Phenikaa Group in 2019 officially introduced the ecosystem comprising three major sectors: enterprises – scientific research – education and training. During the last two years, Phenikaa’s business members, talents, and startups have developed many technological products and solutions with a broad impact on the country’s socio-economic development. Scientists and specialists have spoken highly of Phenikaa’s ability to meet the practical needs of socio-economic development. Such acknowledgment has proved the Company’s strength to carry out scientific studies and facilitate the company to increase the Company’s status in Vietnam’s technological sector. Acquisition of self-driving tech As technology is the key to development,…
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The Vietnamese team train hard to prepare for the match against Oman in the third round of 2022 World Cup qualifying. — Photo courtesy of the VFF HÀ NỘI Defender Hồ Tấn Tài has expressed his hope that fans will continue to get behind the Vietnamese national team following their defeat against China in the third round of 2022 World Cup qualifying. “After the loss, the whole team were sad and regretful,” Tài said. “Coach Park Hang-seo encouraged the team to have feel comfortable. As for the upcoming matches, we are determined to get good results…
“We’ll not return to HCM City,” Nam and her family just left HCM City for her hometown in Tra Vinh Province said while staying at a quarantine area in her hometown on October 9. “After completing quarantine, my husband and I will try to find a job at Long Duc Industrial Zone here. The payment for workers here may be lower than that we received when working in HCM City, but we feel safer.” More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Nam said that her company in HCM City’s District 7 had just called her asking her to return to work but…
A number of travel agencies in Vietnam’s HCMC have started bringing tourists back on tours, developing new local tourism products and preparing to connect to neighboring provinces for closed tours. Vietravel has organized the first tour to Cần Giờ after a long social distancing period, according to Vietnam News. The city Department of Tourism and Vietravel have coordinated activities, from surveying to ensuring safe tourism products. Cần Giờ, being one of the city’s “green zones”, has started to welcome tourists with green cards. “We have prepared to kick off the market in October and reopen business operations at its headquarters…
THACO, one of the leading car manufacturers in Vietnam has confirmed that, the company has completed the acquisition of South Korea’s Emart Inc’s hypermarket business in Vietnam The company signed an agreement to acquire all the capital of Emart Vietnam Co., Ltd. and for an exclusive franchise on May 25, the transaction has been completed on September 27. THACO will be responsible for business of Emart supermarket in Vietnam, while the South Korean retailer will send key personnel to support the operation and supply private label products at competitive prices in Vietnam. Also read: Executive interview: Mergers and Acquisitions Market in…
The East Asia University of Technology in Hà Nội. The information technology industry has had the highest demand for workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. — VNA Photo HCM CITY — More than half the companies in information technology, finance- banking-insurance and import-export have not laid off employees or cut salaries or benefits during the prolonged pandemic, according to a report by recruitment company VietnamWorks. According to the report, when the outbreak is controlled, 50 per cent of enterprises plan to recruit new and inexperienced employees since they still need to meet overheads after many months without any business. But with society…
Prices at state-owned Saigon Jewelry Company rose 0.05 percent from Saturday to VND57.98 million ($2,552.79) per tael Monday. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Other companies sold their gold 0.17 percent higher at VND58 trillion, a 12-month high. Vietnam’s gold price is now VND10 million higher than global rates, widening from VND8 million a month ago. Global gold prices were subdued Monday over fears the U.S. Federal Reserve would start paring its stimulus this year despite Friday’s weak job data. Spot gold inched 0.1 percent lower to $1,755.68 per ounce. Spot gold may bounce into the $1,763-$1,768 range,…
Vietnam capital city of Hanoi just issued a list of 20 two to five-star hotels designated as quarantine facilities for passengers arriving from HCMC, with prices ranging from VND1.3-6.9 million ($57.22-303.58) a night. The list included three five-star hotels – Hyatt Regency West Hanoi, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake, seven four-star hotels, and the rest, two to three-star facilities, according to VNExpress. Here’s the list of 20 quarantine hotels for air passengers. Hotels Address Room rates/night Hyatt Regency West Hanoi 36 Le Duc Tho, Nam Tu Liem District VND2.7-3.7 mln Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel 15 Ngo Quyen,…
Swimming Swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên has won 25 gold medals from the regional SEA Games in her 10-year career. Photo nhandan,vn Thanh Hà Nearly 25 years old, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên has won 25 SEA Games gold medals. She also had nine silver, two bronze and has held 11 records at the regional competition. It makes Viên the most successful athlete of Việt Nam and fifth-best among ASEAN countries in the history of the SEA Games. But it is understood she is considering calling it a day. The Việt Nam Sport Administration (VSA)…
Road safety NGO shares first update on the AI&Me program demonstrating that the app is on track to help young people report unsafe road conditions to their government and effectively prevent road crashes, a leading cause of death for young people globally and in Vietnam. Following the successful launch of our newest big data program, AIP Foundation hosted a stakeholder meeting to provide the latest updates of AI&Me in Vietnam, a program which empowers young people to identify and report unsafe road conditions to the government for road modifications. The meeting welcomed Government representatives and provided insight into the program’s…