Sky Earth concert to feature int’l jazz fusion

A concert featuring jazz fusion and world music by four artists will be staged at HCM City’s VOH Music One this week.  

World Cup fever heats up in Vietnam

World Cup 2018 is taking place Russia. The event’s atmosphere is bustling not only in the host country, or countries whose teams are competing at the event but also in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. 

IMF: US tariffs could undermine global trade

 The Trump administration's trade policies are likely to hurt the US economy and undermine the world's trade system, the IMF has warned.

Deputy PM attends 5th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the opening ceremony of the 5th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 25th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province on June 14.

Fifth meeting of 14th NA to close on June 15

 The fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly will conclude in Hanoi on June 15 after 21 days of working.

World Cup 2018: Kaliningrad - the venue next door to the West

 For European football fans wary of Russia, a World Cup match just 50km (31 miles) across the border from the EU could be just the ticket.

Che: The ideal summer snack

Vietnam has many different kinds of che – sweet soup, which vary to suit the climate of each season. In the hot summers, a cup of suong sa hat luu – a sweet gruel made of fresh water chesnuts mixed with several other ingredients – 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/6

Mai Linh group cooperates in passenger transport with Japan’s Willer, Vocarimex to focus on industrial customers, Fintech firms offer banks cost-effective solutions, IoT changing business landscape, Vincom Retail appoints new chairwoman

VN firms gear up for World Cup business

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe the rights to broadcast football matches in World Cup 2018 will bring an increase in revenue of 20 percent over normal days. 

Dak Lak aims to build hydropower plant on special-use forest land

VietNamNet Bridge - Failing to get permission to use special-use forest (SUF) land for a hydropower project, the Dak Lak provincial authorities are pursuing another approach.

Wind power projects still struggling to take off

VietNamNet Bridge - With total capacity of 197 MW, the Vietnamese wind power market is still in an early stage of development.

Two Vietnam’s universities listed in QS top 1,000 schools

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City National University and Hanoi National University have been listed in QS Ranking 2019. 

Jung Hae In to hold HCM City meet-and-greet

 Renowned Korean actor Jung Hae In has released a video clip to say “hello” to his Vietnamese fans before his upcoming trip to Vietnam.

Photos of former beauty queens of VN in swimsuits

Let’s take a look at former Vietnamese beauty queens who put their wonderful figures on display as they struck alluring poses for beauty pageant swimsuit competitions.

Minh Tu to judge Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 in South Korea

 Vietnamese supermodel Minh Tu has confirmed on her Facebook page that she will be one of the five judges of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018.

Nicole Scherzinger to perform in Vietnam this July

 Nicole Scherzinger, a US pop star with Filipino roots, will visit Danang City on July 6-7 to perform at the 2018 Cocofest music festival.

People urged to voice aspirations via VFF chapters, mainstream media

Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has said people can voice their opinions via VFF chapters, member units and mainstream media.

New tropical low pressure forms in East Sea

 A low-pressure system which formed in the East Sea has strengthened into a tropical low pressure on June 14, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Enterprises on verge of bankruptcy under ministerial regulations

Many enterprises will probably go bust if authorized agencies are allowed to recall products or order a company to stop operations when they inspect the firm and detect quality violations.

Pepper farmers get hope from self-taught mechanic

A self-taught mechanic in the Central Highlands, where the bulk of Vietnamese pepper is grown, invented an infrared drying machine that brings great benefits to spice farmers in the mountainous area still mired in difficulties.

Vietnam’s beauty market booming with new brands

 The Vietnamese beauty industry presents significant opportunities for foreign companies wishing to tap into the growing demand for international beauty products.

Facebook and Google have to install servers in Vietnam from early 2019

 Facebook and Google will have to install servers in Vietnam from January 1, 2019 as the Law on Cybersecurity comes into effect.

Experts kick up a stink over livestock wastewater treatment rules

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regulations regarding the treatment of wastewater produced by livestock were impractical and needed to be amended, according to experts and livestock producers.

Unfit in middle age: Are you doomed?

 Are you someone in middle age who keeps putting off that planned health kick for another day?

Admin services could be provided by private sector

VietNamNet Bridge – The Transport Ministry wants to transfer some administrative services to the control of private enterprises and organisations, and has been developing a plan to achieve this.