Read what is in the news today, January 25: Politics -- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh has reaffirmed Hanoi’s commitment to strengthening ties with its neighbors Laos and Cambodia as Vietnam wrapped up its friendship year 2017 with the two countries. -- Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested that China’s diplomatic missions in Vietnam help local football fans acquire quick visas to travel to Changzhou for this Saturday’s final game of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship between Vietnam and Uzbekistan. -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon to attend a senior meeting commemorating ASEAN – India ties at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. -- U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis landed in Hanoi on Wednesday to kick off a two-day visit to Vietnam to discuss military cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation. … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 25
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Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 24
Check out what is in the news today Politics -- Vietnamese defense minister General Ngo Xuan Lich and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu agreed to beef up ties in national defense during the latter’s two-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation, which wrapped up today, January 24. Society -- Border guards in the southernmost province of Ca Mau have seized 114 trafficked pangolins weighing a total of 780kg before handing the animals over to forest rangers to release them back into the wild. -- Thirteen youths tested positive for drugs during a police crackdown on a hotel in Bien Hoa City, approximately 30km from Ho Chi Minh City. -- Police in Hoc Mon District, Ho Chi Minh City revealed on Tuesday they were investigating a case in which a young man was found dead early Monday with his severed left hand nearby. The victim had allegedly been slashed brutally by two other young men during a brawl. Business -- Many Vietnamese travel firms have offered tours to … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 24
Vietnamese spend more on traveling in 2017: survey
Vietnamese people were increasingly willing to take a vacation after covering the expenses on basic necessities last year, according to a consumer confidence survey by Nielsen, a global market information company. The research revealed that during the third quarter of 2017, on condition that the payment of essential living costs had been made, more than two out of five people (or 44 percent) in Vietnam showed an inclination to spend their earnings on vacations. Compared to the preceding quarter, the spending represented a six-percent increase. The category of travel did not appear in Vietnamese consumers’ saving strategies, which included reducing the money on out-of-home entertainment, new clothes, utilities, take-away meals, and technological device upgrading. The absence is noteworthy, as the trend for Vietnamese people to make savings for the future was onward, with 63 percent and 66 percent of the consumers surveyed doing this last year during the second and third quarter. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese spend more on traveling in 2017: survey
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Fire destroys thousand sq. meter wood factory in Dong NaiA huge fire suddenly occurred at a wood factory of Shing Mark Company in Bai Xep Industrial Park, Trang Bom district, Dong Nai at midnight on January 15. Because materials inside the wood factory are easily ignited, the flame quickly spread out causing the firefighters to meet difficulties in order to access the site and localize the fire. By 5am today, the blaze was extinguished.The initial information showed that there was no death in the fire; however, the flame destroyed thousand sq. meter factory and burnt wood materials inside the factory. At present, the functional agencies have investigated the cause of the fire. HCM City ensures traffic safety for TetThe Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee has deployed various measures to ensure traffic safety and order in the city before and during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.Nguyen Ngoc Tuong, deputy chief of the committee, said, “The campaign aims to … [Read more...] about Social News 16/1
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Small-scale coffee farmer gets helping handLò Thị Phong from Chiềng Chung Commune in Mai Sơn District in the mountain province of Sơn La, has cultivated coffee for more than 10 years on 5,000 square metres of land, but she still finds life difficult.A decade seems long enough to improve farmining practices by trial-and-error, however, according to the middle-aged Thái woman, “even now, we still cannot keep proper financial accounts”.During discussions hosted by CARE International last week, stakeholders in the mountain coffee industry touched on deeper obstacles facing the industry.CARE has worked in Việt Nam since 1989, concentrating on supporting rights and sustainable development among vulnerable groups, particularly remote ethnic communities, poor women and girls and people vulnerable to climate change.Nguyễn Vĩnh Đức, deputy director of the Sơn La branch of the Minh Tiến Coffee Export Joint Stock … [Read more...] about Social News 15/1
Vietnamese engineer quits job to become travel vlogger
Despite his stable job, Hoai Phuong, a.k.a. Khoai Lang Thang (Wandering Potato), suddenly had a change of heart and started publishing videos on travel and foods. Currently the owner of the Facebook fan page entitled Khoai Lang Thang - Food and Travel, with more than 85,000 followers, and a YouTube channel with 126,000 subscribers, Dinh Vo Hoai Phuong might surprise his fans with his academic background. In fact, he graduated magna cum laude from Ton Duc Thang University, a growing public college in Ho Chi Minh City, where he majored in construction engineering. The journey to journeys “I got itchy feet just thinking about new journeys, new people, and new foods,” Phuong said. His first experience of travel came at the age of 15 when he got to Da Lat, a famed city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, located around 300km to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Then, the young man made it to Da Nang City in central Vietnam, Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta, and Con Dao … [Read more...] about Vietnamese engineer quits job to become travel vlogger
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 11
Read what is in the news today, January 11: Politics -- Leaders of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China agreed on Wednesday to reinforce security, trade and environmental cooperation as they met in the Cambodian capital of Phom Penh for the second Lancang Mekong Cooperation (MLC). Society -- The southern cities of Can Tho and Vung Tau will soon have their own book streets where readers can find their favorite books while attending regular cultural events, according to recent proposals by the local governments. -- Six brand-new trains with a combined 90 carriages have been put to use by the Vietnam Railways Corporation at a cost of around VND957 billion (US$42.16 million) to improve railroad capacity during the upcoming travel season in February. -- A fire that broke out at solar farm in south-central Khanh Hoa Province on Wednesday afternoon led to the complete destruction of 32,000 solar panels, with damages amounting to VND30 … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 11
Da Nang authorities hunt for Facebook user who fakes broken bridge news
Authorities in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are hunting for the owner of a Facebook page that faked the news about the collapse of the city’s iconic bridge.The municipal Department of Information and Communications confirmed on Saturday that the name of the Facebook page was ‘Tin tuc hang ngay - VTV Online’ (Daily news - VTV Online).The avatar of the page contained the logo of national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV), the department stated, adding that the bogus Facebook page had been deleted.On Saturday morning, the page uploaded a status claiming that the Dragon Bridge, Da Nang’s symbolic bridge that spans over the Han River, had been broken due to heavy downpours and strong gusts.The status added that there were 10 people traveling on the bridge at the time of the incident, along with several photos, which seemed to be edited, as proof.The city’s Department of Information and Communications is working with other agencies to look into … [Read more...] about Da Nang authorities hunt for Facebook user who fakes broken bridge news
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 7
Have a nice Sunday! Society -- Pundits have urged transport officials face inevitable clashes between transport policies and motorcyclists and drivers in Ho Chi Minh City to better tackle chronic congestion. -- Representatives of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper and sponsors have handed over VND372 million (US$16,335) as relief and Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts to Vietnamese naval soldiers stationed at maritime platform DK1/15 in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, which was ravaged by Typhoon Tembin as it swept through the cluster of islands in late December 2017. -- Internet connection from Vietnam via the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) has been restored earlier than expected, a local network operator confirmed on Saturday. The APG connecting the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang with the U.S., Japan and Hong Kong had been disrupted by work to expand Singapore’s Changi Airport. -- Police in the north-central Vietnamese province of Thanh Hoa revealed on Saturday they … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – January 7
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Quang Binh one of the top ten destinations in Vietnam: Trip AdvisorIn 2017, Central Quang Binh Province ranks fourth among the top ten Vietnamese destinations after Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hoi An, according to the travel website Trip Advisor.Dang Dong Ha, vice director of the provincial Department of Tourism, said Quang Binh is known as the kingdom of caves and is a paradise waiting to be discovered on interesting tours of fascinating locations like Son Doong, Tu Lan cave system, Da Nhay beach, Thien Duong cave, Phong Nha-Tien Son, Chay River, and Toi cave.Quang Binh welcomed 100,000 foreign visitors for the first time in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 120%.Mr Ha attributed such a rise in popularity to the localities’ efforts in improving service quality and new tourism products, organizing a variety of promotional programs for local tourism like Quang Binh cave festival, and hosting Miss Grand International, all of which lured more visitors to the province. 21 explosions … [Read more...] about Social News 5/1