Viet Nam News HCM CITY — NBCUniversal Media, a New York-based multinational media group, and its Vietnamese partner, POPS Worldwide, are working together to produce and distribute entertainment videos on YouTube. They will launch POPS TV, an entertainment video website, containing celebrity news and hot reality series. The website will consist of three categories: E!Zone, Entertainment and Music, which will feature TV shows on fashion, beauty, kids, movies, music and hot news about international and local superstars, along with many more. POPS Worldwide will also localise and distribute E! Zone channel’s top hot reality shows produced by NBCUniversal, such as Keeping up with the Kardashians, Citizen Rose, E! News Asia Special and Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. They later will produce and distribute Vietnamese versions based on E! formats. “E!Zone will be the ultimate female-focused brand covering celebrities, entertainment and pop culture including a number … [Read more...] about US, Việt Nam entertainment groups jointly produce videos on YouTube
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Agro-forestry-fishery exports generate 25.7 billion USD in 8 monthsThe agro-forestry-fishery sector raked in 3.13 billion USD from exports in August, raising the total value in the first eight months of this year to 25.7 billion USD, up 7.3 percent year-on-year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the best performers in the period included rice, fruit and vegetables, key forestry products and seafood. Exports to major markets like the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, the US and Japan increased significantly over the past eight months. The country exported about 4.4 million tonnes of rice worth 2.2 million USD between January-August, up 6.8 percent in volume and 22.1 percent in value from the same period last year. In August alone, 441,000 tonnes valued at 209 million USD was shipped abroad. China remained Vietnam’s largest rice importer, making up 24.7 percent of the market … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 2/9
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Promotion violations found at Quảng Bình Irrigation Division At the irrigation division in the central province of Quảng Bình, 12 out of 13 members of staff hold managerial positions. — Photo dantri.com.vn The Agriculture and Rural Department in the central province of Quảng Bình on Wednesday confirmed violations relating to job promotions for two officials at its irrigation division. Director of the department Phan Văn Khoa said the irrigation division leaders appointed heads of sectors on rural clean water and dyke management without vote of confidence or approval from the agriculture department’s managers. The agriculture department asked the irrigation division to withdraw the job promotion decisions. The above moves were made after concerns from the public on the job promotions and personnel structure of the irrigation division. There are 13 members of staff working at the division but 12 of them have managerial positions … [Read more...] about Social News 2/9
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Vinatex completes 65% of yearly revenue target Viet Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) has completed 65 per cent of the yearly target set for total revenues with its eight-month result (excluding VAT) reaching over VND31.45 trillion (US$1.34 billion). This figure also represented a rise of 7 per cent against the same period last year, the textile group reported in a filing to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. In August alone, it earned VND4.48 trillion in revenue, down 5 per cent year-on-year, of which turnover of the parent company and subsidiaries with its holdings of over 50 per cent capital reached almost VND1.74 trillion. Revenues from other affiliate companies in which the group holds less than 50 per cent capital reached a combined VND2.74 trillion. Vinatex attributed the growth in total revenues to increases in sales of fibre products (96,051 tonnes, up 9.5 per cent year-on-year), fabric of all kinds (100.7 million m3, up 18.6 per cent) … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 1/9
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Sweden holds innovation contest for Vietnam students ASEAN-UK workshop on ageing populations held in Hanoi The ASEAN-UK workshop on “Cost-effective solutions and assistive technologies for low-income ageing populations” was jointly organized by the University of Greenwich, Le Quy Don Technical University, and the Asian Technology Institute in Hanoi last week. The workshop gathered about 60 attendees including lecturers and researchers with many institutions from the UK, Italy, Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka, and representatives of the British Council in Vietnam and the National Technology Innovation Foundation. The workshop took place in the context of population ageing becoming one of the most important issues and topics on the global agenda due to its great impact on quality of life and sustainable economic development of countries and regions. The United Nations predicts the rate of population ageing in the 21st century will exceed that of … [Read more...] about Social News 1/9