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 →

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’ →

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 →

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 →