More Swing for the Kids scholarships go out to excellent students in Hung Yen province By By Anh Duc 11:02 | 17/08/2017 In the lead-up to the 2017-2018 school year, Vietnam Investment Review, the press agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, has ... Swing for the Kids 2017 hands out 160 scholarships By By Duc Hanh 08:00 | 19/05/2017 Vietnam Investment Review honours 160 disadvantaged students who produced stellar results in the previous academic year with scholarships worth VND80 ... Swing for the Kids 2017 a fun and meaningful competition By By Hong Anh 18:39 | 22/04/2017 The 11th Swing for the Kids charity golf tournament, co-organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency, Vietnam Investment ... VIR's Swing for the Kids 2017 teed off By By … [Read more...] about Society, The latest news about Society
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Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 12
Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan convened a meeting with a delegation of ambassadors and representatives from European Union member nations on Thursday evening, calling on further support and investment from the organization. Society -- Frost has hit Sa Pa, a famous tourist town, and Bat Xat District in the northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai on Thursday as a cold spell caused temperatures to drop to about 1.9 degrees Celsius. -- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has ordered authorities in 24 districts to end the operations of all parking lots that were established on local sidewalks. -- The Government Inspectorate has requested competent authorities to deal with multiple violations of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (AVC), related to a combined VND3.6 trillion (US$158.6 million). -- The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on Thursday suggested that Dinh La … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 12
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 11
Read what is in the news today, January 11: Politics -- Leaders of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China agreed on Wednesday to reinforce security, trade and environmental cooperation as they met in the Cambodian capital of Phom Penh for the second Lancang Mekong Cooperation (MLC). Society -- The southern cities of Can Tho and Vung Tau will soon have their own book streets where readers can find their favorite books while attending regular cultural events, according to recent proposals by the local governments. -- Six brand-new trains with a combined 90 carriages have been put to use by the Vietnam Railways Corporation at a cost of around VND957 billion (US$42.16 million) to improve railroad capacity during the upcoming travel season in February. -- A fire that broke out at solar farm in south-central Khanh Hoa Province on Wednesday afternoon led to the complete destruction of 32,000 solar panels, with damages amounting to VND30 billion ($1.32 … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 11
Tuoi Tre inks deal with Samsung on news app
Tuoi Tre Newspaper Wednesday inked an agreement with Korean electronics giant Samsung in launching its new Android-powered application that offers news via the latter’s devices. The Vietnamese-language contents of Tuoi Tre’s publications will be included in the "Tuoi Tre" application, which can be run on Samsung devices such as smart TV, smart phone, and tablet. "The cooperation between Tuoi Tre and Samsung will open a new door for readers to access news via modern multimedia devices, as well as bringing Tuoi Tre’s news coverage closer to readers," said the newspaper’s deputy editor-in-chief Tang Huu Phong at the signing ceremony. The application features news coverage in various types from text, video to radio and audio of a wide variety of topics such as politics – society, business, culture and lifestyle, technology, and sports. The video section will feature latest news coverage, TV shows and TV series produced by Tuoi Tre. Tablet users can … [Read more...] about Tuoi Tre inks deal with Samsung on news app
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 9
Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense organized a ceremony to announce the establishment of the Cyber Command, aimed at protecting national sovereignty in cyberspace, in Hanoi on Monday afternoon, following a decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Society -- After Doan Ngoc Hai, vice-chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and ‘sidewalk clearing’ icon, tendered a resignation letter on Monday, the municipal People’s Committee is expected to convene a meeting with him to listen to his reasons and wishes, before making a suitable decision. -- The Ministry of Information and Communications on Monday requested that the editor-in-chief of Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper discipline Dao Tuan, a reporter, for insulting H’Hen Nie, the freshly-crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, on Facebook. -- Police in the northern Vietnamese province of Ha Giang have arrested and initiated legal proceedings … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 9