A scene in Trinh and I movie The bullet of the madman by director Luong Dinh Dung hit theaters on May 20, overwhelming the audience with the team's willingness to spend on the film. The film has a series of great scenes flattering viewers and making a strong visual impression. In particular, the scene at Dinh Vu port in the Northern City of Hai Phong over an area of 20,000 meters square with more than tens of thousands of containers is the highlight. The film crew also mobilized 57 container trucks and seven 25m-high light cars to meet the light for big action scenes. For the rain scenes, many complex rain systems were mobilized, each day the crew had to use up to 20,000-30,000 liters of water. Director of photography Morgan Schmidt admitted that Dinh Vu Port was the most difficult scene in the film. Meanwhile, although it will be released on June 17, the producer of the film Trinh and I has just revealed the cost of VND50 billion (US$2,1 million). It took five years to … [Read more...] about Big-budget films compete with each other in movie market
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Hanoians willing to spend big on professional wardrobe organizers
But then it would take the 32-year-old in Thanh Xuan District at least a few days to reorganize the mess. The clothes had piled up in the closet and under the bed and some even had to be sent to her mother's house due to her shopping and hoarding habits. A professional organizer helps fold and rearrange clothes for a client in Hanoi in July 2021. Photo courtesy of House to Home Friends recommended that she hire a professional closet organizing service in April, when she was planning to move into a new house. "They told me I had to hire a minimum of two workers for two hours, and the fee ranged from VND250,000-400,000 (US$10-17.30) per hour, depending on the clutter level of the wardrobe," she says. It took the two workers four hours to complete the job. Her clothes, which previously took up three cabinets, were been sorted by color and neatly arranged to fit in one cabinet. It cost her VND2 million. Though closet organizing services in Hanoi are often … [Read more...] about Hanoians willing to spend big on professional wardrobe organizers
ABB Electrification Innovation Day highlights the keys to a sustainable Vietnam
ABB Electrification Innovation Day featured solutions that help customers embrace the power of digitalization to improve energy consumption, optimize performance and operation, and contribute to a lower carbon future. The event attracted about 200 leaders from consulting, EPC, real estate, and industrial companies. Digital solutions enable customers to efficiently maintain and manage a charging network Vietnam is considered one of the most dynamic and stable countries in Southeast Asia. The increasing population, a rising appetite for goods and services, rapid urbanization, and growing economic activities in industrial and service sectors are exerting increased pressure on energy supplies in Vietnam. Its electricity demand is forecast to increase at a high rate over the coming years with 8.5 percent per year for the 2021-2030 period. Meanwhile, the rising cost of energy is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today. Therefore, availability of adequate and … [Read more...] about ABB Electrification Innovation Day highlights the keys to a sustainable Vietnam
Vietnam’s stock market on foreign funds’ radar amid possible upgrade to EM status: HSBC
Vietnam has outperformed major regional indices, making the market nearly quadrupled in size compared with the start of 2012 and the trading exceeding $1 billion a day. In its latest report, HSBC has stated that many funds already have Vietnam’s stock market on their radar with excitement about the country’s potential inclusion in the emerging market (EM) index. Vietnam's stock market expected a bright future. Photo: The Hanoi Times If the inclusion weight for Vietnam in EM Asia is 2%, inflows would be US$8-9 billion. That is 1.4x the current allocation by foreign funds and close to eight days of trading, HSBC noted in its latest study. The FTSE added Vietnam to a watch list in September 2018 for possible reclassification to secondary EM status, due in September 2022. The market is yet to make it onto MSCI’s watch list, but if required reforms are implemented, it might meet the necessary criteria ahead of May 2023, it added. On a roll According to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s stock market on foreign funds’ radar amid possible upgrade to EM status: HSBC
SEA Games 31: Vietnam crowned men’s football champion
Vietnam won the gold medals without conceding a goal during the tournament that gathered all 11 Southeast Asian teams. Vietnam men’s football team defeated Thailand 1-0 to defend its title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 22 at the 40,000-seat My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi. Vietnam won the gold medal without conceding a goal during the tournament that gathered all 11 Southeast Asian teams. Nham Manh Dung’s header in the 83th minute, which was kept unchanged until the match ended with five-minute injury time, sparking the excitement of the packed sports stadium was attended by Vietnam's top leaders, including President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, and Permanent member of the Central Party Committee's Secretariate Vo Van Thuong. Vietnam, which won the championship for the first time in 60 years in 2019 under the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo, continued its momentum as the … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Vietnam crowned men’s football champion
Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at COVID-19 frontline
Hastily converted from sports stadiums, schools and cultural venues, Wuhan's 16 makeshift "ark" hospitals were designed to ease the burden on the city's overstretched healthcare system. (Photo: AFP/STR) When 43-year-old Ma was first summoned to a sports stadium converted into a medical facility on Feb 4, it was a virtual construction site with electrical wiring and beds still being installed. Separated from his wife and young child who had returned to eastern Shandong province for Chinese New Year, Ma said he felt "scared and anxious" when the call from the jury-rigged Wuchang hospital came in the middle of the night. But the situation has slowly improved, with the number of patients receiving treatment in the improvised hospital declining from a high of 760 in mid-February to 320 earlier this week. "We had 30-40 patients being discharged per day, but the number of patients admitted was only a dozen or so. This was when the whole situation changed for us," Ma, who is the … [Read more...] about Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at COVID-19 frontline
Navigating supply chain operations in the new normal
Peter Nguyen, co-founder of thuocsi.vn Thuocsi.vn is a B2B platform for healthcare and pharmacy, supplying different types of healthcare and pharmaceutical products in Vietnam. During the pandemic, we experienced supply chain disruptions both at home and abroad. The company had to temporarily close if there was just one infection. Indeed, several distributors and suppliers of important drugs for Vietnamese customers have encountered a lot of disruptions. Fortunately, we have set up our own warehouses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to respond quickly to the situation. When the cities were locked down, we still managed to transport products from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in one night. Our plan is to find some more warehouses in the southern area. In particular, we will develop smaller distribution centres in close proximity to customers. This will help streamline our operation as well as reduce the delivery time to only 1-2 days. Nelson Wu , CEO of BEST Inc . … [Read more...] about Navigating supply chain operations in the new normal
Tày ethnic group’s bánh pẻng phạ ranks first among VN’s top 100 specialities
Hoàng Lan In Tày ethnic group language, bánh pẻng phạ or bánh trời (heaven cake) has put Bắc Kạn on the map as one of the traditional speciality centres of Việt Nam. The cake has been ranked first among the top 100 Việt Nam’s specialities by VietKings. The cake came into being from the province’s Ba Bể District, with ingredients including sticky rice, tea, pork fat, sugar and traditional wine (locally known as rượu cuốc lủi, ) according to local elderly Nông Thị Lựu. Pẻng phạ cakes of the Tày ethnic group help to make Bắc Kạn one of Việt Nam's speciality centres. Photo danviet.vn The sticky rice should be of quality and fragrant (locally known as khẩu nua pái ). It is ground to become powder which is later mixed with a cup of wine and strong tea, instead of pure water as with others cakes, said Lựu, adding that the wine and the tea create the unique characteristics of the cake. Other steps include: cutting the mentioned wet powder into pieces and shaping it in a … [Read more...] about Tày ethnic group’s bánh pẻng phạ ranks first among VN’s top 100 specialities
Serious traffic congestion hits Hanoi streets due to prolonged rain
Many streets in Hanoi were congested because of a torrential rain on Tuesday morning. As foreseen by the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, Hanoi saw moderate rain in the morning in its inner areas, with rainfall of up to 30 millimeters during the three-hour rain. The rain came down mainly on such districts as Ba Dinh, Cau Giay, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Tay Ho, and Dong Da. Truong Chinh Street in Hanoi is seen packed with cars and motorbikes under the rain on May 24, 2022. Photo : Chi Tue / Tuoi Tre As noted by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters, due to the influence of the heavy rain, the traffic on various streets became jammed, especially during rush hours in the morning. Serious congestion was recorded on many inner streets such as Nguyen Trai, Lang, Truong Chinh, Tay Son, Thai Ha, and Huynh Thuc Khang. On the section from Nga Tu So Ward to Belt 3 of Nguyen Trai Street, the severe traffic jam stretched for up to a kilometer. … [Read more...] about Serious traffic congestion hits Hanoi streets due to prolonged rain
Ho Chi Minh City police capture man who robbed gold shop with hammer
A man was arrested by police in Ho Chi Minh City just four hours after he robbed a local gold shop with a hammer on Monday. Officers under the municipal Department of Public Security confirmed on Monday that they had coordinated with police in Binh Thanh District to apprehend Nguyen Viet Cuong, 23. At the police station, Cuong claimed he had lost about VND20 million (US$862) in online gambling on Sunday night. Afraid that his family would find out about the loss, the man planned on robbing a gold shop so that he could pay his debt. The gold shop that Nguyen Viet Cuong robbed with a hammer in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dan Thuan / Tuoi Tre About 11:00 am on Monday, Cuong bought a 30-centimeter-long hammer and scouted the streets in Binh Thanh District on his motorbike. The man targeted Son Trang gold shop on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Binh Thanh District when there were no customers there. Cuong hid the hammer inside his jacket and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City police capture man who robbed gold shop with hammer