State-owned universities to aim at financial autonomy

 At present, the higher education system in Vietnam is divided into two types, the first of which is state-owned universities receiving budget totally from the nation and the second is fully autonomous universities.

Forest database key for Vietnam

Vietnamese people can control their own forest resources, ensure food security and diversify their income by using Management Information System for Forest Sector in Vietnam (FORMIS).

VN Index falls, investors advised to buy equities

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors have been advised to buy equities in the context of the bear market. 

Chinese smart phone manufacturers make headways in Vietnam

 The arrival of China-based mobile manufacturers, including Oppo, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Vivo into the mid-end smart phone market in Vietnam has made giants like Sony and Microsoft to withdraw from the market.

Disbursement of budget met with flaws

Dinh Van Nha, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Finance and Budgetary Affairs, talks about his concern over the ineffectiveness of using the State budget in many localities.

First intangible cultural heritage festival in September

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first festival on world’s intangible cultural heritage will be held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang in September. 

Put the phone down and talk to your kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve-year-old Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly from Hanoi’s Ha Dong District is upset as she feels lonely even at home.

Hoa Sen Group crumbles?

 Falling profit figures and stock prices, mounting debt pressures, and the latest halting of a project in the c entral province of Nghe An are the newest obstacles of Hoa Sen Group, Vietnam’s one of leading steel manufacturers.

VTV wins World Cup 2018 broadcast right

 The Vietnam Television (VTV) has earned the right to broadcast live all 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in the country, it announced on June 8. 

VNPT successfully divests capital from finance subsidiary

  The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has successfully divested capital from its finance subsidiary, the Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Ltd (PTF).

VN’s largest solar project breaks ground

 CMX Re Sunseap Viet Nam Solar Power Joint Stock Company on Friday began construction of Viet Nam’s largest solar farm, a 168-MW project in southern Ninh Thuan Province’s Ninh Son District.

NA adopts law-building programme for 2019, adjustments for 2018 plan

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) on June 8 passed a resolution on the programme of building laws and ordinances in 2019 and adjustments to the programme for 2018 during the ongoing fifth session in Hanoi.

Vietnamese boy wins chance to attend FIFA World Cup Final

 A lucky Vietnamese boy by the name of Nguyen Le Thanh Son has won the opportunity of a lifetime, as he will get to escort a football star onto the pitch at the FIFA World Cup 2018 Final in Moscow on July 15.

Vietnam to promote tourism in North America

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) will implement a tourism promotion program in Toronto in Canada and Washington DC and New York, USA in September.

Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2018 opens to applications

 Miss Vietnam Heritage Global 2018 is now accepting applications from Vietnamese women worldwide, according to the organising board of the beauty pageant.

Korean cuisine to be introduced in Hanoi

 Hanoians will have a chance to sample different kinds of Korean food at K-FOOD Fair which will take place at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on June 9-10.

Nguyen Thi Chi to compete in Miss Asia World

 The Performing Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially granted license to model Nguyen Thi Chi to compete in the Miss Asia World scheduled for June 9-29 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Car owners to be fined for wedding photo shoot on highway

The police said they would fine the owners of 30 cars which illegally parked on the Hanoi-Hai Phong Highway to take wedding photos on June 7.

Goverment News 8/6

 Deputy defence minister receives CEO of DAMEN Group, Meeting discusses preparations for WEF ASEAN 2018, Congratulations extended to Italian, Spanish leaders, Ambassador: Vietnam – trustworthy partner of Netherlands

40-year Vietnam-Turkey diplomatic ties: cooperation for development

 Vietnam and Turkey will cooperate further for mutual development, thanks to their existing potential and the resolve of their leaders and people.

RoK continues leading foreign investors in Vietnam

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) has been the biggest investor among 86 countries and territories investing Vietnam so far this year, with total investment of 2.63 billion USD.

PVP Land case: court maintains charges against defendants

  The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on June 8 decided to uphold the charge of “asset embezzlement” given to defendants in the asset embezzlement case at PetroVietnam Power Land JSC (PVP Land).

Photos on Vietnamese land and people on display in Ukraine

 A photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and people is on-going in Ukraine to strengthen the friendship between the two countries. The event is part of the Vietnamese Culture Year in the East European nation.

Key 'step forward' in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air

 A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached an important threshold in developing technology that can remove CO2 from the air.

Vietnamese students graduate from agricultural course in Israel

 Up to 330 Vietnamese students have completed a short term training course on agriculture carried out by the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) of Israel.