Obscure minority brought to light

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gabor Vargyas was the first foreign anthropologist to study the Bru Vân Kiều people in the central region of Vietnam in depth.

Hanoi & HCMC retail market both rising

 Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam has released its latest report on Vietnam's retail market for the third quarter of 2018.

World major brands flock to Vietnam retail market

 The liberalization of the retail market has made Vietnam more attractive in the eyes of investors.

Vietnam in focus of ASEAN exports

 Ever since the ASEAN Economic Community was established at the end of 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been gradually capitalising on the bloc’s import tariff cuts to swell their exports.

Vietnam Web Summit 2018 to highlight AI, blockchain technologies

 The highlight of Vietnam Web Summit 2018, the largest annual web and internet festival in Vietnam, is expected to be the presentations by experts on the application of new technologie.

10 reasons to visit Ho Chi Minh City

 Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is always hot, noisy, chaotic and perhaps unromantic, but still a very popular holiday destination.

Cham ethnic culture: Bau Truc ceramic village and curry dish

 Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Thuan Province is highly recommended by many travel guides and it has existed since the reign of Cham King Po Klong Garai (1151-1205) and is considered one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia.

Vingroup starts construction of VinUni in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s real estate giant Vingroup started the construction of VinUni University in Hanoi on November 14.

Open-sourced data considerably benefit Vietnam

 Open-sourced data is increasingly considered a flexible resource which greatly benefits businesses, consumers, as well as the national economy in general. 

Art exhibition exists forever in public spaces

 VietNamNet Bridge – Virtual art is still a new concept in Vietnam, but Manzi Art Space in Hanoi has launched recently Into Thin Air 2 – an art in public project which offers art lovers a completely new way to enjoy art.

Vietnam gets to grips with CPTPP

CPTPP, slated for adoption by the National Assembly on November 12, will provide Vietnam with numerous opportunities to expand trade networks and draw in more investment. 

Bai Tu Long National Park conserves rich biodiversity values

 Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern province of Quang Ninh has proven to hold significant biodiversity values, with great efforts having been made to conserve them.

Young scientist discovers eight new bacterial species

At the 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME17) held in Germany in August, Nguyen Viet Hung was the only Vietnamese speaker invited to present his work in front of over 2,000 renowned scientists from over 60 countries.

Phở with Hitachi Wagyu beef

 With chef Vu Anh Duc from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. Let’s try Vietnamese “Phở” with a foreign addition. Cheers!  

Vietnam’s LGBT community stand proud

The members of the LGBT community in Vietnam are now confidently living up to their true sexuality, including being open about their orientation in their careers.

Vietnam to pilot 5G service next year

 Vietnam will pilot a fifth-generation (5G) network next year and officially provide the service in 2020, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 17/11

MPI to expand eco-industrial park model, Mekong Delta’s regional connectivity remains limited, Property firms propose lifting seven barriers, Agriculture sector targets 3 pct annual growth by 2020

Social News 17/11

 Quảng Trị to allocate funds for erosion prevention, Toll collection system in need of private investment, Cambodian drug trafficker arrested in HCM City, Vietnam takes part in annual charity bazaar in Indonesia

Opportunities to develop Vietnamese cinema

The fifth Hanoi International Film Festival 2018, with the participation of nearly 50 cinemas worldwide, has become a cultural event that brings a lot of excitement to the artists and film lovers. 

Residents still dispute inspection findings of Thu Thiem urban project

 Residents whose lives have been turned upside down by the Thu Thiem New Urban Area development project in District 2 have again expressed their opposition to the inspection findings of the Government Inspectorate, reported the local media.

Central Highlands welcomes European Film Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – The screening of A Wedding at the National Cinema Centre kicked off the European Film Festival (EFF) 2018 in Hanoi on Thursday.

HCMC to launch seven more waterway tour routes

 Daily Company will roll out seven additional waterway bus routes in HCMC in the near future after getting approval from the municipal Department of Transport. 

MNP service spurs SIM card market

 SIM card vendors are amassing as many promotional SIM card numbers from small-scale telecom carriers as they can, expecting to sell them at higher prices after the mobile number portability (MNP) service takes effect today.

HCMC sets rent for flood control pump

 The HCMC government is seeking temporary annual rent of VND9.8 billion for a large water pump, used to control floods on Nguyen Huu Canh Street in downtown HCMC.

Concert celebrates Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties

 A concert marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties will be held at the HCM City opera House on November 18.