Viettel slashes roaming fees for ASIAD 2018

 Military-run telecom provider Viettel has announced a roaming fee reduction of up to 45 percent for calls, texts and data applicable to all subscribers in Indonesia from August 15 to September 14.

HCM City seeks more green space amid rapid urbanisation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Thien, who lives in Binh Tan, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street.

Ancient house in Ma May

 Ma May, a rare quarter that still retains several old houses, has created one of the characteristics of Hanoi.

Vietnam’s steel manufacturing in a whirlwind of lawsuits

VietNamNet Bridge - At least half of the current trade remedy, anti-countervailing and anti-dumping investigations are on products in the steel manufacturing sector.

Post-M&A period a challenge for all

 When foreign investors partner up with Vietnamese companies, post-merger integration becomes a complex task, focused on cross-cultural understanding and the setting of mutual goals.

Kids of construction workers spend summer in the City

During the school year, Dinh Thi Cam Tu, 16, lives with her aunt in her family’s hometown. Every day, she sees her aunt and cousins together as a family and misses her mother, who has worked in HCM City

Real estate sector forecast to top Vietnam’s M&A in 2018

 Vietnam’s M&A market exceeded the US$10-billion landmark for the first time last year, a nine-fold increase against 2008, and continued to rise 55 percent year-on-year to reach US$3.55 billion in the first six months of this year.

Hard teaching lives in northern mountainous areas

 Teacher Luc Thi Ly has to walk every day along a rough and dangerous track to her school in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Turtle tower: The architectural landmark of Hoan Kiem lake

 Turtle tower is an architectural work considered as a significant landmark of Hoan Kiem lake.

VN Central Bank to inspect banks that pour money into real estate

The State Bank of Vietnam, in an effort to strictly control credit growth in the second half of the year, will take unscheduled inspection tours to banks that are pouring  money into the real estate sector. 

Hue girl offers inspiration to the disabled

Born in the former imperial capital city of Hue, Le Thi Thanh Nhan did not want to learn the local paper flower craft. Hue is famous for the craft, especially in the Thanh Tien paper flower making village on the city’s outskirts.

Solidance identifies key points in development of sustainable cities

Corporate strategy consultant releases "Transforming Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi into Sustainable Cities of Vietnam" white paper.

Indonesian Ambassador spotlights Vietnam-Indonesia friendship

 Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has highlighted the spirit of friendship between his country and Vietnam in an article on the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945-2018). 

Islet eatery offers good food for soul

“What could a bank note of VND1,000 (0.43 cents) buy?” you may wonder as you contemplate an accumulated stack of small money. On a small islet in the Mekong Delta of Soc Trang, an eatery offers an answer

Storm Bebinca takes toll on northern, north central regions

 At least six people have died and two others remain unaccounted for after storm Bebinca swept through the northern and north central regions of Vietnam on early August 17.

Japan’s open-door policy for foreign workers - a boon for Vietnam

With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups.

The special cultural symbol of Hanoi

 Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake area is the official conform one heritage since it was recognized as a national monument and now a special national monument. It is among special cultural symbols of the capital.

Smart urban areas are right for VN

Dang Hung Vo, former deputy minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks to the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper on the advantages of developing smarter and more sustainable urban areas.

Bringing new vitality for bamboo products

 Located right at the foot of Cua Dai Bridge in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, Vo Tan Tan's bamboo shop ‘Taboo Bamboo’ attracts tourists to visit and shop with unique bamboo products. 

Corruption must be rooted out

Bui Duc Thu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper on the need to tightly supervise people with power.

Farmer earns huge money from purple longan

 A farmer in Soc Trang Province successfully propagated the new type of longan after accidentally discovering a longan with purple peel.

Workplace reality bites for graduates

 There were about 1.1 million unemployed people in Vietnam in the second quarter, including some 200,000 graduates, according to the General Statistics Office. 

Liver transplants 'may be unnecessary thanks to new drug treatment'

 A potential treatment for sudden liver failure could cut the need for transplants, say scientists at the University of Edinburgh.

Innovating thinking in tourism

 In order to develop tourism into a key economic sector in the context of Industry 4.0, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has emphasised that it is necessary to change the way of thinking about tourism

Quang Binh seeks governmental agreement for dumping waste into the ocean

The Quang Trach thermoelectricity plant, a project of Electricity of Viet Nam in the central province of Quang Binh, is seeking final agreement from governmental agencies to dump 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud