Real estate on course for foreign funding elevation
This year could see abundant cash flow in real estate, particularly from foreign funders, professional investment funds, and individual investors. According to Nguyen Quoc Anh, deputy general director of Batdongsan.com.vn, the real estate field could be the favourite destination for investors this year. “The year will likely see a large amount of money poured into real estate in all segments. Real estate continued to be at the second position among 17 industries receiving FDI inflows in February 2022. This result helped real estate become second only to processing-manufacturing in attracting FDI.
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March 21, 2022 01:48 UTC
Official song for SEA Games 31 unveiled
The official song for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was revealed during a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 20 which honoured outstanding athletes and coaches of the country last year. The lyric sheet of the song (Photo: VNA)The official song for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was revealed during a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 20 which honoured outstanding athletes and coaches of the country last year. The song also sends a message of development, solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and international friends. The song is a present dedicated to all athletes, he added, hoping that they will obtain the best results during competitions. The SEA Games 31, themed “For a stronger South East Asia”, will run in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring localities from May 12 to 23.
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March 20, 2022 15:05 UTC
5G to transform property market: analysts
Being better connected through 5G will become the new standard for commercial real estate, experts have said. 5G will become the new standard for commercial real estate. 5G will directly impact many spaces in commercial real estate including smart city, smart homes, healthcare, office space, the company said. With more homes using connected devices, centralised servers that process data collected from these devices increase privacy risk and latency. “5G technology can do so much for commercial real estate,” Trang said.
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March 20, 2022 01:08 UTC
Vietnam, Malaysia boost post-pandemic economic cooperation
Malaysia became the largest exporter in ASEAN in 2021 with a turnover of up to billions of USD. The country mainly exports to Vietnam items such as electrical and electronic products, chemical products, and petroleum. Malaysia wants to export palm oil products to Vietnam, while possibly importing larger volumes of means of transport and rice from Vietnam, she said, adding that Vietnamese rice is of the best quality and most suitable for Malaysia. Malaysia expects Vietnam will become one of the 10 largest Halal food exporters to Malaysia in 2022. Vietnam and Malaysia can completely set higher goals in cooperation areas with great potential, especially trade, investment and Halal food, she stressed.
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March 19, 2022 21:24 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 19
SEA Games chefs de mission convenebrowser not support iframe. The second SEA Games Chefs de Mission Meeting of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was held both in person and via videoconference in Hanoi on March 18. Vietnam records 163,174 new COVID-19 infections on March 19There were 150,618 new COVID-19 infections, including 12 imported cases, recorded across Vietnam on March 19, according to the Ministry of Health. It is also a good opportunity to select excellent martial artists for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). Sport delegations highly value Vietnam’s preparations for upcoming SEA GamesRepresentatives from Southeast Asian sport delegations highly valued Vietnam’s preparations for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), while inspecting some competition venues for the Games in Hanoi on March 19.
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March 19, 2022 21:13 UTC
Vietnam’s rice exports signal a favourable year in 2022
Experts are optimistic about rice exports as consumption is expected to exceed the rice output. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese rice exports have been increasing significantly in the first months of 2022, signalling a favourable year for the country’s produce. They even said that in the next one or two weeks, rice export market will be busier. Experts said Vietnam's rice exports this year will continue to better exploit the advantages from the EVFTA to boost shipments to the European market. The EU currently accounts for only a small share of Vietnam's total rice exports with 1 percent in volume and 1.3 percent in turnover./.
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March 19, 2022 19:58 UTC
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (C) speaks at the meeting. Read full story – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested ministries and sectors to seek ways to address legal barriers related to the implementation of investment projects. Read full story - Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Read full story - Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed 10 countries with the highest numbers of tourists keen to travel to Vietnam. Tourists from the country wish to enjoy the cordiality, beautiful landscapes and cuisine of Vietnam, Agoda added.
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March 18, 2022 22:37 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 18
1265/BYT-DP on COVID-19 prevention and control for foreign arrivals to Vietnam. People entering Vietnam have to make health declarations prior to their entry, monitor their health, and use health declaration app PC COVID as in line with regulations while staying in Vietnam, she added. Vietnam and Malaysia have a long-standing friendship with excellent cooperation in many areas since they established diplomatic relations on March 30, 1973. The flying insect is classified as the eighth species of the hayashii-group, which is endemic to Vietnam. Vietnam lost 0-1 to Japan in the first leg which took place at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 11.
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March 18, 2022 10:50 UTC
Vietnam willing to create favourable conditions for Saudi Arabian investors
On the occasion, the Government leader reiterated the invitation to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Vietnam. The PM thanked the Saudi Arabian side for creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese nationals to live and study in the country, particularly when COVID-19 broke out. He believed that Saudi Arabia and Vietnam hold huge potential to further promote cooperation across various fields, notably trade and investment. The Saudi Arabian minister agreed with PM Chinh’s proposals, viewing them as a roadmap to foster bilateral relations. Saudi Arabian agencies and businesses will work closely with the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry to boost the efficiency of the bilateral cooperation, particularly in economy, he affirmed./.
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March 17, 2022 21:28 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 17
Third flight carrying Vietnamese in Ukraine lands in HanoiA third flight bringing home Vietnamese people fleeing Ukraine successfully landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the morning of March 17. The RoK is currently one of the key labour export markets of Vietnam. The donors are Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam Company (Doosan Vina), Chung-Ang University and the Community Chest of Korea nonprofit organisation. To date, Dong Nai has handed over around 1,800 hectares out of the total 2,532 hectares of land for Long Thanh International Airport project’s first phase. Vietnam welcomes EU’s engagement in Mekong subregion’s developmentThe Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the delegation of the European Union (EU) in Vietnam held the EU-Mekong Cooperation Conference on March 16 in both in-person and virtual forms.
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March 17, 2022 21:10 UTC
Lao newspaper highlights special solidarity with Vietnam
The Pasaxon newspaper , the official mouthpiece of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on March 16 front-paged an article highlighting the unique relationship between Vietnam and Laos The article was published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (September 5) and 45 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18).It recalled the past struggles for national liberation of Vietnamese and Lao peoples, during which they stood shoulder to shoulder and regarded each other’s revolutionary cause as their own.The article quoted late President Ho Chi Minh as saying “helping our friends means helping ourselves” and stressed that the special friendship and special solidarity have been promoted at all levels, becoming a unique relationship in the world. Vietnam ese and Lao Parties have utilised internal strength and international support to gain independence for the nations, the article said, attributing victories of the two countries to their friendship and solidarity, particularly the special, great solidarity between their peoples.
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March 17, 2022 10:54 UTC
Japan helps Vietnam build continuous training management system for nurses
training course on building capacity-based continuous training management system for nurses opens in Hanoi on March 13. (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn)A training course on building capacity-based continuous training management system for nurses was opened in Hanoi on March 13 as part of a joint programme between the Vietnam Nurses’ Association (VNA) and Japan’s Itabashi Medical System (IMS).Attending the course are 18 health workers in charge of managing nursing staff at centrally- and provincially-run hospitals selected to develop a system for continuous training system for nurses on a trial basis.During the seven-day course, experts from the VNA and IMS will give their opinions on each hospital’s plan for nurses’ continuous training IMS Vice President Kitagami Yoko said based on each hospital’s functions and patient database, the course provides guidelines for the trainees to establish a training programme and goals suitable for nurses’ different capacity levels.IMS operates 139 hospitals and medical facilities that provide high-quality healthcare services and technical support for the development of such training management system./.
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March 14, 2022 00:02 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 13
The project is financed with over 1.3 million USD in non-refundable aid by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA). Further support is being offered to the group by the embassy, the associations of overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students in Hungary. Most notably, people seeking tourism information about Vietnam mostly came from the United States, Australia, Russia, France, Germany, Japan, India, the UK, and Canada. On Saturday evening, a further 62 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 41,290. Climate adaptation eats up 70% of Vietnam climate budget in 2016-2020As many as 70% of the climate budget spent in Vietnam in 2016-2020 went to climate adaptation, according to a report on Climate Public Expenditure and Investment Review of Vietnam (CPEIR).
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March 13, 2022 10:07 UTC
Cambodia announces infrastructure preparation progress serving 2023 SEA Games
CAMSOC officials review the SEA Games 2023 preparation plan (Photo: VNA)The Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee ( CAMSOC ) and national sport federations are determined to complete 95 percent of designation and setting of venues serving the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) hosted by the country in September.CAMSOC Secretary-General Vath Chamroeun confirmed the information at a recent meeting, adding that February and March 2023 will be designated as the period for the installation of sound and lighting systems, as well as other decorations.The committee has chosen main competition venues for the tournament, slated to begin in April next year, in six regions including the capital Phnom Penh and the provinces of Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Kep, Kampot and Kampong Speu.Phnom Penh will be the main venue for more than 30 sports./.
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March 12, 2022 23:53 UTC
Vietnam tourism: Beauty along the coast of Phu Yen
Vietnam tourism: Beauty along the coast of Phu YenWith a coastline of some 189 kilometres, Mother Nature bestowed upon Phu Yen province many gulfs, lagoons, beaches and islets. The province also has rivers, mountains, lakes, hot spa areas and valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites. Coming to the province, visitors will have a chance to get close to nature and discover the distinctive culture of the people of Phu Yen.
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March 12, 2022 13:12 UTC