At the event (Photo: VNA) Hai Phong (VNA) – A workshop was held in the northern city of Hai Phong on December 12 to discuss ways to support women and children in Vietnamese-Korean marriages who return home after breakups. Participants looked at the legal and psychological difficulties faced by women in broken Vietnam – Korea multi-cultural families and Vietnamese–Korean children living in Hai Phong and other provinces. Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union provincial chapter Vu Thi Kim Lien said Hai Phong handled over 6,000 applications for marriages with foreign partners from 2015 to 2019, more than 3,000 of which were between Vietnamese and Korean citizens. Some marriages ended with a divorce, with many Vietnamese women returning home. A number of them have not officially divorced. Many Vietnamese children born in the Republic of Korea (RoK) do not have personal papers when they return home, which are obstacles for them to get citizenship, … [Read more...] about Workshop seeks to support women, children in Vietnamese-Korean marriage breakups
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Over 1,300 requests processed through national public service portal
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) and delegates press the button to launch the national public service portal on December 7. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Four days after it was launched the national public service portal had by 4:00pm of December 12 been accessed by 2.3 million people, receiving 581 requests for supply of low- and middle-voltage power, 693 for driving licence swapping and international driving licence issuing, and 51 on re-issuing of health insurance cards. According to Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, data of the portal will continue to be enriched with the addition of more public services such as customs and tax declarations. The portal, which was launched on December 9, has provided eight services. In the future, the southern hub Ho Chi Minh City will provide additional service of registering business households and tax, while Hanoi will add the services of birth registration, marriage situation certifying, and Quang Ninh and … [Read more...] about Over 1,300 requests processed through national public service portal
More than 45 winners celebrate DOT Property Southeast Asia Awards 2019
Honour businesses at DOT Property Southeast Asia Awards 2019 More than 200 of real estate’s best and brightest attended the DOT Property Southeast Asia Awards 2019 presentation ceremony hosted in Bangkok in which a number of outstanding Vietnamese companies were honoured. Nearly 50 awards were presented during the evening with winners hailing from Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Held at Park Hyatt Bangkok, the special evening's highlights included the award for the first People’s Choice Award for Project of the Year Southeast Asia, which was won by Bangkok condominium BEATNIQ from Thai developer SC Asset. The award was voted on exclusively by the public who were impressed with BEATNIQ’s quality. The night’s biggest honour was Developer of the Year 2019 with several developers vying for the title. The prestigious award was presented to Vietnam’s Novaland Group. It was one of two awards won by Novaland Group on the … [Read more...] about More than 45 winners celebrate DOT Property Southeast Asia Awards 2019
Shopee sells 80 million items during 12.12 sale
Shopee claims to have had record 12.12 sales. Photo Courtesy Shopee Vietnam HCM CITY – E-commerce platform Shopee on Friday said it had achieved another record-breaking 12.12 Birthday Sale performance with 80 million items sold. It got 80 million visits in 24 hours as users from across the region shopped from millions of deals on December 12. The company did not reveal market-wise figures. Pine Kyaw, managing director of Shopee Vietnam, said: “Year after year we continue to see more users from both big and small cities buying and selling a wide variety of items. Shopee has become the go-to, everyday shopping app for everyone in the region, and we are committed to making e-commerce simple and accessible for all.” According to iPrice’s Q3 2019 e-commerce report, Shopee is the most visited e-commerce website on desktop and mobile web across the region. It is also the top-ranking app in the shopping category by average monthly active … [Read more...] about Shopee sells 80 million items during 12.12 sale
Deputy PM holds talks with Belarusian counterpart
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko on December 13, organised in the framework of the ongoing official visit by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Belarus. During the talks, the two officials discussed ways to further promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus. They agreed that the economic, trade and investment cooperation has recorded fruits, adding that the two sides need to push the import and export of commodities that they need and have strength in such as trucks, equipment, spare parts, fertilisers and milk from Belarus, and agriculture and aquaculture products, textiles and footwear from Vietnam. The two sides will work to foster trade promotion activities and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM holds talks with Belarusian counterpart