Domestic demand remains high as petrol prices spike

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnamese enterprises imported no petrol in the first two months of the year, they still raised the retail price.

Learning to travel and travelling to learn

Travel changed Ngo Tran Hai An’s life. The 38-year-old has spent the last 20 years of his life exploring Vietnam and other countries and blogging about his adventures on Facebook, where he has more than 22,000 followers. 

Lighting up hope from medical research

To timely put the new vaccines into mass production in 2019, the authors of two seasonal flu and pandemic flu vaccines have been busy with their products that carry international stature and profound humanitarian.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 16/3

Firms urged to increase awareness of environmental protection, Moscow meeting connects Vietnamese, Russian SMEs, Thai firms seek business shortcuts in Vietnam, Binh Quoi-Thanh Da urban area project attracts 10 potential investors

Were sao la seen in Quang Binh after 10 years of no sightings?

VietNamNet Bridge - Described as a timid species only living in primeval forests, sao la, or Asian unicorn, ( Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) have been spotted in the central province of Quang Binh.


More doctors leaving public hospitals to go private

 VietNamNet Bridge – More talented and experienced doctors are leaving public hospitals to work in private facilities, raising concerns of a shortage of key doctors in the public sector.

Japanese mentally-ill man rescued from Hanoi’s building top

 Police in Hanoi have rescued a Japanese mentally-ill man who was found climbing on the top of several houses for hours.

Success for first Vietnamese dual liver transplant operation

 Doctors from the Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital announced they had successfully conducted their first liver transplants from a brain-dead donor for two patients.

Da Nang welcomes tens of thousands of visitors by cruise liners

 Since the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of visitors have arrived in the central coastal city of Da Nang by cruise ships with each cruise liner carrying around 2,000 tourists on board.

Ministry vows to strictly deal with Hoa Binh exam scandal

 The Ministry of Education and Training said that they would strictly deal with the officials and students who altered the results for 2018 high school graduation and university entrance exams.

ACB may sell treasury shares to raise capital: HSC

 Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (ACB) plans to sell treasury shares to raise charter capital in 2019.

Hanoi proposes tightened management of social network businesses

 The Ha Noi Market Management Department has said businesses operating on social networks such as Facebook, Zalo and Viber should be under the same management as e-commerce websites.

VinaCapitalVentures names VN-born former German vice chancellor advisory board chairman

 VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment company of VinaCapital, on Friday announced the appointment of Dr Philipp Rosler, former German vice chancellor, as the chairman of its advisory board.

New tour linking Vietnam's Thanh Hoa and Laos' Houaphanh launched

 Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa on March 15 launched a new tour linking the province and neighbouring Houaphanh Province in Laos.

1,000 Thanh Hoa families suffer water shortage

 Some 1,000 households in Yên Thọ Commune in the central province of Thanh Hoá have endured a shortage of clean water for two months.

Vietnam inaugurates emergency health centre

 The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the US Consulate General in VN on Friday inaugurated the Public Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Japanese-style kindergarten debuts in Da Nang

 The Selfwing VN Company officially launched its first education system in Da Nang on Friday, marking the first high-quality human resource education system with funding from Japan.

Vietnam's first weigh bridge installed on near Hai Phong port city

 The country’s most advanced automatic weigh bridge, sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been handed over to the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam (DRVN).

Foreigner passionate about Vietnamese ethnic minorities’ culture

 Mark Rapoport, an American physician, is keen on collecting antiques and items from ethnic minorities in Vietnam. His gallery, 54 Traditions, is a venue for culture admirers in Hanoi.

National Press Festival 2019 opens in Hanoi

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other senior leaders cut the ribbon to kick off the National Press Festival 2019 in Hanoi on March 15.

Czech’s deputy foreign minister welcomed in Hanoi

 Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 15 for Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Lukas Kaucky, who is on a working visit to Vietnam. 

Hanoi raises nearly $1.3 million for Vietnam’s sea, islands

 Over 30 billion VND (nearly 1.3 million USD) has been raised by 164 units and organisations in Hanoi for the “Fund for Vietnam’s sea, islands”, heard a conference in the capital city on March 14. 

President bestows People’s Artisan title on 62 folk artists

 The President has issued Decision 356/QD-CTN bestowing the State title of People’s Artisan to 62 performers of folk arts to honour their outstanding contribution to preserving and developing the country’s intangible cultural heritage. 

Vietnamese telecom group helps Laos apply E-Office system

 The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and the Laos’ Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) on March 15 launched the E-Office – an electronic document management system jointly developed by the two sides.

Experts: Vietnam most vibrant destination for Russian tourists

 Russian experts have described Vietnam as the most vibrant destination in Southeast Asia for tourists from the European country over the past two years.