Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. — Photo toquoc.vn Viet Nam News 1. Beauties shine Vietnamese beauties were honoured in the world. For the first time, Miss Việt Nam H’Hen Niê made it into the top five in the Miss Universe 2018 competition. The top five is the furthest Việt Nam has ever achieved at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Nguyễn Phương Khánh was crowned Miss Earth 2018. She was the first woman from Việt Nam to win the prize since the pageant began in 2001. Nguyễn Hương Giang won at the Miss International Queen held in Thailand at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Việt Nam’s representative, Vương Ngọc Loan, beat 30 other contestants from around the world to take the crown in the final round of Mrs International 2018 held in Singapore. James … [Read more...] about Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year, voted by Việt Nam News
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Viet Nam contributes to regional broadcasting
Deputy minister of information and communications, Pham Hong Hai speaks at the 23rd meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Wireless Group (AWG-23) in Da Nang on Monday. — Photo ictnews.vn Viet Nam actively participated in forums and meetings of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group, and contributed possible recommendations on a harmonised frequency band plan for the 700 MHz band. Director General of the Authority of Radio Frequency Management of Viet Nam (ARFM), Doan Quang Hoan told Viet Nam News at the 23rd meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Wireless Group (AWG-23) in Da Nang yesterday. He said Viet Nam had joined the AWG early to propose initiatives among member countries in the Asia-Pacific region in planning frequency for new technology applications. Hoan said AWG’s frequency plans and recommendations over past years had been widely used not just in the local region, but on a global platform as well. “For example, APT’s plan for the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam contributes to regional broadcasting
Viet Nam’s queen of cycling
Viet Nam News The southern province of An Giang has given Việt Nam a cycling heroine. She is Nguyễn Thị Thật. People call her “the Queen of Vietnamese Cycling”. She won Việt Nam’s first women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar. by Thanh Nga Nguyễn Thị Thật, “Queen of Vietnamese cycling” has marked 2018 by winning the country’s first-ever women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para-Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar. She overcame 26 rivals, including powerhouses from China, Japan and South Korea, to take first place in the women’s 106-km road race in February. Thật, 25, from the southern province of An Giang, said the gold medal in Myanmar will be a driving force for her to take the gold in the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2. With the aim of … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s queen of cycling
Viet Nam, RoK firms to boost technology transfer
Representatives of Vinh Phuc Investment Trading Company Limited and RoK’s Jeonwoo Precision Company Limited sign an agreement in the matching programme. — VNS Photo Phuong Thao Enterprises from the Republic of South Korea want to boost their co-operation with Vietnamese firms, especially ones working in the technology sector due to the huge potential in the Vietnamese market. The statement was made by Kyu-Min Baek, director of global innovation at the Korea’s Innobiz Association, at the Viet Nam – Korea small- and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) technology matching conference held in Ha Noi on Thursday. The seminar was organised in the framework of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to Viet Nam from March 22-24. The event is a chance for Vietnamese enterprises to access advanced South Korean products and technologies and promote opportunities for investment and business co-operation between enterprises from the two countries. Through … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, RoK firms to boost technology transfer
Viet Nam ride-hailing firms gear up to compete with Grab
After Grab’s takeover of Uber on March 26, some Vietnamese transport businesses are taking advantage of an opportunity to invest in the lucrative ride-hailing market. Pham Van Dung, head of TaxiGo application development, told the online newspaper dealstreetasia that Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s entire business in Southeast Asia is creating opportunities for other local businesses. “Customers always want to have different options,” he said. “The acquisition of Uber will bring us as well as the other parties an opportunity to participate more deeply in the market.” VATO allows customers to bargain price Tran Thanh Nam, the founder of Vivu Technology Development JSC, told Viet Nam News that Uber’s decision to withdraw from Southeast Asia prompted businesses to increase investment in ride-hailing applications. Nam also revealed that Phuong Trang Tourism Service and Transport JSC has invested almost US$100 million into Vivu and renamed it … [Read more...] about Viet Nam ride-hailing firms gear up to compete with Grab