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Tan Dinh Church in District 3 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Global Magazine Timeout has recently named Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 among top 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world. Timeout described Ho Chi Minh City as a jewel that blends French colonial history with a robust street food culture and rapid modern development. The city is divided into 24 numbered districts, with District 3 portrayed as a buzzing but less well-trodden neighbourhood. Discovering the district, where exciting new developments coexist with a sense of history, visitors will find colonial-era churches and villas alongside Buddhist pagodas, and some of the city’s most renowned street food stalls. For a night out, Timeout suggested visitors head to one of the district’s live music mainstays which attract hip locals and a few of the more adventurous tourists. District 3 is also praised for having some of the best seafood on earth, which can be found on Nguyen Thuong Hien street, also … [Read more...] about HCM City’s District 3 among world’s coolest neighbourhoods

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Hanoi New Music Festival 2018 Dec 16 – 21 With the theme “Make a silence”, the festival this year will have three different parts: – The 4-DAY SYMPOSIUM: The 4-day symposium will have the respective 4 themes: Evolving Heritage; Technology On The Move; Post-colonial impact in music education and the context of music-politicization in South East Asia; Academia and non-academia. – 6 CONCERTs & PERFORMANCEs: The clash of academic and non-academic, where musical personalities from five different forms of music and performances are displayed. – 4 NIGHT CLUBs: Organised after 22:30, this will be space for artists to break all the rules in music, this promises to be the land of absolute freedom! For more information, visit: http://hanoinewmusicfestival.com/2018/ Hanoi-Contemporary Classical Concert “Taste of Time” Dec 17, 8 pm, L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street Featuring 7 distinctive … [Read more...] about What’s on December 17-23 (Daily updated)

Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been named “Asia’s Leading New Airport 2019” at the World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania (WTA). (Photo: zing.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been named “Asia’s Leading New Airport 2019” at the World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania (WTA), becoming the first Vietnamese airport to be honoured with this prestigious award. Glowing with pride, Director of Van Don International Airport Pham Ngoc Sau said that the ward affirms prestige, position and high-quality services of the airport, while serving as motivation for the staff to continue improving services and bringing customers the best airport experience. Van Don International Airport was developed to the tune of 7.463 trillion VND (323 million USD) in total investment by Sun Group. Construction on the airport started in 2015 on 288 hectares in Doan Ket commune, … [Read more...] about Van Don International Airport named as Asia’s Leading New Airport 2019

Companies issue $7.7b worth of bonds in nine months The nine-month value is equal to nearly 80 per cent of the total bond issuance value in 2018. The figure is also lower than the total registered value of nearly VND276.9 trillion (nearly $12 billion), which means nearly VND98 trillion bonds were unsold. In September, 28 companies made 60 issuances with total capital raised of VND19.4 trillion (excluding international bond issues). Most bonds were three-year term with total value of VND13.5 trillion. Interest rates of bonds issued in September ranged between 6 per cent and 11 per cent per annum. Banks were the main player in the bond market with total issuance value of VND14.1 trillion in September, accounting for 72.78 per cent of total market value. Real estate companies followed with VND965 billion (4.97 per cent) and securities firm with VND413 billion (2.13 per cent). Bonds issued by banks also had the lowest interest rate, averaging only 6.71 per cent per year. Some companies … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 18

Vietnamese honoured at ESCI Best Practices Awards Programme Deputy Minister of Public Security, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Thanh at the award ceremony in Chile Deputy Minister of Public Security, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Thanh has won the silver prize of Best Practices Awards Programme of the Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. With a project on turning Vietnam’s Hai Phong into a green port city, Thanh, who is former Secretary of the city’s Party Committee, brought home the silver prize in the category of Low Carbon Model Towns. Addressing the award ceremony in Chile’s Antofagasta on October 14, Thanh said his project aims to build Hai Phong as an ecosystem, with scientific applications in planning, management and development. Activities that target the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental protection and climate change adaptation will serve as a driving force for green growth and … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 18