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NANJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 December 2023 – On December 19, the “Hearts Connect along the Silk Road” International Volunteer Service Seminar, organized by the International Volunteer Service Working Committee and hosted by Office of Nanjing Municipal Civic Enhancement Committee, took place in Nanjing, known as the …

LNG-to-power projects typically take 7-8 years to complete while offshore wind energy projects could take 6-8 years, meaning they might not be operational by 2030 as planned. The statement was made by Hoang Tien Dung, director general of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority under the Ministry of Industry and …

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.41% to 1,122.25 points Tuesday. The index closed 4.59 points higher after gaining 14.60 points in the previous session. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 3% to VND14.74 trillion ($605.96 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 17 …

The Malaysian government has announced relaxed conditions for its 10-year visa program following repeated calls from tourism insiders amid a drop in the number of applicants. Under the revised version of the My Second Home program, there will be three tiers of silver, gold and platinum, with each having different …

In the first nine months of this year the number of successful property transactions was only 41% of last year’s, according to a Ministry of Construction report. But the number of successful transactions in the first three quarters was barely 320,000. The number of land transactions was only 36% of …

Gold prices on Tuesday jumped to a new peak in the morning but declined quickly in the afternoon. SJC gold bar price hit VND78.8 million ($3,239.47) per tael at 2:50 p.m., down 1.87% from a new record of VND80.3 million it established a few hours earlier. It, however, was still …

  Hà Nội shopping festival. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — In 2023, Hà Nội, as the economic powerhouse of the nation, actively spearheaded trade and investment promotion initiatives within the city and across various provinces nationwide. The city’s People’s Committee entrusted the Hà Nội Promotion Agency, in collaboration with pertinent departments, …

The pedestrian space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District will open from Dec. 29 through Jan. 1 to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday. The municipal People’s Committee said the space around Sword Lake and neighbouring areas as well as pedestrian streets in the Old Quarter …

Students at a Goertek training centre in the Quế Võ Industrial Park in northern Bắc Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo BẮC NINH — Recognising local cooperation as a crucial component of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and China, the northern province of Bắc Ninh has been focusing on …

Fuel distributor Xuyen Viet Oil violated regulations but managed to conceal it besides defaulting on taxes worth VND1.5 trillion (US$62 million). The violations were uncovered and linked to the recent arrests of high-profile officials, including Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai, who is being investigated for receiving …