HCM City to host International Travel Expo

 The 14th International Travel Expo HCM City (ITE HCMC) will take place from September 6 – 8 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Businesses facing increased risks in international trade

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses have been reportedly tricked by foreign partners from Morocco, Canada, New Zealand and the US recently.

Fishing net village busy as flood season arrives early

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the local flood season underway a fishing net making village in Can Tho City is operating at full capacity.

Overloaded mopeds in Vietnam

 Balancing things on the back of a moped really is a skill in Viet Nam. And no matter how much, there always seems to be enough room. 

Vietnamese firms tap vegetarian food market

 The vegetarian food segment has been attracting a great deal of attention from businesses in recent years and gradually satisfied the tastes of customers.

Goverment News 23/8

High level visits to shape basis for stronger Vietnam-Egypt ties, President’s visit to Ethiopia to enhance bilateral relations, PM orders meticulous preparation for WEF ASEAN, Vietnam, China push cooperation between localities

G-bonds become important capital mobilisation tool: official

Efforts of the Ministry of Finance to restructure the Government bond market have turned the bonds into an important capital mobilisation channel for national economic development.

Asian Games 2018: Vietnam secures another silver in wushu

Vietnamese wushu artist Bui Truong Giang obtained a silver medal for his performance in the men's sanda 56 kg at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23.

ASIAD 2018: Rowers win first gold medal for Vietnam

 Vietnamese female rowing team brought the first gold medal to Vietnam on August 23 at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.

Vestige of Cham towers unveiled in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical artefacts dating back a thousand years have been uncovered in the suburbs of Da Nang. 

Teacher shortage leaves hundreds of kids at home in Ha Tinh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of toddlers have been unable to enroll at public kindergartens in Ha Tinh Province this school year due to a serious shortage of teachers.

HCM City’s parking fee plan a disappointment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amount of fees collected from the newly-implemented hourly on-street parking zones in HCM City were disappointing with the rate of lost revenue reaching as high as 60 per cent.

Forbes highest-paid actor: The Rock nearly doubles 2017 earnings

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m (£92m) in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list.

Slaughtered pigs outnumber Spanish population

 New statistics on the number of slaughtered pigs in Spain have stirred fears in the country's media that the animals may soon outnumber the human population and end up hogging local resources.

40,000 State workers made redundant since 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 40,000 State employees have been made redundant since 2015 as part of Party and Government efforts to downsize the number of public employees.

Massive art performance opens national festival in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – A massive professional art performance at Trung Vuong Theatre has opened the annual National Music and Dance Festival being held in the central coastal city of Da Nang from August 21-31.

Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat in playoffs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat 90-70 in the first playoffs of the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League on August 21.

Vietnam wins top prize at In’t Puppetry Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese puppeteers won first prize at the 8th Petrushka World Puppet Carnival in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Fighting against dollarization will help stabilize exchange rate: experts

Experts have urged the government to stop accepting deposits in US dollars from the public, saying that this is a necessary to stabilize the forex market and exchange rate, and fight against dollarization.

Collage art exhibition “Sac Tam” by Phi Loan

 Fabric and paper collage exhibition entitled “Sac Tam” (The Colors of Soul) by artist Phi Loan will take place at the Hanoi Studio Gallery from August 24 to 31, 2018.

More expressways planned to connect Long Thanh airport

 The Ministry of Transport and the government of the southern province of Dong Nai, where the Long Thanh International Airport project is being developed, have announced plans to develop five expressways leading to the airport.

New decree to support rice exporters

Rice exporters are no longer required to own at least one warehouse, with a minimum storage capacity of 5,000 tons, and a milling facility, with a minimum hourly processing capacity of 10 tons, to obtain a license to ship staple food abroad.

Vietnam among fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia

 Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, according to information released at the Vietnam Online Marketing Forum 2018 (VOMF 2018) on August 17.

Only 21% of local SMEs involved in global supply chains

 Only 21 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam are part of global supply chains, the “Supply Chain Optimization & Competitive Strategy for Enterprises” forum heard.

Japanese firms gear capital into high-tech field in Vietnam

 Japanese firms have recently poured capital into many large-scale, high-tech projects in Vietnam.