society

“Banh trang phoi suong” (dew-wetted rice paper), a specialty of southern Tay Ninh province will be offered at the event (Source: internet) Tay Ninh (VNA) – The southern province of Tay Ninh will promote its unique culture, investment, trade, and tourism advantages in the capital city of Hanoi through an event named “Tay Ninh Day in Hanoi” on September 27-28. The information was revealed by Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Hong Thanh at a press conference on September 19. He said the event will be co-organised by the People Committees of Hanoi and Tay Ninh, and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines as part of the activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10). A photo exhibition on Tay Ninh’s socio-economic and cultural achievements, natural landscapes, historical sites, traditional craft villages and festivals will be held at the event. The province will … [Read more...] about Tay Ninh to promote culture, trade, tourism in Hanoi

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 2019 Vietnam Green Building Week will take place in Hanoi from September 23 to 27 in response to the World Green Building Week this year. Aiming to advocate the sustainable construction trend that is in its early stage in Vietnam, the event will feature a host of practical activities to boost awareness of public agencies and people on the role of green buildings, materials, and technologies. There will be professional training courses, an award ceremony to honour winners of a green architectural design contest for students, as well as seminars on green high-rise residential building and sustainable solutions for high-rises. Currently, Vietnam has 104 properties with 2.5 million square metre of floor have green building certification, a small proportion considering that 58 million square metres of properties were developed in 2018 alone./. VNA … [Read more...] about Green building week slated for late September

According to the ministry, this year has already seen several libraries constructed at secondary schools in Nam Dinh province under the framework of the Small Library Project which has benefited a total of 1,000 students. In addition, the ministry has also donated approximately 6,000 books to the libraries. Before the construction of these projects in Nam Dinh, the RoK had built four libraries in Hanoi, four in Vinh Phuc province, and three in Phu Tho province. Statistics show that as of 2007, the RoK’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has established a total of 129 small libraries across 13 Asian and African countries. … [Read more...] about Republic of Korea aids in nationwide development of libraries

Under the sponsorship of the Vietnam Association of Architects, the event is jointly held by the Vietnam Green Urban Development and Research Institute, the Architecture Magazine, the International Finance Corporation, and the UNDP-funded project known as "Improving energy efficiency in commercial and high-rise residential buildings in Vietnam". Vietnam Green Architecture Week 2019 will see a wide range of practical activities take place, with a specific focus on typical themes such as "green high rise residential buildings". These activities will be held for the purpose of raising awareness among relevant sectors, agencies, and residents about the role of green buildings, green architecture, green materials, green technology, and solutions equipped with green certification systems. Through these activities, it will help promote the trend of green buildings and green architecture which is still in its initial stages of development in Vietnam. It is hoped that greater development in … [Read more...] about Vietnam Green Architecture Week 2019 set for September 23

Police take legal documents for the arrest at the company's headquarter on Wednesday afternoon. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The Ministry of Public Security and HCM City’s Police Department arrested and began legal proceedings against Nguyễn Thái Luyện, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Real Estate Joint Stock Company on Wednesday afternoon at the company’s headquarter in Kha Vạn Cân Street, Thủ Đức District, HCM City. The police also arrested Nguyễn Thái Lĩnh, director of the company. Lĩnh was Luyện’s younger brother. Both Luyện and Lĩnh were remanded in custody for four months to investigate allegations of fraudulent appropriation of property. Recently, the company was accused of fraudulently selling houses and land in bogus projects in HCM City and the southern province of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu and appropriating thousands of … [Read more...] about Police arrested Alibaba JSC’s CEO