow morning…
Dahan Phương Oanh has become the first Vietnamese female model to catwalk for the Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana at Milan Fashion Week. Oanh became known to the public through fashion reality-show Vietnam’s Next Top Model in 2017. Since then she has been determined to follow a professional modelling career and achieve success. With a high-fashion look, she fits the requirements of many international fashion houses, and has worked with brands such as MM6 Maison Margiela, Stella McCartney and Halpern. In July 2021, she was a key model in the campaign promoting the Gucci Diana bag. Minh Phương spoke with Oanh…
Vietnam’s Tiki raised $258 million in a funding round led by AIA Insurance Inc. as the e-commerce startup looks to expand into life insurance and plans a U.S. initial public offering. Investors involved in the Series E round also included UBS AG London Branch, Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund and Taiwan Mobile Co., and existing backer STIC GIGF Ltd., Tiki founder and Chief Executive Officer Tran Ngoc Thai Son said in an interview. The new funding brings the company’s valuation to close to $1 billion, he said. “This shows the belief of the global capital markets in Vietnam’s growth and…
Vietnam recorded 7,480 new covid-19 cases in 55 cities and provinces on Saturday, bringing the infection tally in the fourth wave to 955,213. The three localities with the highest numbers of new infections were Dong Nai with 1,085 cases, Ho Chi Minh City with 986 cases and Binh Duong with 921 cases, health ministry reported. According to the health ministry, 58 deaths were added to the national database on Saturday, with 32 cases in HCMC, five each in Binh Duong and Kien Giang, four in Dong Nai, two each in Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Dong Thap, and one each…
Hà Nội needs more underground parking places. — Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — As of July 2021, Hà Nội’s population reached over 8 million, increasing by almost 200,000 people per year on average. The capital city continues to grow, and new solutions are needed to manage this expansion. One idea being considered is further utilising underground spaces. According to figures from the city’s traffic police, there are about 7.6 million vehicles registered in Hà Nội, excluding 1.2 million vehicles from other cities and provinces that regularly travel to the city. The growth rate of spaces for vehicles has not…