‘Hoi Dinh Chem’, a lacquer painting by Nguyen Van Ty, has fetched EUR832,000 (US$972,000) at a French auction, a record price for a Vietnamese artwork in Europe.
The current pandemic has not only put mounting pressure on the quality of Vietnamese banks’ assets and profitability but also hampered some lenders’ cross-border mergers, forcing them to take different approaches to their foreign ownership limit.
VOV.VN - The nation is likely to be the second best performer in terms of economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report recently released by the S&P Global Ratings, which revised up GDP predictions of regional countries this year following the revival of trade and consumption.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on September 23 held a webinar on the two countries’ relations, on the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (September 23).
VOV.VN - Local tour operator Vietravel and the HCM City Business Association co-hosted an exchange on September 23 with 30 Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals based in foreign countries to discuss current tourism promotions that are taking place abroad.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese writers Kieu Bich Hau and Do Mai Hoa have accepted an invitation to participate in the International Sofia GlosiFest Autumn 2020, which is currently taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
More than 1,400 Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) are set to lose their deposit of VND100 million (US$4,239) each due to fleeing from their workplace or attempting to illegally stay in the country.
VOV.VN - A programme with the theme of “Coffee Walk” has taken place in the Czech Republic with the aim of introducing Vietnamese culture to international friends.
VOV.VN - All four Vietnamese students competing at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) successfully brought home prizes, including a gold, during its online format which ran from Sept. 13 - 23.
VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways on September 23 safely repatriated nearly 270 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Australia and New Zealand due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.