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Dat Xanh group has bought many land plots to develop projects which include Opal Garden and Opal Skyview. Vietnam’s An Gia Group, joining forces with Japanese Creed Group, has completed the purchase of seven blocks of Lacasa residential quarter in a deal worth VND910 billion. … [Read more...] about More Vietnamese investors are buyers in real estate M&As

“The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the dong moved within a narrow range, at VND23,175-23,430, and if compared to the end of 2018, the dong slightly picked up some 0.1% against the greenback. This was the most peaceful year of the U.S. dollar-dong exchange rate during the 2015-2019 period and was the second year in which the local currency appreciated against the U.S. dollar (after 2017),” said Thuy. … [Read more...] about Peacetime in sight for the dong

Two new exhibitions: ‘Singing to the Choir?’, a group exhibition by Phan Anh, Tran Minh Duc, and Ngoc Nau; along with ‘Silent Intimacy’, a solo exhibition by Dang Thuy Anh. VND50,000/ adult; VND40,000/student (with appropriate student ID) … [Read more...] about What’s on January 20-26 (Daily updated)

Hanoi (VNA) - Computer viruses caused estimated losses of 20.9 trillion VND (902 million USD) to Vietnamese users last year, much higher than the 14.9 trillion VND reported in 2018, reported Bkav Technology Group. The group's report focused on cyber security last year and forecasts for 2020. The proliferation of computers infected with data encryption malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) malware were the main cause of these huge losses. The total number of infected computers recorded last year reached 85.2 million, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to 2018. Bkav experts said the first reason was the download and installation of unknown software found floating on the internet. Eight out of 10 computers were infected with viruses when installing software downloaded from the internet. Although the rate of virus infections via USB was still high at 55 percent, it decreased by 22 percent compared to 2018. In contrast, viruses transmitted … [Read more...] about Computer viruses cause 902 million USD in damage to Vietnamese users

The Grand Manhattan - a new landmark of the heart of District 1 The site of The Grand Manhattan is considered one of the rare “diamond” locations left in the heart of District 1. It is very close to Nguyen Hue Walking Street, Bui Vien Walking Street, Ben Thanh Market, the future Ben Thanh metro station, September 23 Park and many large malls and schools. … [Read more...] about Lotte E&C appointed as the main contractor for The Grand Manhattan