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According to VAMA, the domestic automobile market experienced impressive performance in December with the number of cars sold surging by 32 per cent month-on-month and 45 per cent year-on-year to 47,865 units as customers rushed to buy cars before the end of 2020 to enjoy the 50 per cent reduction in registration fees. … [Read more...] about Car sales in Vietnam plunge 8% in 2020

HÀ NỘI — The Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) posted more than VNĐ1.25 trillion (US$54.14 million) in after-tax profit in the fourth quarter of 2020, up VNĐ1.08 trillion from the previous quarter. … [Read more...] about BSR posts after-tax profit of more than $54m in Q4 2020

Hanoi (VNA) - Russia’s “Multi-polar world” magazine has run an article by journalist Pavel Vinogradov highlighting the context and significance of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which is scheduled to take place from January 25 to February 2, to socio-political life in Vietnam. The article underlined that decisions and resolutions from the congress will have a major impact on the nearly 100-million-strong country, which is developing dynamically along the socialist direction. Ninety years since the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the national Party congress has always been a significant event marking a new period in the Southeast Asian country, it said.             It noted that the CPV, founded by President Ho Chi Minh in 1930, is still the force ensuring the success of peace building and the construction of an equal society, as well as the reinforcement of … [Read more...] about Foreign media highlight significance of 13th National Party Congress to Vietnam

Another example of showing its ambition in Vietnam is the recent announcement of the 10 local startups shortlisted for the Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge, a competition for local startups. These shortlisted startups focus on technology areas such as smart cities, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT), agriculture, and machine learning which also overlap with the priorities of the Vietnamese government. … [Read more...] about Tech giants building on ICT potential

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 22 January 2021 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is rolling out the International Summer School between 19 July and 16 August 2021. It is a five-week summer programme on the PolyU campus that offers an array of credit-bearing subjects and educational activities for students from different parts of the world to study, learn and explore Hong Kong. The summer programme is now open for applications until 28 February 2021. The delivery mode will be confirmed in early April 2020. … [Read more...] about PolyU to roll out International Summer School 2021