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Overview of Six Top Export Earners with over US$10 Billion Value

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Explore the Mesmerizing Bau Trang: A Beautiful Oasis in the Desert

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Home / Travel Bau Trang: The Beautiful Lake In The Middle Of The Desert Bau Trang is a freshwater lake nestled between white sand dunes in Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan. “Bau” means pond or puddle, and “Trang” is the white sand color of the surrounding sand dunes. Around April and May, the lotus in the lake blooms, creating a romantic and wonderful natural scenery of nature. Bau Trang (means White Lake), also called Bau Sen (means Lotus Lake) is freshwater lake situated in immense white sand dunes of Mui Ne. In a vast area of white sand “desert”, Bau Trang appears like a wonderful oasis with sparkling water under the sunshine and fresh green color of lotus’s leaves. The region has a rich ecosystem with various grasses, insects, fish and birds. Photo: Shutterstock Bau Trang was once one massive lake. Sandbanks and dunes have since divided the body of water into two, known as the small lake (Bau Ong) and the big lake (Bau Ba). Bau Ba is larger than Bau Ong and has beautiful flowering ...

Vietnam Secure Comfortable Victory Over Nepal in Opening Match of Asian Games Women’s Football

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Hai Yen scored the first goal for Vietnam, followed by Bich Thuy who extended the lead to 2-0. Vietnam, aiming for a second-place finish in Group D behind reigning champions Japan, encountered formidable challenges from Nepal’s resilient defensive tactics in the initial half. The head coach, Mai Duc Chung, led a team consisting of ten players under the age of 23 to Hangzhou, China. However, their performance failed to pose much of a challenge to goalkeeper Anjila Subba. After a close-range goal by Hai Yen in the 53rd minute, the scenario slightly changed and the deadlock was broken. Vietnam applied relentless pressure on Nepal’s goal, causing their opponents to abandon their defensive strategy and adopt a more offensive approach in an effort to equalize the score. Vietnam’s Pham Hai Yen celebrates her goal in their Group D opener against Nepal in women’s football at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, September 22, 2023. Photo: Duc Khue / Tuoi Tre In the 64th m...

Official Report: Vietnamese Language Widely Used in Taiwan (China)

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The Taiwanese Ministry of Education’s Southeast Asian language program has successfully taught more than 700 classes and approximately 30,000 students over the past six years. This program aims to foster language skills for individuals interested in visiting, studying, or doing business in the region, according to an article in Taiwan News. Hsieh Li-chun, the Director-General of the Department of Technological and Vocational Education, emphasized the program’s expansion over the years, starting with 98 classes in 2017 and reaching 143 classes last year. Initially focusing on basic language skills, the program now includes instruction on professional terminology in various Southeast Asian languages such as Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Burmese, and Vietnamese. Notably, the number of Vietnamese-language students has surpassed those studying other regional languages. Schools have also developed a comprehensive teaching model for Vietnamese. Vietnamese students in Taiwan (China). ...

Busy Pre-Festival Preparations Underway in Ho Chi Minh City’s Lantern Village

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Artisans in the village skillfully handcraft lanterns of diverse shapes and vibrant colors. Creating hand-made lanterns involves several steps. Firstly, bamboo trees are carefully selected. Then, bamboo sticks are cut and shaped to construct sturdy frames. Next, plastic papers are meticulously painted to adorn and encase the frames. Finally, the lanterns are beautifully decorated, adding the finishing touches to these exquisite works of art. The traditional lanterns using candles have a significant cultural value in Vietnamese culture, according to Artisan Nguyen Trong Thanh. Adults and individuals with an appreciation for cultural and artistic values continue to hold a preference for them. Stuffed bunny toys are attached to bamboo lanterns. Nguyen Trong Binh, a highly experienced craftsman with over five decades of expertise in the art of lantern making, has dedicated considerable effort towards both restoring traditional lanterns and safeguarding the time-honored cra...

Break out the bubbly! Tuoi Tre News turns 12!

Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the inception of Tuoi Tre News , the English-language publication of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper targeting readers in Vietnam and overseas. The original editions contained articles from the Vietnamese -language mother publication translated into English, expanding over the years to feature original English-language content. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had news funneled through to me from a boatload of sources around the globe, but I recently streamlined, deciding to use Tuoi Tre News as my main source I also enjoy the distinctive, offbeat cultural tidbits in Saigoneer and The Smart Local Vietnam , so that rounds out my daily reading. When Tuoi Tre News contacted me nearly five years ago to contribute about expat life in Vietnam , the mandate was — in these very words: “Just write about whatever interests you in Vietnam .” My reaction was: “Holy smokes! That’s the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (which took Michelangelo fou...

Tectura hires Karinna Boey to be Chief Marketing Officer

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Karinna was most recently the APAC Marketing Director of Malwarebytes where she is responsible for all marketing, channel, and branding activities in the region. She brings along vast experience in enterprise marketing and has deep knowledge of a commercial go-to-market strategy that will help with Tectura’s growth plans. Karinna also had been in various marketing leadership positions at Fortinet, Microsoft, and Cisco. Tectura provides business process consulting, implementation, and support services across an array of primarily Microsoft ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence, Cloud, and Mobility solutions to companies across Asia. With more than 6000 clients, Tectura leverages its expertise in Microsoft Dynamics technology and proprietary business consultancy in selected vertical industries to enable customers to improve their competitive advantage. Tectura is the most highly awarded independent Microsoft Enterprise partner in the Asia region. Having been continually awarded Dynami...

Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductor Plant Leads India to Usher in Golden Age for Electronics

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New Delhi: It is a known fact that an overwhelming majority of the worlds chip and semiconductor output is limited to some countries like Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam. Apart from the obvious reasons of monopoly and overdependence on few nations, it also hampers the interests of the global population at large. Many countries far-off have to pay a heavy price while some are able to deal in excesses of these chips, acting as middlemen in some cases. However, of late, a number of countries have been actively trying to lure companies into manufacturing the same on their soil to usher in a new era of electronics manufacturing and obtain seamless access to chips overall. It was estimated that India had $15 billion in 2020 that would reach to $63 billion by 2026, as per growing demand and application in consumer and automotive communications, wireless communication etc. Over the past few years, India has made rapid strides in the manufactu...

Vietnam Business & Weather Briefing (Sep 3): Organic agricultural products export reaches USD 335 mln

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Business Briefing Gold rate: VND 65.4 million/tael (buying) – VND 66.4 million/tael (selling) Reference exchange rate: VND 23,412/USD Export news: Annual export of organic agricultural products reaches USD 335 million, export value of aquatic products up 38% in nine months Investment news: USD 2.97 billion in FDI poured into HCM City in 9 months Weather Forecast The North continuously to be affected by cold air waves, which brings rain in many days to come. Business Briefing Gold rate After a series of strong fluctuations, the domestic gold price this morning (October 3) stood still. SJC gold price in Hanoi and Da Nang area is currently bought at VND 65.4 million/tael and sold at VND 66.42 million/tael. DOJI’s gold price in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is listed at VND 65.4 million/tael (buying) and VND 66.4 million/tael (selling). Reference exchange rate The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at VND 23,412/USD on October ...