Trung and family members, for example, spent a trip to Thailand in mid-October 2016. They booked hotel rooms via Agoda.com, a website well known to many Vietnamese travelers. Trung said he made a mistake when booking rooms and he called Agoda.com on the hot line shown on the website. This was a phone number registered in Thailand, but Trung still could receive guidance in Vietnamese to change the booking. Agoda is not the only foreign website which does business and makes money in Vietnam. Booking.com, a website owned by Priceline Group, Expedia.com & Hotels.com belonging to Expedia and the room…… [read more]
The figure was 1.8% higher than the investment sum the group planned for 2016 and was equal to 9% of total social investment of the entire nation. As a result, the EVN put into operation five turbines at Lai Chau and Huoi Quang hydropower plants as well as Duyen Hai thermo-power plant with combined capacity reaching 2,305 MW. The pace at most other key generation projects is on schedule. In 2016, the EVN completed 297 projects on upgrading and expanding the national grid, including transformer stations and transmission lines which are key to power security in the south, electricity transmission…… [read more]
The local People’s Committee has approved a police proposal to crack down on traffic violations using several newly installed surveillance cameras throughout the city, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Thuong, deputy chief of the traffic police bureau, announced on January 5. Police officers are running public awareness campaigns to inform locals of the new policy, Lt. Col. Thuong added, noting that the campaigns will end on January 15, just one day before the new measure comes into effect on January 16. A police officer points at the screens at a police processing center that receives footage sent from a system of…… [read more]
Deputy director of the city’s Tourism Department Truong Thi Hong Hanh said the annual international firework festival this year in Danang will last for two months from April 24 to June 24, instead of 2 days as in previous years. The festival is expected to gather firework artists from Switzerland, China, Australia, Austria, Japan, the UK and Italy, among others. The city will also host the sixth Asian Golf Tourism Convention from May 7 to 13. This is the annual event held by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) and the biggest of its kind in Asia, which…… [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urges the science and technology sector to do more for the country’s development when he yesterday chaired an online meeting themed “Science and Technology serves socioeconomic development”. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting (Photo: SGGP) Speaking at the meeting held by the Ministry of Science and Technology, PM Phuc highly lauded the sector’s achievements for the socioeconomic growth last time. Of these, Vietnam ranked the 100th in economic development and was listed the 59th globally in terms of the Global Innovation Index and the country’s competitiveness posted 56 and its technological readiness index…… [read more]
(VOVworld) – Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education, has applauded the significance of the recent 6th plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. At a reception for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong in Hanoi on Wednesday, Mr. Thuong said as the Communist Parties of Vietnam and China share similarities, they need to increase exchanges, cooperation, and experience sharing to improve leadership capacity of the two Parties. He suggested Vietnam and China boost cooperation research and theoretical exchanges between their media agencies, while sharing…… [read more]
(VOVworld) – Hanoi Police reviews performance in 2016 Minister of Public Security To Lam has urged Hanoi police force to crack down on crimes to ensure a peaceful Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday for the public. He was speaking in a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday to review last year’s performance by the police. He asked officers to prevent and spoil any plots of reactionaries and terrorists and lower the rate of crimes. The police will focus on ensuring security and order in public places for the upcoming Tet celebration…. [read more]
(VOVworld) – President Tran Dai Quang has stressed the leadership role of party organizations in state-owned enterprises. Meeting with 60 secretaries from party cells at state-owned enterprises in Hanoi on Wednesday, the President said: “We should uphold the leadership role of party organizations and bases to effectively undertake the task of restructuring enterprises in accordance with the approved plans. Attention should be paid to personnel work and the workforce, while taking measures to overcome difficulties, develop production and apply scientific and technological advances, thus improving productivity, product quality, and production efficiency.” President Quang said he hopes economic groups, corporations, banks,…… [read more]
(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the scientific and technological achievements which had helped raise Vietnam to 59th place in the Global Innovation Index. At an online conference on science and technology held by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Hanoi on Wednesday, Mr. Phuc mentioned certain decisive factors in advancing Vietnam’s scientific and technological level including policy, human resources, capital, infrastructure, international integration, and the government’s management capability. Mr. Phuc said: “Scientific research should be closely related to market needs. The quality and value of scientific products should be assessed by the market. A technology market…… [read more]
In his speech, the President said, “We should uphold the leadership role of party organizations and bases to effectively undertake the task of restructuring enterprises in accordance with the approved plans. Attention should be paid to personnel work and the workforce, while taking measures to overcome difficulties, develop production and apply scientific and technological advances, thus improving productivity, product quality, and production efficiency.” The State leader said he hopes economic groups, corporations, banks, and other state companies would demonstrate their role as key forces in the State economy, contributing to building a socialist-oriented market economy. The State economy plays a…… [read more]
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