Bach Dang Giang: An attractive spiritual destination

Lying just 20 kilometres from the centre of Haiphong, the Bach Dang Giang relic site is part of the Trang Kenh complex-a group of historical, cultural and spiritual monuments in Haiphong. 

Fintechs, with technology and big data, jump into consumer lending market

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks are becoming digitalized, while fintechs, with great advantages in technology, have joined the consumer lending market.

Vietnam's SOE equitisation faces strong headwinds

The equitisation of SOE has seen notable results recently, with many companies growing stronger, but the process remains plagued with numerous problems meaning it has failed to meet expectations and has fallen behind schedule.

VN to meet Laos in third-place match at AFF U16 girls' champs

 Vietnam will meet Laos in the third-place match of the AFF U16 Girls' Championship at 3 pm on May 13 at Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia.

La folie des grandeurs

 Around the time Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly, under the orders of Emperor Napoleon III, fired the first canon shots of the Cochinchina campaign to lay claim to what would become France’s colony of Indochina, 

Cashew industry needs support policies

 The Government should have policies to prop up the cashew sector, according to a recent conference on the cashew industry.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/5

Doosan Vietnam exports first rubber-tyred cranes to India, Vitas: Vietnam’s potential of exporting apparel to Australia is huge, Pepper output increases sharply but prices fall, Air freight costs stymie fruit exports

Vietnam looks back on the ODA years

VietNamNet Bridge - ODA (official development assistance) capital was allocated to over 2,500 projects from 1993 to 2017, most of which has been used. 

Retirement age increase necessary for Vietnam: ILO specialist

 Nuno Cunha, ILO senior specialist on social security, talks to Vietnam media about a recent proposal to increase the retirement age of Vietnamese labourers.

VN holds largest cyber security drill

 Nearly 150 organisations, including State agencies, banks and enterprises, participated in a cyber security drill on Wednesday and Thursday, recorded as the largest ever in Viet Nam.

In HCM City, Container truck becomes café

A man in HCM City’s Binh Tan District has made his truck into a coffee shop. 

Efforts needed to preserve folk art of Then singing

 “Then” singing is an indispensable practice in the cultural and religious life of Tay and Nung ethnic minority communities in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, especially Dinh Hoa region. 

RoK to recruit 7,900 Vietnamese workers this year

 The Republic of Korea will receive 7,900 Vietnamese workers in 2018, said Nguyen Gia Liem, said Deputy General Director of the Overseas Labour Department under the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Localities asked to report public investment disbursement progress

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has asked centrally-run cities and provinces to promptly submit their reports on the implementation and disbursement of public investment in 2018.

Lang Son establishes clubs to preserve Then singing

 Lang Son province has encouraged the establishment of local Then singing clubs to promote the development of this genre of traditional singing – a typical culture of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic people in the northern mountainous region.

Quang Tri offers free Wi-Fi at tourist attractions

 A public Wi-Fi system was handed over to the central province of Quang Tri by the military-run Viettel Group on May 11.

A generation of ‘super parents’

Parents across the world should admire Vietnamese parents as Vietnamese parents spend an average of 10 hours per week helping their children with homework, according to statistics released by the London-based Varkey Foundation.

Party Central Committee discuss Politburo leadership in 2017

 The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on May 11 morning discussed in groups a report on the leadership and direction work of the Politburo and the Secretariat in 2017.

Vietnam, US sign agreement on dioxin treatment in Bien Hoa

USAID and the Air Defence – Air Force Service under the Vietnamese Defence Ministry signed an agreement on non-refundable aid for a project on dioxin remediation in the Bien Hoa airport in Hanoi on May 11.

Ministry proposes changes in salary scales, payrolls in enterprises

 Ministry proposes changes in salary scales, payrolls in enterprises

Social News In Brief 12/5

Vietnam to repatriate remains of 98 volunteer soldiers, experts from Laos, USAID project helps Vietnam’s wildlife protection, US travel site urges tourists to explore Vietnam's two most beautiful beaches

State government official honored by Forbes ‘30 under 30’

VietNamNet Bridge - Among the 30 names listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs and innovators, Phan Hoang Lan has drawn special attention because she is a civil servant.

Habeco requested to pay $81mil in tax liabilities

 The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) has proposed the Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage JSC (Habeco) pay the State budget 1.85 trillion VND (81 million USD) in tax liabilities.

Vietnamese exporters must self-verify origin from 2019

Vietnam’s exporters must self-verify the origin of their products that they export to the European Union (EU) from 2019 to be qualified for Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) which is the tariff preference for developing countries.

Authorities work to end illegal wildlife trading

 Relevant agencies and localities have taken drastic measures to promote law enforcement on and increase public awareness of wildlife protection, said the Education for Nature Vietnam on May 11.