Drivers struggle after Uber calls time in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of drivers who used to work with the ride-hailing company Uber say they are uncertain about their futures after the company closed here last week.

Folk singing strives for tourists’ delight

 As soon as the folklore art form of Xoan singing was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Phu Tho has made the folk art performances a tourism product. 

HCM City plans food safety crackdown

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board has said inspections will be stepped up to ensure food safety.

Quang Tri man applies Israeli knowledge to mushroom farming

Tran Van Phuc, a young man from central Quang Tri Province, has learned how to grow oyster mushrooms at his university thanks to an agricultural course created through an Israel-Viet Nam partnership.    

Lawyer-talk: can and should Thai Beverage gain control of Sabeco now?

 Lawyers Luong Van Trung from the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and Tran Thi Anh Tho from Lexcomm Vietnam LLC discuss whether Thai Beverage has the right to be on Sabeco’s 

Social News 16/4

Social media – effective tool for tourism companies, Chinese Embassy in Vietnam meets with local reporters, Australia helps Vietnam with slaughtering management, skills, HCM City to host activities for Hung Kings’ death anniversary

Preventing fires in dry season

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces are taking measures to ensure that 2.56 million hectares of forests are not affected by fire during the peak of the dry season.

Government News 16/4

Vietnam, Pakistan hold second political consultation, Vietnamese ambassador works to enhance ties with Algerian locality, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during a working session in Dong Thap 

Franchise market still promises great opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign brands have been flocking to Vietnam, creating a “franchise wave” in which more Vietnamese are taking part. 

First Asian Food Festival to be held

Mon Asian Food Festival - MAFF 2018 will be held for the first time in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay to mark the National Tourism Year 2018 with theme Ha Long - Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination.

Discovering Vietnam’s archaeological treasures

The achievements of Vietnamese archaeologists in the past 60 years are on display at the special exhibition titled “Treasures of Vietnam’s archaeology,” held until July this year at the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Museum of History.

Gov't to convene conference on National, ASEAN Single Window mechanisms in May

 The Government has decided to convene a conference to seek ways to accelerate National Single Window, ASEAN Single Window and trade facilitation in Ha Noi in May 2018.

PM appoints three Vice Ministers

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed decisions to appoint Vice Ministers of Justice, Science and Technology, and Natural Resources and Environment.

Hospital fees continue rising this year

 The Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Security last month met several times over healthcare fee hikes and decided fees for some services would inch up, according to the ministry.

More foreign brands franchised to Vietnam

 More Asian brands, particularly those from Southeast Asia, have been franchised to the Vietnamese market, with seven foreign franchises licensed in Vietnam this year.

Mobile carriers pledge to protect subscriber data

 Mobile carriers have promised to keep subscriber data safe amid concerns that personal information including ID numbers and photos might be leaked.

French photographer promotes northwestern brocade in Hoi An

 French photographer Réhahn has added a bunch of brocade products made by H’Mong and Dao Do ethnic minority people living in the mountainous northwestern region to his Precious Heritage Museum in the ancient town of Hoi An.

Registration for national high school exam to run until April 20

 The Departments of Education and Training in provinces across the country have developed plans to prepare for the 2018 national high school exam, with registration for the exam concluding on April 20.

Fake anticancer drugs found circulating in the market

 Before the scandal of VN Pharma’s fake anticancer products in 2017 could not cool down, Vinaca Co., Ltd.’s similar drug made from bamboo charcoal powder caused a huge stir.

Foreign capital on its way to bourses

 Foreign investors are gearing up to enter the Vietnamese stock market, which promises strong growth amid a stable macro-economic backdrop.

Investing M&A Outbound Investment 30 years of FDI

 The Ministry of Transport last week confirmed they will remove 10 ports along the Saigon River to areas further on the outskirts, a move which will likely create good opportunities for residential developers.

JX Nippon Oil may see reduced dividends from Petrolimex

 JX Nippon Oil & Energy from Japan may face a fall in the dividends from Vietnam's biggest petrol distributor Petrolimex this year compared to last year’s massive harvest due to downward revisions in the firm’s audited financial statement.

Coffee crisis about carcinogen content

 Starbucks opened its first store in Vietnam in 2013, and so far it has had a total of 35 stores in Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City, according to its website.

Vietnam seeks UNESCO recognition for famous Confucian teacher Chu Van An

 Vietnam is building documents to seek UNESCO's recognition to honour Chu Van An, the Confucian teacher famous for his intelligence and ethics.

Phu Quoc suffers from rubbish crisis

 A rubbish dump in Phu Quoc Island’s An Thoi Town is severely over capacity and polluting the surrounding neighbourhood.