Nem chua ran – the soul of street food in Hanoi

 It’s easy to satisfy your stomach when you are traveling in Hanoi, one of the most popular cities in Vietnam for cuisine.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 10/8

 Hanoi exempts fees for household businesses being converted into enterprises, Vietnam’s import-export turnover hits $264bln in first seven months, State to collect over VND500 billion from Petimex IPO

Social News 10/8

Australia donates water treatment systems to rural areas, Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp opened in Phu Tho, Waste Land documentary to be screened at The Learning Hub, Photo contest on Vietnam – Japan friendship kicks off

Private investors becoming more influential in retail market

For many years, the Vietnamese retail market has been the playing field of state-owned and foreign invested enterprises. However, it is now witnessing a strong rise of private investors.

Uncontrolled ecotourism threatens sanctuaries, national parks

VietNamNet Bridge - Unreasonable development of ecotourism is threatening the environment, experts say.

Vietnamese spend billions of USD on overseas healthcare services

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s healthcare sector has made big progress in recent years, but many people still want to go abroad to have treatment, even for diseases which can be treated in Vietnam. 

Costume designers: The unsung heroes of the theatrical world

Fashion designer Si Hoang has been working as a stage costume designers for many years with a large number of his products used in large-scale productions including two produced by the Viet Nam Cheo Theatre and the Ha Noi Drama Theatre

Exam cheating discovered in all inspected provinces

The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) inspectors have discovered signs of exam cheating in Ha Giang, Son La, Lang Son and Hoa Binh.

Unnamed alleys - the charm of Hanoi

 There are not many cities which have a myriad of small alleys like Hanoi. Here you see alleys with or without names, and village alleys turn into city streets. And I want to tell about Hanoi`s unnamed alleys.

Corn festival of the Cong

The Corn Festival is a traditional celebration of the Cong people in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province. 

Vietnamese tea finds flavour of growth in new world tastes

 While Vietnam’s tea industry is known around the world, in reality, Vietnam only really exports tea to easy markets like Pakistan and China, while its shares in more stringent markets such as the EU and US are quite modest.

18 antiques returned to Vietnam

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung handed over 18 antiques from different cultural periods to the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi on August 9.

Lawmakers: Future ODA loans are still needed for Vietnam

 Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed that future official development assistance (ODA) loans are necessary for Vietnam to meet its development potential, but they emphasised the need to spend these loans more effectively.

Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 explores new drive for M&A

 Titled “The Push of the Decade,” the first session of Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 explores the new driving force to boost the Vietnamese M&A market.

Precious trees recognised as heritage

The Viet Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment has recognised a group of 400 Po Mu trees in the forest of mountainous Tay Giang District in Quang Nam Province as Heritage Trees.

Online dating: Aim high, keep it brief, and be patient

 Scientists say the secrets to success in online dating are to aim high, keep your message brief, and be patient.

Should Vietnam buy electricity from China?

Experts believe that buying electricity from other countries, especially China, will not reduce domestic electricity shortage, but could increase the price of electricity and pose risks for national defence.

Lombok earthquake: Strong aftershock amid rescue efforts

 The Indonesian island of Lombok has been hit by a strong tremor, as the search continues for victims of Sunday's earthquake.

Jet-ski safety concerns after fatal Danang accident

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have asked Danang authorities to investigate the cause of a jet-ski accident which killed a tourist at a local beach.

Thousands in Hanoi struggle with contaminated water

 Around 3,000 residents at Tan Tan Do residential area in Hanoi have been using water with the high arsenic concentration for years, putting them at risk of cancer.

Localities urged to control pork prices

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have urged localities to stabilise pork prices which have been on the rise.

Vietnam's Phan Thi Mo crowned as World Miss Tourism Ambassador

Vietnamese contestant Phan Thi Mo has defeated 50 contestants from many countries to be crowned as the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 in Thailand on August 8.

Nurse practitioner to be tried for giving genital warts to 100 children

Hung Yen Province People’s Procuracy has completed the prosecution procedures against Nguyen Thi Hien from Da Trach Commune in Khoai Chau District for her violations of regulations on health examination.

Chinese men arrested for Quang Ninh petrol station theft

 Two Chinese men have been arrested after attacking a female staff member in an attempted theft at a petrol station in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

HCM City building management board head arrested for deadly fire

 Head of the Carina Plaza Building management board, Nguyen Quoc Tuan, has just been arrested and prosecuted for violating fire regulations.