Opshop, a well-known rock band from New Zealand , will give performances at the Hard Rock Café in Ho Chi Minh City on March 31 st and April 1 st . Opshop includes 4 members, namely Jason Kerrison, Matt Treacy, Clint Harris and Bobby Kennedy. The rock band is considered a phenomenon in their home land for talents and successes with their first album “You Are Here” released in 2004. Accordingly, Opshop’s performances in HCMC will be hosted by the Hard Rock Café, with the sponsorship of Coors Light Beer. For more information, please contact Hard Rock Café at Kumho Asiana Plaza , No39 Le Dai Hanh Street, Urban District 1, HCMC or visit the website www.hardrockcafe.vn . Source: thesaigontimes Translated by Vu Hung … [Read more...] about New Zealand rock band to perform in HCMC
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More than 300 businesses attend ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022
ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022 kicked off on August 8, drawing more than 300 businesses from the region. (Photo: VNA) The three-day event is intended to promote cross-border e-commerce and open up cooperation opportunities for regional firms. Co-hosted by Cambodia – ASEAN Chair 2022, Singapore and Vietnam, the program has two tiers for domestic and cross-border transactions. There are currently 185 enterprises out of the 300 firms that have registered to conduct business in Vietnam. Information about the event as well as the participating businesses is available on its official website at www.onlineasean.com, which has been integrated into ASEAN’s website asean.org. Notably, the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) will be applied during this year’s program to ensure rights and interests of consumers. Reputable e-commerce businesses and platforms in the ten ASEAN countries will launch a series of special discounts for consumers. Enterprises and platforms will coordinate to … [Read more...] about More than 300 businesses attend ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022
North-Central-South tourism connectivity enhanced
At the conference In November 2020, leaders of the People’s Committees of seven localities signed an agreement on tourism development cooperation. The program will focus on state management of the tourism industry, the development of tourism human resources and tourist products, and tourism promotion. According to a report, seven cities and provinces received a total number of visitors of 17.7 million and earned VND63, 000 billion (US$2.7 billion) in tourism revenue in 2021. In the first six months of this year, the business outcome of tourism activities saw positive signs thanks to tourism reopening policies. The total number of tourists was estimated at around 32.9 million, including one million international visitors while the revenue from tourism was VND87, 900 (US$3.76 billion). Standing Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ngai Province, Tran Hoang Tuan speaks at the event. Speaking at the event, Standing Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of … [Read more...] about North-Central-South tourism connectivity enhanced
As profits disappear from NFT game Axie Infinity, so too do players
The HCMC office worker first heard of the NFT-based game last summer, and, after a few weeks of research, decided to invest US$1,000 into three non-fungible tokens linked to in-game characters called "axies." Axies and "smooth love potion" (SLP), the game’s reward for winning battles using axies, are its two selling points since they can be exchanged into money. Axies can also be "bred" with SLP and another token called AXS to produce new NFTs. Price of Axies, SLP and AXS suddenly surged last year, tracking the boom in the popularity of the game as players from developing countries found it a prominent source of income amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Kha then quit his job and invested all his savings in the game, but prices have fallen since the end of 2021 without any signs of recovery. In March its Ronin network was hacked, and some $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC cryptocurrencies was stolen. An AXS token now is worth $18, a 10th of its peak price last year. Kha … [Read more...] about As profits disappear from NFT game Axie Infinity, so too do players
Vietnam’s GDP growth set to expand by 7.5% in 2022: World Bank
In long term, transforming the higher education system will be key to boosting Vietnam’s productivity and helping achieve its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045. Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to surge from an estimated 2.6% in 2021 to 7.5% in 2022, with backing from resilient manufacturing and a robust rebound in services. Overview of the event. Photo: Nguyen Tung Country Director for the World Bank in Vietnam Carolyn Turk revealed the figures at the launch of its bi-annual economic outlook for Vietnam titled “Taking Stock: Educate to Grow” today [August 8]. According to Turk, the global economy has been experiencing a series of very large and negative shocks, including ongoing Covid-19-related disruptions and supply shocks associated with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this context, Vietnam’s economy has shown “relative resilience and staged a strong rebound after last year’s Covid-19 induced slowdown,” Turk said. Vietnam’s economic … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s GDP growth set to expand by 7.5% in 2022: World Bank