Four leaders of Vietnam’s large corporations have been invited to participate in the APEC CEO Summit 2017, being held from November 8 to 10 in the central city of Đà Nẵng. Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo (left above), Nguyễn Đức Thuận (left below ), Dương Thị Mai Hoa (right above) and Thái Hương (right below) are the four Vietnamese entrepreneurs participating in the APEC CEO Summit held in Đà Nẵng on November 8-10. — Photo cafef.vn The APEC CEO Summit is Asia-Pacific’s premier business event and is held within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, taking place on November 6-11 in Đà Nẵng. According to business news website cafef.vn, the Vietnamese invitees include Nguyễn Đức Thuận, founder of TBS Group, joining the discussion session on the topic "Future Of Works."The second person is Nguyễn … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese entrepreneurs to attend APEC CEO Summit
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Russian Pushkin Medal awarded to Vietnamese scientist
Scientist Nguyen Tuyet Minh (Source: vnu.edu.vn)Moscow (VNA) – Russian ForeignMinister Sergei Lavrov on November 4 presented the State Pushkin Prize to aVietnamese scientist for her outstanding contributions to friendship andcooperation between the two countries.Nguyen Tuyet Minh is a scientific adviser tothe Russian World Reading Room of the International School under the VietnamNational University – Hanoi.Speaking at the awarding ceremony, Lavrovhailed Minh’s contributions to Russian language teaching in Vietnam, sayingthat she is among the pioneers and has spent 60 years teaching Russian inVietnam.He also expressed his delight at presentingthe honour to a woman who has devoted most of her life time boostingpeople-to-people friendship as well as Russian language and culture in Vietnam.Minh is the only Vietnamese to receive thisprestigious award in 2017.The teacherhad held a 15-year-long position of Vice Dean of the Faculty of RussianLanguage and Culture, VNU … [Read more...] about Russian Pushkin Medal awarded to Vietnamese scientist
Vietnamese search engine Coc Coc attracts 23 million users
Coc Coc, or “Knock Knock” in English – a Vietnam-based search engine – has become one of the most popular browsers in Vietnam, with around 23 million users as of August. Representatives of Coc Coc speak on the development of the local search engine Le Van Thanh, co-founder of Coc Coc, said that in the local market, the browser has made strong leaps, just behind Google’s Chrome and has surpassed all other browsers of foreign brands like Firefox. Data from internet-monitoring firm StatCounter shows Chrome has taken the lead with 58.7% of users, followed by Coc Coc (26.6%) and Firefox (7.5%). Thanh ascribed the strong growth to the integration of many features such as search, automatic punctuations, correct spelling suggestions, dictionaries, Facebook access, download and shopping suggestions among others. The Vietnamese search engine, behind Google and Facebook, has made up around 20% of the online advertising market. The number of Coc Coc users has … [Read more...] about Vietnamese search engine Coc Coc attracts 23 million users
Vietnamese takes 150-day motorbike tour to France
A young Vietnamese has arrived in France after motorbiking from Vietnam over 150 days. Tran Dang Dang Khoa, 31, from the southern province of Tien Giang started his journey on June 1 this year and finished it on October 28. He spent 500 litres of petrol for the 20,000 kilometre trip which passed through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. Khoa wrote on his Facebook that he had chances to see different cultures, eat dishes, meet new people, including Vietnamese people who live and work in many countries. The journey left him with many unforgettable memories. He added that luckily, he did not experience any traffic accidents and his health was quite good during the trip. He has also planned to fly to the southern African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. After that, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese takes 150-day motorbike tour to France
Vietnamese people expect many opportunities from APEC 2017
VietNamNet Bridge - APEC 2017 will open many opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, to access the broad market of member economies. APEC 2017: Golden opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, who is also Vice Chair of the National Committee for APEC 2017, said hosting APEC Year 2017, Vietnam will have more opportunities to strengthen its economic, trade and investment relations with partners in the Asia Pacific region. The organization of this event will also facilitate the achievement of objectives of the country's Socio-Economic Development Strategy for the period 2011-2020. Regarding the expectations of Vietnam for hosting APEC Year 2017, Son said Vietnam has big expectations as follows: Contributing positively to the APEC process, making APEC cooperation more effective. Raising the profile of APEC as a leading forum for economic cooperation, the pioneer for regional connectivity, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people expect many opportunities from APEC 2017