TTN – UPDATED : 08/16/2015 17:57 GMT + 7
After suddenly owning a very big sum of money through selling land when land fever swept through Phu Quoc Island, many farmers and fishermen could only enjoy the rich life for a short time due to their lack of skills in managing cash.
Some recalled that the wealth flashed to them as quickly as a dream. Continue reading Penniless billionaires on Vietnam’s tourism haven of Phu Quoc
TTN – UPDATED : 06/11/2015 12:22 GMT + 7
In recent years, more young people have volunteered to offer free guidance to tourists, particularly foreigners, in several touristy cities in Vietnam, which helps create a friendlier image for the country’s tourism sector.
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The cheery young volunteers, mostly students from local universities, have celebrated their passion for tourism and love for the cities where they are living by launching groups or clubs offering free-of-charge tourist guidelines. Continue reading Youths act as free tour guides for foreigners in Vietnam’s popular locations
TTN – UPDATED : 08/13/2015 10:40 GMT + 7
A grower is seen harvesting her hydroponically produced veggies. – Tuoi Tre
In recent years, a number of farming businesses in the resort town of Da Lat and its neighboring areas have turned to hydroponics, or cultivation of plants in a nutrient liquid with or without a supporting medium, in a bid to produce safe, quality greens.
Under the hydroponic model, vegetables, mostly leafy ones, are grown in nutrient-filled water pipes. Continue reading Farmers in Da Lat grow greens in water
TTN – UPDATED : 08/12/2015 14:12 GMT + 7
Vietnamese workers make garments that will be exported to the European market at Garmex Saigon JSC. – Tuoi Tre
The Vietnam-EU free trade agreement, which will be reached soon following the conclusion of final negotiations between the two parties, will bring benefits worth billions of U.S. dollars to Vietnamese firms, a senior state official told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper in an interviewed published Tuesday. Continue reading Vietnamese enterprises to reap huge benefits after signing of EU trade pact
TTN – UPDATED : 08/12/2015 16:55 GMT + 7
With the devaluation of the Chinese yuan on Tuesday sparking fears of a global currency war, Vietnamese exporters also face immediate concerns as their goods are now more expensive in China, their major exporting market.
The People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan by 1.9 percent against the U.S. dollar, sending the currency to a four-year low, in a move to boost exports following a run of poor economic data, according to Reuters. Continue reading Weaker Chinese yuan to take toll on Vietnamese exporters
THOAI TRAN/TTN – UPDATED : 08/07/2015 10:40 GMT + 7
Do Xuan Quang, chairman of the Vietnam Logistics Business Association, and Thong Tangsritrakul, vice president of the Thai Federation of Logistics, talk about cooperation opportunities in the logistics sector between Vietnam and Thailand at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on August 3, 2015. Thoai Tran/Tuoi Tre News
Multinational logistics enterprises take most of the market share in providing logistics services in Vietnam, while local firms have to compete fiercely for the remaining, an expert said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday. Continue reading Vietnam’s logistics sector still weak ahead of regional economic integration
TNN – DAK LAK – Friday, July 31, 2015 12:11
Vietnam’s last elephants dying due to poaching, deforestation
Another domestic elephant dies in Central Highlands
Several mahouts have been taking turns to look after a 20-year-old male elephant around the clock since it had a tusk almost cut off by some thieves on July 14. Continue reading Tusk thieves threaten Vietnam’s fast dwindling domesticated elephants
DONGXING, CHINA – Thursday, August 06, 2015 14:00
Reuters – On a quiet river bend on the China-Vietnam border, a group of people clambered up a muddy bank. They had just glided across the river from the Vietnamese side in a longboat, guided by men on both banks signaling with flashlights.
The passengers scurried over to a group of men standing by their motorcycles, climbed aboard the bikes and disappeared into the night. Two Chinese police officers in uniform, stationed at a small post near the crossing point in the border town of Dongxing, watched impassively as they rode past. Continue reading How smuggled workers power ‘Made in China’
by cogitASIA Staff • July 31, 2015
By Zachary Abuza
A drought in the middle of monsoon season brought on by the El Niño effect has affected farmers across Southeast Asia, hampering economic growth and exacerbating political tensions between urban elites and farmers. Though rains have recently begun, reservoirs are at such low levels that they will not be refilled in a shortened season with average rainfall. A record level of paddy has gone unplanted, and where the fall crop has been planted, seedlings have withered in parched paddy. Continue reading Southeast Asia’s Real Security Concern
REUTERS – UPDATED : 08/05/2015 09:00 GMT + 7
The European Union and Vietnam reached a free trade agreement on Tuesday, the EU’s second in Southeast Asia, paving the way for deep cuts in tariffs on almost all goods between their markets.
The agreement in principle may take several years to be implemented. A legal text should be completed later this year, after which it must be ratified by the 28 EU member states and the European Parliament. Continue reading EU and Vietnam reach agreement on free trade
In examining recent suggestions for joint patrolling of the South China Sea, analysts have tended to focus on the surface vessels of various nations’ coast guards and navies. Yet the flight of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidonhosting a CNN film crew over disputed waters in the South China Sea in May highlighted the potential of air power – specifically maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) – in executing the possible missions of joint patrols. To explore the potential effectiveness of South China Sea joint air patrols it is important to first be clear about the often overlooked distinctions in missions, locations, and concepts. Continue reading Patrolling international skies: Understanding joint air patrols
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| Due diligence: Farmers harvest ginseng in a garden in Nam Tra My District’s Tra Linh Commune. |
VNN – Up in the mountains of Quang Nam Province the ginseng plant’s roots have become a treasured natural remedy. Those who cultivate the plants can earn themselves a hefty living and preserve wild plants at the same time. Hoai Nam reports.
Noc Mang Lung Village in Tra Linh Commune, located on a mountain slope and blessed with cool weather all year round, has become prosperous with Ngoc Linh ginseng farming in recent years. Continue reading Planting the seeds of success with ginseng
AMTI – China is not the first, but the fifth claimant to build an airstrip in the Spratly Islands. Are all airstrips created equal? What kinds of operations does each enable? AMTI explores the role of airstrips and airpower in the South China Sea.
AIRPOWER PROJECTION
Much attention has been paid to China’s new airstrip on Fiery Cross Reef. How does this runway compare to Malaysia’s on Swallow Reef, the Philippines’ on Thitu Island, Taiwan’s on Itu Aba, or Vietnam’s on Spratly Island? Below, explore infographics on each claimant’s airstrip size and the aerial operating range each enables. Watch an exclusive interview on China’s Fiery Cross runway with RAND Senior International Defense Analyst Timothy R. Heath. View satellite images of each Spratly airstrip and read more about the types of operations that each may enable.
TTN – UPDATED : 07/30/2015 11:06 GMT + 7
A family of overseas Vietnamese are pictured at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tuoi Tre
Vietnamese people who reside overseas, their foreign spouses and children are likely to enjoy a free-visa policy when entering Vietnam, as quick completion has been urged for a draft decree on the visa waiver.
The Ministry of Public Security should speed up the preparation of the draft decree on scrapping visas for Vietnamese people residing overseas, and submit it to the government by August 15, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh requested Wednesday. Continue reading Vietnam likely to scrap visas for overseas Vietnamese, their foreign spouses
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| A contestant presented her speech at XSpeaker Contest on July 11. Two winners of the contest will become two among many speakers of TEDx events 2015, which will be held next month. — Photo courtesy of TEDx Community of Hanoi. |
HA NOI (VNS) — A series of TEDx events will be officially held on August 8 in Ha Noi, offering opportunities for young Vietnamese to share and promote their creative ideas which are expected to leave a positive influence on the society.
With the theme, ‘Stop and Start,’ the event will focus on six fields, namely, education, environment, science, business, arts and life stories. Continue reading Stage for Vietnamese speak up their minds
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