Suspected human skulls found in fire rubble

 Objects suspected to be human skulls were found at the scene of a recent massive fire in Hà Nội, police announced on Friday evening.

Craft villages struggle as young workers leave

 Craft villages face a shortage of labour as young workers tend to leave their hometowns, seeking city jobs rather than staying and doing traditional work.

Vietnam maintain Southeast Asia reign in latest FIFA rankings

 Vietnam have defended their 102nd position in the world as the International Football Federation (FIFA) released its latest men’s rankings on September 20.

Taking Vietnam's aviation industry to greater heights

Honeywell offers aviation solutions that allow industry stakeholders to stay ahead of the curve. 

Real estate credit tightened

VietNamNet Bridge - At most banks, loans provided to the real estate sector account for no more than 7 percent of their total outstanding loans, but the figures are above 10 percent at other banks.

Bottleneck stymies Vietnamese firms from raising foreign shareholding

 Public companies are finding it hard to lift foreign ownership limit (FOL) to 100 percent due to current legal regulations on business condition lines and investment.

Having a permanent establishment in Vietnam could cost a pretty penny

With the trend of globalisation, more companies have extensive business operations across many territories and jurisdictions, but not all of them have a good understanding about domestic tax regulations in the host countries or in tax treaties.

Foreign PE funds making a difference

 VET gathered opinions from foreign investors about Vietnam's private equity (PE) market.

Vietnam urged to mobilize $60 billion from the public

At the Vietnam Economic Forum held some days ago, experts from the World Bank said that $60 billion hoarded by the public could be a huge capital resource for the country’s development.

FiT increase heralds renewable rush

 While Vietnam is in the midst of a solar power rush and the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme for solar power has been extended until the end of 2020 in Ninh Thuan, the country may also witness the start of a wind power rush.

30 years of FDI in Vietnam: new vision and opportunities in a new era

 Less than two weeks are left before Vietnam celebrates 30 years of FDI mobilisation with a large-scale conference reviewing performance so far and discussing strategies and opportunities in the future.

Power supply failure cut access to online newspapers

 The failure of emergency power supply at VNG Corporation in HCM City-based Quang Trung Software City caused access errors to a number of online newspapers and news websites yesterday morning.

Nom pagoda typifies Vietnamese culture

 Nom pagoda in Dai Dong commune, Hung Yen province, embodies the charm of Vietnamese culture. Located only thirty kilometers from Hanoi, the pagoda is a popular destination for pilgrims around Vietnam.

HCM City apologises to local residents for shortcomings at Thu Thiem project

 The municipal People’s Committee organised a press conference yesterday morning to take responsibility and apologise to local residents about the situation in the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area.

25 European travel companies to survey Hanoi tourism

 A delegation of 25 travel businesses from 12 countries will carry out a fact-finding tour of Hanoi’s tourist attractions from October 4-14.

Two detained following tragedy at Hanoi music festival

 Police have detained two people following the deaths of seven people at a recent music show in Hanoi.

E-cards to be piloted for Hanoi BRT route

 E-cards will be piloted for passengers of Hanoi’s bus rapid transit (BRT) route from nearly next month.

Rethink exhibition shows art from trash

 Artwork of Australian artist and Vietnamese students focuses on plastic materials with a message on environmental protection. 

Solar dryers help farmers save time and labour

 Instead of drying farm produce on canvas or house roofs, some mushrooms producers in Da Nang city have used solar dryers to preserve products. 

HCM City: Can Gio district to host Nghinh Ong festival

 The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival is scheduled to take place in Can Thanh, Can Gio district in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23 -25.

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 Seaports at Dung Quat EZ need to reach regional standards, Experts discuss digital copyright, Da Nang lands $46.4m factory project, VinTech, UTS ink MoU in tech RD, Hanoi revokes slow-moving projects            

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 HCM City tackles property speculation,Da Nang develops in leaps and bounds to become livable city,Free health care services, medicine provided to Cambodians,PM orders intensifying measures against IUU fishing

Silent efforts help Vietnam-Japan friendship thrive

 Nozomi Soejima is living out a dream she has had since she was a little girl. The Japanese occupational therapist has helped rehabilitate Vietnamese patients at the Rehabilitation Centre of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi for almost two years.

State Securities Commission to increase quality of securities firms

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) will enhance the quality of securities firms by shutting down and revoking licences of financially-weak companies to ensure the sector is healthy.

Vietnam to work with Japan in marine plastic waste reduction

 Vietnam will cooperate with Japan in reducing marine plastic waste, according to head of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi.