Crossgates stop n shop

The low income, plus the flooding of cross-stitched embroideries sourced from China, has discouraged local people to continue the career. Young people often leave the village for cities where they find jobs in companies. The number of embroiderers is now so modest that it ‘can be counted on one’s fingers’. … [Read more...] about The once-famous village in Hanoi where people got rich with embroidery products

This call was made before the first ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN 1), scheduled to be held via teleconference on January 21 and 22, under the chair of Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, and attended by representatives from ASEAN’s dialogue partners including Japan, China, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, and the International Telecommunication Union. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18

Last week I returned to my home in the capital. I pedalled to a luxury phở shop downtown. To my surprise, I didn’t enjoy it. Had I lost my appetite? No. I realised that I missed the aromatic flavour of Bắc Hà pink phở in simpler shops. … [Read more...] about Phở hồng, a must-try dish in Bắc Hà

Hundreds of people queued at mobile payment card agents on Wednesday to buy cards before a new regulation which lowers the promotional value cap for prepaid subscribers takes effect. From March 1, telecom service providers will not be allowed to offer bonuses of more than 20 percent under promotions to prepaid subscribers. The current cap is 50 percent for both prepaid and post-paid mobile subscribers. … [Read more...] about Mobile top-up cards fly off the shelves in Vietnam on final day of promotion

As e-commerce is a field which needs significant capital, Vietnamese businesses without a parent company with strong financial potential would not be able to develop and compete as they are only allowed to access capital from the narrow list of investors announced periodically by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he said. … [Read more...] about Draft amendments to Decree 52 on e-commerce activities discussed