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Bosch’s eScooters built to rideshare
Three eScooter Sharing Systems have recently been launched at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnamese-German University (VGU), and Danang University of Science and Technology (DUT).
It takes a village to preserve identity
The globalisation has been blowing through the modern world and affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways.
Northwestern culture, native flowers to be showcased at event in Sapa
Between January 30 and February 12, namely January 3 to January 16 of the lunar New Year, the Fansipan Legend will hold the “khen-hoa” festival and northwestern culture showcase in Sapa, Lao Cai.
The year of the Rooster
2017 is the year of the rooster in the Vietnamese traditional zodiac. VIR’s Bich Ngoc analyses what the means for people and how the rooster is important in Vietnam’s life and culture.
What’s left for Vietnam after US withdraws from TPP?
US President Donald Trump on January 23 signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP).
Luxury units entice developers
Despite an expected oversupply in 2017, high-end and luxury apartment development in Ho Chi Minh City is still on the rise.
Hour of Code Vietnam reaches the highest record
Microsoft and Vietnet Information Technology and Communication Center (Vietnet-ICT) have announced a “Minecraft” coding tutorial for students and educators, created especially for the third-annual Hour of Code, a campaign to broaden global participation in computer science.
Online business registration hits new record high
As registering business online is now completely free of charge and easier than ever, the number of firms engaged in online registration is expected to reach 30% of the total this year.
Just an anonymous bridge builder
From his Christmas vacation with his family in the Silicon Valley, Pham Duc Trung Kien, a visually impaired investor known as “the bridge builder between the US and Vietnam,” shared his thoughts with VIR regarding Vietnamese education.
Cai Mep: Portal to the Pacific
Container throughput in the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port area has increased significantly after enduring a number of slow years. Nguyen Xuan Ky, deputy general director of Cai Mep International Terminal, discusses the important role the port area plays and how it can increase its operational efficiency.