Apartment buildings in Hà Nội. The selling prices of real estate products are expected to remain largely unchanged in the second half of the year. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — The supply of real estate products is expected to surge in the second half of the year but a market bubble is unlikely to form, according to general secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Property Brokers Nguyễn Văn Đính. Selling prices are unlikely to change much as demand remains high. Đính told a meeting earlier this week that supply and the number of transactions in the property market in the first six months of the year were reduced from the first half of last year. Decreasing supply in the second quarter was due to tightened credit policies in the real estate market. “However, demand in the property market was high in the January-June period in the two big cities," he said. "The real estate prices therefore were … [Read more...] about Property supply expected to increase in H2
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Overloaded infrastructure hinders development of Vietnamese aviation industry
The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport like Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in Thailand or KLIA in Malaysia. At the panel on the aviation industry in Vietnam under the framework of the Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit in Hanoi on Monday, many experts and authorities in the fields mentioned the overload of infrastructure as the main bottleneck to the development of the industry. As many as 80% of international tourists traveled to Vietnam by air, showing the vital role of aviation in contributing to doubling the growth rate of Vietnamese tourism industry between 2015 and 2018. However, as visitors mainly chose Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang as their favorite destinations, shortcomings preventing this cities from handling such a large influx of tourists have been revealed. The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport of the kind of Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in … [Read more...] about Overloaded infrastructure hinders development of Vietnamese aviation industry
Happy Tet holidays for people in Mekong Delta
The program with its practical activities have contributed to taking care of locals and ensuring them a happy and warm Tet holiday and tightening the military-civilian relations. According to the initial statistics, over VND 55 billion to build projects for the community and houses for policy beneficiaries, is mobilized from the society. The People's Army Newspaper would like to introduce some images of the program in Mekong Delta Representatives of the Kien Giang provincial Military Command handing over Tet gifts to policy families in Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province. Vietnam Miss Ocean 2014 Dang Thu Thao offering gifts to the needy in An Giang province as part of the program. Troops of the Can Tho municipal armed force building rural roads in Thoi An ward, O Mon district. Troops of Regiment 1 of Division 330 and youngsters of Tinh Bien district of An Giang province participating in a traditional game. Troops and people in Lam Tan commune, Thanh Tri … [Read more...] about Happy Tet holidays for people in Mekong Delta
Rain and high winds destroy houses in the north
Hail, thunderstorms and strong winds that hit several northern mountainous provinces over the past three days have caused damage to agricultural production, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Calamity Prevention. A roof damaged by heavy rain and strong winds in Na Hang District, Tuyen Quang Province. — VNA/VNS More than 1,200 roofs in Dinh Hoa, Phu Luong and Dai Tu districts of Thai Nguyen Province were blown away or damaged due to the storms which swept through the locality on Sunday night and early Monday morning. Hundreds of hectares of farm produce were destroyed. The total damage to property and farm produce in Thai Nguyen Province was estimated to reach more than VND31 billion (US$1.3 million). More than 170 roofs were blown away in areas along the Ky Cung River and in Trang Dinh District of Lang Son Province on Monday and Tuesday. In Tan Tien and Hung Viet communes of Trang Dinh District, nine houses were severely damaged. No human casualties … [Read more...] about Rain and high winds destroy houses in the north
L’Oreal Award given to three female scientists
PANO - Three Vietnamese scientists were presented with the L’Oreal for Women in Science Award on November 13th in Ho Chi Minh City. The laureates are doctor Ho Pham Thuc Lan from the 115 People's Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Ph.D. Pham Thi Kim Trang from the Centre for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD) of the University Of Science under the Hanoi National University, and Assoc. Prof. and Ph.D. Nguyen Lan Huong from the Hanoi Water Resources University. Three laureates at the awarding ceremony Meanwhile, Ph.D. Tran Thi Hien from the Thai Binh province’s Medical University claimed the Young Scientist Award. The awards will assist the recipients in their scientific projects, contributing to the development of scientific research in Vietnam. The awards were granted by the For Women in Science Program, launched by the L’Oreal Group and UNESCO in 1998. So far, it has supported nearly 2,000 female scientists worldwide. Translated by … [Read more...] about L’Oreal Award given to three female scientists
