Hanoi slow in putting electrical wire and cables underground

Hanoi intendeds to bury electrical wires and cables underground along its streets, however, the work has remained sluggish.

 

VN child protection association pursues elevator sexual assault case

 The HCM City's Association for Protection of Child's Rights and several experts have called on the government to prosecute a former official of Danang City for child sexual abuse.

 

Da Nang hospital, Japanese university co-operate in stem transplant

Japan’s Shiga University of Medical Science will help Danang Hospital in stem transplant technology.

 

VN firms borrow money from banks rather than issue bonds

 The Vietnamese government’s decree 163, with loosened requirements on bond issuance, is expected to encourage businesses to seek capital from bond issuance and rely less on bank loans.

 

Seminar discusses creating a strong employer brand in a competitive environment

Enterprises increasingly appreciate the importance of human resource management and have mapped out human resource development strategies methodically, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Vietnamese parents oversee school meals

Concerned over the quality of food their children are served at school, some Hanoi parents have taken a hands-on approach.

Businesses borrow money from banks rather than issue bonds

VietNamNet Bridge - The government’s decree 163, with loosened requirements on bond issuance, is expected to encourage businesses to seek capital from bond issuance and rely less on bank loans.


Vietnam's Mekong Delta region adapts to climate change

 Located at the end of the Mekong River, the Mekong Delta is the most prosperous agricultural production region in Southeast Asia. However, it is also one of the areas most heavily affected by climate change.

Vietnam to face competition from India in aquaculture exports

 Vietnam’s aquaculture exports will face stronger competition from India in the traditional market of Japan, because India is striving to triple the domestic aquatic product output in the near future.

 

Dutch PM: Vietnam has a friend in Europe

Vietnamese people have a friend in Europe that is the Netherlands, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said at the end of his one-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 

VN reporters vote for Devotion Music Awards

 A ballot was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on April 9 by about 100 reporters to choose the 14th Devotion Music Awards, run by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily.

 

Conference looks to fight coastal erosion in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The VN Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in Ca Mau province on April 9, seeking measures to combat river and coastal erosion in the Mekong Delta region.

 

Vietnam to compete in U18 football tournament in Hong Kong

 Vietnam will face Singapore, Myanmar and hosts Hong Kong in an U18 tournament later this month.

 

Vietnam's wood exports surge 15.6 percent in Q1

 Vietnam’s exports of wood and timber products in the first quarter of this year reached 2.3 billion USD, up 15.6 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

 

Motor-taxi driver with rare blood type saves lives

Twenty years ago, Tran Hoang Long of HCM City discovered that his blood type was B negative, shared by less than 5 per cent of the world's population.

Billion-dollar deals and the cutthroat competition among securities companies

 Investment banking (IB) is a difficult business, which explains why only a few Vietnamese companies can carry it out, though the market is valued at billions of dollars.

 

Three more prosecuted in exam cheating scandal

 The Ha Giang Police on Monday prosecuted three people for high school exam cheating and forbade them from leaving their living areas.

Billion-dollar deals and the cutthroat competition among securities companies

VietNamNet Bridge - Investment banking is a difficult business, which explains why only a few Vietnamese companies can carry it out, though the market is valued at billions of dollars.


Hanoi prepares for summer water shortages

Many areas in Hanoi may face water shortages due to forecasted heat waves while demand for clean water would also increase this summer, 

Tables turned on loan sharks

Loan sharks have a reputation for violence, but the tables got turned on some debt collectors recently.

Hanoi plans to execute 15 transport projects

The Hanoi People's Committee Hanoi will submit to the City People's Council for approval on 18 projects of the period of 2016-2019, including 15 transport infrastructure projects.

State-owned schools suffer from teacher brain drain

VietNamNet - Teachers who once coveted jobs at state-owned schools in the past are now leaving the schools for private education establishments which offer higher salaries.

 

State-owned schools suffer from teacher brain drain

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers who once coveted jobs at state-owned schools in the past are now leaving the schools for private education establishments which offer higher salaries.

Companies follow Government lead, set cautious growth targets

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction company Becamex IDC Corp has been cautious about this year’s business targets.

 

Vietnamese real estate market attracts Japanese firms

 The real estate market in Vietnam is the most attractive in Southeast Asia, according to Director of Japan’s Global Link Cooperative Yoshinori Nakata.