Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts crowds

Tens of thousands of visitors and local residents joined Cao Dai followers at the ‘Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung’, the biggest festival of the Cao Dai sect, in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 17 night. The festival is a major great religious b…

Hanoi fair spotlights supporting industries

The Hanoi Supporting Industry Fair opened at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre (ICE) in the capital city on September 18 with 250 booths by domestic and foreign enterprises from the supporting industry sector. Currently, the city has nearly 1…

Vietnam climbs one place in UN e-government index

Vietnam moved up one place to rank 71st among 193 countries in the 2024 edition of the United Nations (UN) E-Government Survey – Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development, which was launched by the UN on September 17. According …

Automobile sales in Vietnam down 13% in August

Car sales in August by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) fell by 13% from the previous month to 25,196 units, VAMA reports. In terms of vehicle origins, 12,064 locally-assembled cars were sold in the month, down 13%….

PSEi down on profit taking, peso stays flat

Manila: The local stock barometer declined on Wednesday due to last-minute profit-taking, while the peso barely moved.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 19.46 points to 7,155.90 while All Shares also slightly declined by 2.21 points to …

Ex-DBM official in Pharmally mess nabbed in Davao

Manila: Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) undersecretary and Procurement Service (PS) executive director Lloyd Christopher Lao, who is implicated in the Pharmally mess, was arrested in Ecoland, Davao City on Wednesday, said Criminal Inv…