Vietnam’s U23s win second consecutive victory

 Vietnam’s U23 team won their second game in a row at the U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 by defeating U23 Oman 1-0 on at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 5.

Vietnam’s women win silver at Asian team chess championship

The Vietnamese women’s team won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Team Chess Championship held in Iran from July 26 to August 4. 

Russian market in Ho Chi Minh City

There is a Russian market in the heart of HCM City. The market sells the iconic wooden roly poly dolls, souvenirs, and warm clothes from Russia, attracting crowds of foreign and domestic customers.

Road to school for students in remote mountain areas

There have always been a number of challenges facing learners on their climb to success. However, these difficulties are incrementally harder for children in remote, disadvantaged areas. 


BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 6/8

Positive economic index in July, HCM City to host int’l food, beverage, packing expos, Plastic products exports up 20%, Financial leasing significant to mobilise capital, Vietnam’s tea exports fall 6.9 percent in revenue    

Vietnam businesses excluded from global value chains

Vietnamese businesses cannot squeeze into foreign conglomerates’ global production chains, even though they can make products satisfying requirements by importers in developed countries.

Alarm rung over percentage of students suffering from depression

VietNamNet Bridge - Many depressed children are judged to be shy and lazy, while parents think they are stubborn and disobedient. 

Vietnamese ‘help’ Thai businesses sell fruit to China

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses that sell Thai fruits to China could create misunderstandings about Vietnam’s fruit export situation.


Ice, robot, reptile cafes: how long can they last?

VietNamNet Bridge - ROBO Café, the first café in Hanoi where visitors were served by a robot named Mortar, no longer exists. 

Vietnam’s railway sector set to pick up PPP steam

Vietnam’s railway sector is expected to become more appealing to investors interested in public-private partnership projects on the back of new incentives. 

Vietnam wins three bronzes in world informatics, design contests

 Vietnamese representatives won three bronze medals in the final rounds of the Adobe Certified Associate World Championship 2018 and the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2018.

US author: lost and found in Vietnam

For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Vietnam is a country that evokes memories and feelings. He lost his father in the American War in Vietnam,

Creative student genius builds robotic leg

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Nguyen Nhat Lam, a student at the Nguyen Hue High School in the central province of Ha Tinh, his favourite place at home is his desk, which is always covered in wires and electrical components.

FM Pham Binh Minh attends related meetings of AMM-51

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the eighth East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore on August 4.

Education efforts paid off in mountainous district

 Today, Ly Chuy Go, a seventh grader at the Pa Ve Su Ethnic Boarding School in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau’s Muong Te district and his schoolmates are eager to return to school after the weekend. 

Charity fights food waste in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 15 years volunteering for charity projects, Nguyen Tuan Khoi, 34, from HCM City, said he has witnessed hunger first-hand.

Co-working draws foreign operators

 Driven by Vietnam’s large millennial population, co-working spaces are on the rise in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and local operators are now being joined by major international players.

Social News 5/8

 Health ministry checks anti-dengue efforts around country, Smart city control centre opens on Phú Quốc Island, Điện Biên children risk lives fishing for wood, Hai Phong: Modern infrastructure deemed prerequisite for tourism growth

Growth in the shadow of a trade war

Economists and bankers analyse the impact of the trade war between China and the US on Vietnam and how the country and its businesses can leverage the opportunities that it may bring.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 5/8

HCM City wishes to lead in startup activities, Wood exports hit nearly US$5 billion in 7 months, Value and volume of rice exports on the rise, CPTPP to open new opportunities for Canadian companies in Vietnam

Ten-year cycle of recessions does not always occur: economists

Not many economists believe in the theory that economic crisis happens once every 10 years. However, they are showing concerns about the internal problems of the economy.

Life goes on underneath Long Bien Bridge

 VietNamNet Bridge – Long Bien Bridge is an iconic structure in the Vietnamese capital. However, the lives of those living underneath reveal a different side to the landmark structure. Paul Kennedy reports.

Vietnamese FM meets diplomats of India, Brunei, Philippines

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on August 4 with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and foreign ministers of the 

Le Quang Liem finishes second at Super GM chess tournament

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem finished second at the ninth Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament which concluded in China’s Hainan province on August 3.

Vietnam’s $18 billion pork market among the world’s largest

VietNamNet Bridge - Valued at $18 billion, Vietnam is among the world’s 10 biggest pork producers and consumers.