Vietnam was the 10th country in the world to have ratified the Treaty, after Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations, deposited with the UN Secretary General Vietnam’s instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on May 17, 2018. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Peace Committee hails the entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
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‘Spidermen’ defy gravity, death to clean Saigon skyscraper windows
At an apartment block in Phuoc Long B Ward of Thu Duc City, a group of workers are tasked with cleaning the windows of more than 600 apartments. Standing on the roof of the 17-storey building, Cai Bao Thanh in a black T-shirt is about to tie the rope to some pillars to swing downstairs and start work. The ropes can bear a load of 2,000 kilograms. … [Read more...] about ‘Spidermen’ defy gravity, death to clean Saigon skyscraper windows
Reference exchange rate revised down by 5 VND
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,142 VND per USD on January 26, down 5 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,836 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,447 VND/USD. The opening hour rates at some commercial banks saw a slight decline. At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,950 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,160 VND/USD, both down by 5 VND from January 25. BIDV also cut both rates by 5 VND, listing the rates at 22,970 VND/USD (buying) and 23,170 VND/USD (selling). Meanwhile, Vietinbank maintained the same rates as on January 25, at 22,925 VND/USD (buying) and 23,172 VND/USD (selling)./. … [Read more...] about Reference exchange rate revised down by 5 VND
Steelmaker Hoa Sen’s chairman to become Buddhist monk in 2026
Two companies that Vu owns sold stakes in Hoa Sen last year. In fact, one of them, Hoa Sen Holdings Group, last month sold its remaining 9.7 percent stake. It had owned 24.32 percent at the beginning of the year but had sold on three earlier occasions before completing the divestment. … [Read more...] about Steelmaker Hoa Sen’s chairman to become Buddhist monk in 2026