Saigon Times to hold FAM trip next monthBy Thanh Thom Mangoes at the My Xuong Mango Cooperative – PHOTO: MANGO COOPERATIVE HCMC – Thoi bao Kinh te Sai Gon, a business weekly published by the Saigon Times Group, will join hands with the Saigon Times Club and the Saigon Times Startup Support Club to arrange a familiarization (or FAM) trip to the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to help entrepreneurs sound out business prospects in the hi-tech agriculture sector. The trip is slated for December 7 and 8. A leader of Ecology Farming Corporation, which has achieved success in the sector, will offer some insights based on the company’s experience in hi-tech agriculture. Participants will also learn to grow mangos at the “Cay xoai nha toi” (Our mango) farm, part of the My Xuong Mango Cooperative in the outlying district of Cao Lanh. Under this business model, firms and investors can cooperate with farmers to offer them farm management and product … [Read more...] about Saigon Times to hold FAM trip next month
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Saigon Times to hold conference on Japanese market
Saigon Times to hold conference on Japanese marketThe Saigon Times Daily Food made of rice flour such as rice vermicelli and pho (Vietnamese dried noodles) are favorite items of Japanese consumers. The upcoming conference held by the Saigon Times Group will help local firms gain insights on the Japanese market - PHOTO: TAM AN HCMC – Local firms will have the opportunity to gain insights on the Japanese market in preparation for deeper penetration into the eastern Asian country by attending a conference on ways to expand their businesses into Japan, which is slated to take place on November 29 at the headquarters of the Saigon Times Group in HCMC. The event, titled, “Expand Business into Japan,” will be organized by the Saigon Times Startup Supporting Group, under the Saigon Times Group, in collaboration with ChatWork company. Participants of the event will be informed of the current demands of the Japanese market, particularly the Japanese people and … [Read more...] about Saigon Times to hold conference on Japanese market
Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
Saigon Times Group launches online news site in EnglishThe Saigon Times Daily Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of The Saigon Times Group, makes welcoming remarks at the ceremony - PHOTOS: THANH HOA HCMC – The Saigon Times Group today, November 2, introduced the online version of its English daily newspaper at https://english.thesaigontimes.vn on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of The Saigon Times Daily and the 27th anniversary of The Saigon Times Weekly. Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of the group, said digital technologies have altered the way people get news. Therefore, the group has developed the online news website in English to instantly inform readers, especially foreign ones, of what is happening in HCMC and Vietnam as a whole. "Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the media landscape in our society. And the new media landscape has altered how people consume news, as mobile devices have become one of the most common ways to access … [Read more...] about Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
Court reduces prison term for Phan Van Anh Vu
Court reduces prison term for Phan Van Anh VuThe Saigon Times Daily Defendants Phan Van Anh Vu (front, first, left), Phan Huu Tuan (front, center) and Nguyen Huu Bach (front, first, right) at the first-instance trial on July 30 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Hanoi Superior People’s Court reduced the prison sentence for former property magnate Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom, who was found guilty of deliberately divulging State secrets, to eight years at an appeal hearing on October 31. At the first-instance trial held in late July, Vu, 43, a resident of Hai Chau District in the central coastal city of Danang, was sentenced to nine years in prison for the offence, based on the 2015 Penal Code, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Two others were also found to have committed the same offence. Phan Huu Tuan, 63, former deputy general director of the General Department of Intelligence at the Ministry of Public Security, residing in Tay Ho District of Hanoi City, was given a … [Read more...] about Court reduces prison term for Phan Van Anh Vu
Saigon Times Club to hold workshop on de-stressing
Saigon Times Club to hold workshop on de-stressingThe Saigon Times Daily Doctor Le Hung, former vice director of the Traditional Medicine Institute of HCMC, will speak at the Saigon Times Club’s workshop on de-stressing this Saturday - PHOTO: SAIGON TIMES CLUB HCMC - The Saigon Times Club will hold a workshop on de-stressing using oriental and western medicine at the Saigon Times Group’s head office on November 24, featuring Doctor Le Hung, former vice director of the Traditional Medicine Institute of HCMC, and Le Ba Thong, CEO of TTT Corporation. Do you feel overwhelmed with too much work to do and deadlines to meet? Does it all become very stressful that you sometimes want to quit everything? If yes, the workshop will give you much-needed advice to ease stress. Stress can increase the risk of long-term health issues like heart attack and diabetes. It also affects your mental health, your job and relationships, especially if you are a businessman. The workshop … [Read more...] about Saigon Times Club to hold workshop on de-stressing