VN banks see bad debt ratio drop

 The number of non-performing loans (NPLs) at many banks has decreased dramatically in the past few months, with some even posting a decline of more than half.

ATMs keep running out of cash

 Early this week, many ATM users and card holders complained they could not withdraw cash from ATMs and had to go to bank branches instead.

VN loses out on global market without rice brand

 Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been exporting rice under foreign brand names for many years though it is itself one of the biggest rice exporters in Viet Nam.

Vietnam PMI posts moderate growth in January

 The start of 2019 saw moderate growth in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector, according to a Nikkei report released on Friday.

Raglai’s bo ma festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

 Bỏ mả (leaving tomb), the biggest festival of the Raglai ethnic community, was recognised as national intangible cultural heritage at a ceremony in Ninh Thuận Province’s Thuận Bắc District on Wednesday night.

Le Quang Liem ranks ninth at Gibraltar Chess Festival

 Vietnam’s No 1 chess player Le Quang Liem finished ninth at the Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 which concluded yesterday.

Getting yourself into a pickle

 Pickling onions is a tradition in many regions in Việt Nam during the Lunar New Year holidays and here is our simple guide to the best ways to make sure you are a perfect pickler!

Unique national treasure in Giam pagoda

Giam Pagoda in Cam Giang district, Hai Duong province currently preserves a wooden tower called Cuu Pham Lien Hoa (nine-storey lotus tower).

Breath of spring in Truong Sa archipelago

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is around the corner, officials and soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago are rushing to prepare for the holiday.

 

Breath of spring in Truong Sa archipelago

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is around the corner, officials and soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago are rushing to prepare for the holiday.

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SBV’s credit growth target achievable: Economists

 Economists have given bright outlook to Vietnamese economy, with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s credit growth target of 14 percent achievable.

VASCO to operate Vinh-Da Nang air route

 Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) said that it will operate flights between Nghe An province’s Vinh city and Da Nang city from February 15.

Party, State leader extends greetings on Year of Pig

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong extended Tet greetings to leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Committee as well as the whole Vietnamese people in and outside the country at a get-together in Hanoi on February 1.

Savills Vietnam: luxury real estate remains promising

 Vietnam’s luxury real estate market is set for strong growth in 2019, General Director of Savills Vietnam Neil MacGregor told the media on January 30. 

Hanoi-Manila air route helps intensify Vietnam-Philippines friendship

 The Philippines Airlines (PAL) direct route linking Hanoi and Manila, scheduled to be launched on April 1, will help enhance ties between Vietnam and the Philippines.

Oversupply of hotels in central region leading to falling room rates

VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang City and Hoi An, the two most famous destinations for tourists in the central region, are full of hotels and resorts, leading to cutthroat competition.


Australia is sweltering through record-breaking heat. And the worst is yet to come

 Farmer Wayne Dunford was already feeling worn down. He'd battled through 18 months of some of the worst drought he'd seen in his half a century on the land.

Home for the holidays

Companies, industrial zones and hospitals nationwide have been getting into the Tet spirit and providing free transport to allow workers and patients travel home to spend the holiday with their families.

About 10,000 new HIV cases discovered in 2018

 There were about 10,000 new HIV carriers detected in 2018, including 2,000 fatalities, equivalent to those in 2017.

Consolidating macro-economic stability the leading task this year: PM

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told ministries, sectors and localities that consolidating macro-economic stability and promoting growth is their most important task for 2019.

Hanoi man’s organ donation saves patients with fatal diseases

 The family of a 27-year-old man in Hanoi, who was declared brain dead in a traffic accident, has voluntarily donated all of his internal organs as well as his corneas and tissues to patients needing replacement.

NongHyup Bank to open branch in HCM City

 Ho Chi Minh City supports and creates optimal conditions for the Republic of Korea’s NongHyup Bank to open a branch in the southern largest economic hub of Vietnam, said a municipal official.

Sticky rice cake village thrives

 The atmosphere of Tet is heating up as residents of Vinh Hoa village, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province are busy preparing square sticky rice cakes.

First Japanese sakuras begins to bloom in Hanoi

 Cherry blossom or sakura trees presented by Japanese partners in Hanoi in recent time begin to bloom ahead of Tet (or Lunar New Year) festival.