Breathing House in HCM City is covered with a green veil (Photo: votrongnghia.com) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - VTN Architects run by one of Vietnam’s leading designers Vo Trong Nghia has won three Green Good Design 2019 awards from the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The designs by the company include Phan Ke Binh House built in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016, Nocenco Café in the central city of Vinh in 2017, and Bamboo Stalactite Pavilion in Venice, Italy in 2017. According to the organisers, this is the 11th year the institutions had developed this very specialised edition of the original Good Design programme, which was founded in Chicago in 1950 and is the oldest and most important awards programme in the world. The awards identify and emphasise the world’s most important examples of sustainable design and to develop a public awareness programme about which global companies are … [Read more...] about VTN Architects wins three Green Good Design Awards
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VTN Architects win three Green Good Design Awards
Breathing House in HCM City is covered with a green veil. — Photo votrongnghia.comViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — VTN Architects run by one of Việt Nam’s leading designers Võ Trọng Nghĩa has won three Green Good Design 2019 awards from the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The designs by the company include Phan Kế Bính House built in HCM City in 2016, Nocenco Café in the central city of Vinh in 2017, and Bamboo Stalactite Pavilion in Venice, Italy in 2017. According to the organisers, this is the 11th year the institutions had developed this very specialised edition of the original Good Design programme, which was founded in Chicago in 1950 and is the oldest and most important awards programme in the world. The awards identify and emphasise the world’s most important examples of sustainable design and to develop a public … [Read more...] about VTN Architects win three Green Good Design Awards
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 22/12
Experts want to reduce number of export inspections Experts have suggested changing the number of and the time spent for inspections of export activities, including customs clearance, to help reduce costs for enterprises. Speaking at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh on December 20, Tran Ngoc Liem, deputy director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) HCM City, said that overlapping inspection procedures were causing problems for enterprises. The General Department of Vietnam Customs said that procedures accounted for up to 50 percent of customs clearance time. Many shipments have been inspected, but still have not been cleared, it said. Even after three months, State agencies are still conducting inspection checks. Phan Duc Hieu, deputy head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), said the proportion of imports and exports subject to specialised inspections at customs clearance was up to 30-35 percent and would be reduced to 15 percent under a … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 22/12
Outstanding inventions honoured at Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018
Outstanding inventions in IT, sciences and technologies, medicine and environment were honoured at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 which was held in Hanoi on November 20. Editor-in-chief of Dan Tri/Dtinews, and head of the organising board Pham Huy Hoan and deputy general director of VNPT Group Huynh Quang Liem besides flower bouquets sent by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Politburo member and head of the Central Inspection Committee Tran Quoc Vuong and Politburo Member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan at the ceremony on November 20 With the title The Power of Digital Technology, the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 have attracted more entries featuring Industry 4.0 which are expected to facilitate the development of the country's sciences and technology sector. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Editor-in-chief of Dan Tri/Dtinews, and head of the Vietnamese Talent Awards' organising board, Pham Huy Hoan, said that the … [Read more...] about Outstanding inventions honoured at Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/10
Norwegian solar companies seek cooperation opportunity in Vietnam A group of Norway’s leading solar companies attended a Norwegian Solar Seminar in Hanoi on October 15 to look for cooperation opportunities with local partners in the solar energy sector. The event is co-organized by Royal Norwegian Embassy and Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 1 (PECC1), under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) with the attendance of Norweiginan Ambassador designate, Ms Grete Lochen, Commercial Counsellor Mr Harald Naevdal, General Director of EVN PECC1 Mr Pham Nguyen Hung, representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and over 70 participants from the EVN and its subsidiaries, independent power plant owners, construction companies, private investors from Vietnam and Laos, suppliers and consultants and other stakeholders. At the seminar, an energy consultant of the World Bank presents an overview of Vietnam’s solar energy, highlighting the achievements of … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 19/10