Day: January 13, 2024

Mechanisms needed to manage heritage urban areas: insiders

Hanoi: A set of specific criteria and mechanisms are needed for localities to make planning schemes and handle the relations between modernisation and urban heritage preservation in the process of urbanisation, insiders said.

Pham Phu Ngoc, Director …

President hosts banquet in honour of Indonesian counterpart

Hanoi: President Vo Van Thuong hosted a banquet on January 12 evening in honour of Indonesian President Joko Widodo who is on a state visit to Vietnam.

In his speech, President Thuong said the Vietnam-Indonesia friendship was built on a solid foundat…

Gen Z leads online shopping for convenience, good deals

Hanoi: Online shopping and hunting for promotional items has become a habit of many people, especially Gen Z, or individuals born in the mid-90s.

With just a smartphone and few clicks, they can make a purchase and have products delivered to their hom…

Indonesian President concludes state visit to Vietnam

Hai Phong: Indonesian President Joko Widodo left the northern port city of Hai Phong at noon on January 13, concluding his three-day state visit to Vietnam.

The leader was seen off at Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong by Deputy Minister of Fo…

Home loans expected to drive retail credit growth in 2024

Hanoi: Home loans will be a driver for retail credit growth in the near future as interest rates keep cooling down and the real estate market recovers from the second half of 2024, analysts predicted.

In a recent report, analysts from Vietcombank Sec…

Vietnam, Indonesia eye stronger economic, trade ties

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo co-chaired a high-level business dialogue in Hanoi on January 13 morning as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam.

At their meeting one day earlier, the two leaders shar…

Vietnamese, Lao localities hold annual meeting on border affairs

The 2023 annual meeting on border affairs between the central province of Quang Tri (Vietnam) and its Lao neighbouring province of Savannakhet took place in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province, on January 13. The two countries’ delegations signed a minu…