Stunning view of Ha Giang’s natural landscapes in summer

Endowed with breathtaking and untouched natural landscapes, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is one of the most alluring destinations in Vietnam.

Positive policy making needed for agri-tourism booming

 VietNamNet Bridge – Combining agriculture and tourism has huge potential for Vietnam, but putting the plan into practice is still a long way off.

Artificial intelligence can be weapon in cancer fight, PM to say

 The diagnosis of cancer and other diseases in the UK can be transformed by using artificial intelligence, Theresa May is to say.

Real estate market is ‘fragile’, could lead to another bubble, experts say

Land fever in Phu Quoc, Long An, Nhon Trach and HCM City, a lack of houses for low income earners, and an oversupply of high-end apartments are the main features of today’s real estate market. 

CCTV cameras in schools opposed by teachers

VietNamNet Bridge - CCTV cameras will be installed at nursery schools in districts 1, 12 and Hoc Mon in a pilot program before being set up at all schools in HCMC.

CEOs assess business sentiment across ASEAN markets

 Some 20 years after the Asian financial crisis brought many Southeast Asian nations to their knees, business sentiment is buoyant in a region that now functions as one of the primary engines of global growth.

Polluted waste water causes 2,000 rivers to die

More than 2,000 large rivers with 10 kilometers or longer in Vietnam are being threatened by untreated waste water from households, industrial production and craft villages.

Ta Quang Buu award winner lives on a $275 monthly salary

One of three Ta Quang Buu award winners for young scientists, Do Quoc Tuan, 33, is the co-author of six ISI articles and writer of two articles on Physical Review D. He earns a monthly salary of VND6 million

Young VN pianist takes to the world stage

Tran Minh Chau, 14, is one of the youngest people among 10 others receiving Viet Nam’s Outstanding Youth Awards for the Year 2017. She has successfully passed an exam to study culture and art for talent between now and 2025,

Delta authorities improve management of tra fish breeding areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have tightened management of breeding areas for tra fish as prices continue to rise.

Woman rejects money to keep fish sauce traditions alive

 On a recent sunny day, Phan Thi Kim Ngan, 53, wore an old palm-leaf conical hat, as she removed the cover of a barrel containing traditional fish sauce in her garden in Con Son commune in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Eyes on Vietnamese goods abroad

Do Thang Hai, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, talks to the Viet Nam Economic Times on his ministry’s efforts to increase Vietnamese goods sold abroad

Beach tours popular this summer: travel firms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms in HCM City are offering a wide range of outbound and domestic tours including to many new destinations with attractive promotions during the upcoming summer holiday.

Billboard Awards 2018: Ed Sheeran wins big and Avicii tributes

 Ed Sheeran was the big winner at this year's Billboard Awards, held in Las Vegas.

Janet rails against domestic abuse in awards speech

 Janet Jackson made her stance on the #MeToo movement clear as she won the Icon prize at the Billboard awards.

VN payment service market, e-wallets boom

VietNamNet Bridge - The non-cash payment service market, a lucrative one in Vietnam, is mostly under control of foreign service providers.

President Ho Chi Minh remembered by overseas Vietnamese

 Many activities have been held by Vietnamese people in many countries like Spain, Germany, Laos and Mexico to mark the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Are we eating at the wrong time for our body clocks?

 We've been warned repeatedly about the health perils of being out-of-sync with our body clocks. Are we eating in the right way for these circadian rhythms, and could changing our mealtime habits boost our health ...

Hanoi launches interactive tourism website

 Hanoi’s downtown district of Hoan Kiem on May 20 launched its tourism website at different addresses of http://hoankiem360.vn , http://hoankiem360.com , http://hoankiem360.com.vn and http://hoankiem.net.vn.

Synchronised real estate laws will bring stability

 Since the real estate market began to recover in 2014, VN’s laws regulating the market have transformed significantly. But as the laws have developed, many of them overlap, creating redundancies that the Government must now try to eliminate.

EVN general director appointed MoIT deputy minister

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to appoint EVN general director Dang Hoang An to the position of deputy minister of industry and trade.

The top four common health issues when summer comes

VietNamNet Bridge – Summer - the exciting season of discoveries and festivals - can be the riskiest period of the year for certain diseases, especially living in a tropical country like Vietnam.

Government News 21/5

Party mass mobilisation commission delegation visits Netherlands, Vietnam, Namibia enhance relations in fields, President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career highlighted in Russia

Preserving urban heritage is a must

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor and Architect Hoang Dao Thuy talks to Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about the need to create harmony between the nation’s heritage conservation and development.

Companies ‘strategic’ share sales raise eyebrows

 Last month Halcom Viet Nam announced a list of investors who it said are set to buy its shares this year.