DITP Deputy Director General Wittayakorn Maneenetr It is part of a series of roadshows in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to look for more customers from ASEAN countries. VOV reporter speaks to Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion Deputy Director General Wittayakorn Maneenetr about the fairs and his evaluation of the Vietnamese market. Held every two years, this year’s Bangkok RHVAC and Bangkok E&E will be the 12th of its kind to take place in Bangkok. Could you tell us the scope of 2019 trade fairs? The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) of Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has forecast that this year there will be 400 companies participating in BANGKOK RHVAC and BANGKOK E&E, resulting in 1,000 booths and about 14,000 visitors. In previous trade fairs the Thai government invited customers from around the world, especially those from the Middle East. Thailand used to be a key refrigerator processor of world leading firms. … [Read more...] about Cooling expos aim to expand ASEAN markets
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Neither here nor there: Vietnamese-Cambodians live in no man’s land – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - March 21, 2019 | 08:47 am GMT+7 Recognized neither as Cambodian nor as Vietnamese, thousands have lived with neither home nor identification for generations.Ba Tai stopped by a wet market near the Tonle Sap River and the lake of the same name in Cambodia to buy some tobacco, rice, salt and incense sticks.Then he walked to a nearby cemetery to visit his parents’ and grandparents’ graves.In family stories that Tai has been told, his ancestors came from Dong Thap Province in southern Vietnam.His family is one of thousands who belong to an ethnic Vietnamese community that has lived on hundreds of floating villages on the Tonle Sap.Tai used to think that he would end up at this cemetery with the rest of his family one day, but that is unlikely to happen. After the cemetery visit on an afternoon in August 2018, he returned to his boat, where his wife helped him hang a small plastic bag containing rice, salt and a small bundle of wood on … [Read more...] about Neither here nor there: Vietnamese-Cambodians live in no man’s land – VnExpress International
Vietnamese IT whiz happy with his apps
Rising star: Among the names announced in Việt Nam’s Golden Book of Creativity 2018, which honours Vietnamese people’s creativity in science-technology, Duy is the youngest. VNS Photo Võ Việt Dũng Viet Nam News by Lương Thu Hương In this era of information technology, a smart phone with the Android operating system can run virtual calculator applications that can be easily downloaded from the Google Play Store for free. One of the most popular applications, which has become familiar among many students, is NCalc+, with over one million users worldwide. NCalc+ is the brainchild of Trần Lê Duy from the southern province of An Giang. Duy is now a freshman at FPT University, majoring in software engineering. It took Duy nearly one year to write NCalc+, which simulates a handheld calculator to help students with maths and science. The applications not only include the basic functions of a regular calculator but also … [Read more...] about Vietnamese IT whiz happy with his apps
Science books becoming increasingly attractive in Vietnamese market
Interesting science books To better introduce scientific knowledge to the public, 10 years ago, Tre Publishing House formed the series of ‘Science and Exploration’, directed by 3 scientists of Pham Van Thieu, Nguyen Van Lieu, and Vu Cong lap. Until now, it has released 35 titles , some of which have become well-known like ‘A Brief History of Time’, or ‘The Shallows – What Internet is Doing to Our Brain?’ What is more, many titles in the series such as ‘The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography’ of Simon Singh and translated by Pham Van Thieu – Pham Thu Hang or ‘L’infini dans la paume de la main – the Infinity in the Palm’ of Matthieu Ricard and translated by Trinh Xuan Thuan – Pham Van Thieu – Ngo Vu, have been reprinted several times One of the successes of this series is that it is able to nearly introduce the full collection written or … [Read more...] about Science books becoming increasingly attractive in Vietnamese market
The potential of Vietnamese companies is attracting foreign investors
Why didn’t VinaCapital proceed with its investment in Ba Huan? I think someone told me once that there is no such thing as bad PR....clearly we got a lot of PR attention from this and I hope potential investors will come to appreciate that VinaCapital takes investments very seriously and professionally. Since we manage other people’s money, we do our best to protect their money and achieve the highest risk adjusted return. In this case, we wanted to resolve the problem and PR noise quickly because it was distracting. It distracts us from doing other great investments and it distracted the CEO and our current and past investments. Therefore, we think that these CEO’s time and our time can be better spent building great businesses and hiring more people than to be distracted by this case. Do you think the current cancellation can have a negative impact on other Vietnamese companies that are trying to raise foreign capital but still lack experience? Will this affect … [Read more...] about The potential of Vietnamese companies is attracting foreign investors