US publishing house buys rights to Vietnamese book on Gac Ma battle

 The book offers details of a Vietnamese deadly battle with China in the South China Sea, which Vietnam calls the East Sea.

Vietnam’s sublime beauty on show in photo contest

Let’s take a look at a number of the stunning images submitted by Vietnamese photographers to the “Saigon 2018” photo contest launched by Zing.vn and Huawei P20 Pro mobile brand.

FIEs deny that they tend to sack older workers

Laying off older workers is still a rare phenomenon which occurs only in some enterprises. However, this may become more popular in the context of the 4.0 revolution.

Green Nuoc Mooc stream in Quang Binh

 Nestled under evergreen forests, its limestone ranges covered with jungle, Nuoc Mooc stream resembles a glittering green silk scarf, bringing a charming beauty to Quang Binh mountain and forest.

Cộng Café to open first branch in South Korea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Cộng Café franchise will franchise its first overseas outlet in the Yeonnam-dong neighbourhood in the South Korean capital Seoul with opening set for July 31.

Minister urges hastened inspection of national high school exam cheating

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has emphasised the acceleration of clarifying abnormal results of the national high school examination in the northern mountainous provinces Ha Giang, Son La and Lang Son.

VNAT launches website for tourists

VNAT has launched an official website, https://www.vietnam.travel, which provides useful information for tourists visiting Vietnam.

Jardine Cycle & Carriage registers to acquire additional shares of Vinamilk

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited Group is expecting to spend around $105.7 million to become the largest shareholder of Vinamilk, while F&N Dairy Investments continues to register an additional ten million shares of Vinamilk.

Ha Giang official denies involvement in exam cheating scandal

 The party chief of Ha Giang Province, Trieu Tai Vinh has claimed that he played no role in the adjusted marks for over 330 tests in the recent national high school exams conducted by local education officials.

Babies switched at birth reunited with parents

 The Ba Vi District General Hospital in Hanoi has held a meeting on July 19 to return the two six-year-old boys to their biological parents after they were mistakenly given to wrong parents at birth.

Eight-month-old baby dies after Tibetan Mastiff attack in Hanoi

 Doctor Le Viet Khanh from the Vietnam-Germany Hospital said on July 19 that an eight-month-old baby girl in Doi Can Street died after being attacked by a Tibetan Mastiff raised at home.

Vietnam pork prices highest in world

 Vietnam’s pork prices have been on the rise over the recent months due to the limited supply. The country’s current pork prices are among the highest in the world.

Demand for durian seeds surges

 Several provinces in Viet Nam have seen a spike in prices for durian seeds in the last few days, especially for certain kinds of seeds purchased by traders for domestic durian growers or for export to China.

Vietnamese prestigious exporters honoured

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially announced a list of 225 Vietnamese prestigious exporters for 2017, aimed at supporting local firms in promoting exports and expanding markets.

Dak Nong: 227kg bomb deactivated

 Competent forces in Dak Mil district of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, safely detonated a Mark 82 (MK82) bomb weighing 227kg on July 19. 

Time for Vietnamese developers to go green

 With Vietnam set for rapid urbanisation, sustainable development is an urgent task for the property sector, a seminar heard in HCM City on July 19.

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Career consultant chatbot wins HCM City programming contest

 GameChangers, a team of five young programmers, has won the first KMS Hackathon championship with its intelligent virtual chat and job consultancy solution.

Greater Mekong region tries to stop devastation

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Greater Mekong region, once the world’s most densely forested area, has lost a third of its natural forest cover and will lose another third by 2030 unless action is taken immediately,

Slowing Gulf Stream current to boost warming for 20 years

 The prospect of the Gulf Stream slowing down and even stopping altogether has worried many experts in recent years.

Could an airport for Lao Cai Province take off?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to build five new airports in the next 12 years.Currently, the country has 23 airports, comprising 13 domestic and 10 international. It aims to have 15 domestic and 13 international by 2030.

Experts warn of higher inflation in last months of the year

Some weak points of the economy still have not been settled, while the prices of many kinds of goods are predicted to increase. 

National women football team prepares for Asiad 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national women’s football team will play two friendly matches against Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday in order to prepare for the Asian Games 2018, 

Vietnamese students attends 10th Asian School Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixty Vietnamese students attending the 10th Asian School Games 2018 held in Malaysia, met with the Ministry of Education and Training on Wednesday.

Artists to compete in music and dance event in Da Nang

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 800 artists from 17 professional art troupes nationwide will compete in the National Music and Dance Competition at the central city’s Trung Vuong Theatre on August 24-31.