“Unlike other countries, military dogs in Vietnam are not ranked officers,” Captain Tran Quoc Huong said. “However, after they die, those with remarkable merits will be stuffed and mounted on the walls of our memorial rooms for later generations to remember.” … [Read more...] about The canine warriors of Vietnam’s border defense force
Officer by rank
Two Lieutenant Generals promoted to Senior Lieutenant General
Party General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) and the two newly-promoted generals On behalf of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Ministry of National Defense (MND), Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich thanked the Party and State for their leadership over the CMC and MND. General Lich said that the rank promotion given to the two MND leaders demonstrates the Party’s and State’s trust in the MND in general and the two senior officers in particular. … [Read more...] about Two Lieutenant Generals promoted to Senior Lieutenant General
Bảo Minh Insurance plans to divest from MBB
In the third quarter, MBB reported an increase of 6.1 per cent year-on-year to more than VNĐ6,735 trillion in revenue. The bank’s profit after tax rose 8.3 per cent to VNĐ2.357 trillion. In the first nine months of last year, the profit after tax climbed 6.4 per cent year-on-year to nearly VNĐ6.332 trillion. VNS … [Read more...] about Bảo Minh Insurance plans to divest from MBB
Creative touch preferred as industry moves out
Converting old factories into creative hubs is actually no longer a new thing in the world. Typically, the Zollverin coal mine industrial complex in Germany has "turned" into a coal museum space, exhibition centre and creative park on the basis of recreating the world's largest coal mine from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Another example is the 789 Art Zone in Beijing converted from the old electronics factory on the basis of keeping the original Bauhaus style. … [Read more...] about Creative touch preferred as industry moves out