Preparing high quality human resources to meet the 4.0 "playing field"

 The context of integration and the trend of the fourth industrial revolution are opening up many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises, but they can only seize the opportunities if the human resources meet the requirements. 

Economists oppose golf course proposals, say investors are engaging in land speculation

VietNamNet Bridge - Local authorities have proposed adding tens of golf course projects to the program on golf course development, a move many economists oppose. 

New advancement of Vietnamese table tennis

In early May, Vietnam’s men broke out of division three to join division two of the World Team Table Tennis Championships after beating their Israeli opponents with a score of 3-1. 

Little girl’s battle against leukaemia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five-year-old Bui Thi Hong Ngoc smiles and chats to her grandmother just like any other child of her age would do.

Vietnamese logistics firms remain small, overpowered by foreign services

VietNamNet Bridge - A Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) report has found that most domestic logistics firms are small or very small with limited financial capability. 

Maintaining high quality rice structure in exports

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnamese rice export prices are increasing rapidly. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/5

 Vietcombank, PV GAS up co-operation, Retail sales, services revenue up by 10.1%, Hanoi apartment project accused of cheating customers, South Korea travel firms seek more Vietnamese arrivals          

LGBT community in Vietnam’s path to recognition

 Nguyen Huong Giang, a Vietnamese transgender woman, on March 9 won Miss International Queen 2018 - the world’s largest transgender pageant.

Autistic Vietnamese teenager wants to conquer the world

“I want to become the world’s number-one ball-juggling artist,” a Hanoian autistic teenager has said.

HCMC fostering startup activities via many centers and policies

Statistics from the Saigon Hi-tech Park Incubation Center (SHTP-IC) show that since 2014, the center has incubated 38 projects, 22 of which have been successfully commercialized and other nine projects excellently graduated.

'Shocking' human impact reported on world's protected areas

 One third of the world's protected lands are being degraded by human activities and are not fit for purpose, 

Mini bonsais worth thousands of US dollars

 With his exotic refinements and artistic ability, bonsai artisan Lam Ngoc Vinh in Hoc Mon District, HCMC has created numerous wonderful mini bonsais.

Vietnam’s ornamental fish swimming in foreign-made tanks

According to the HCMC Fisheries Sub-department, 16.25 million ornamental fish were exported in the first 10 months of 2017, an increase of 14.5 percent compared with the same period last year.

Hanoi autistic kid creates head-turning art

 Ha Dinh Chi, (aka Nem), hardly speaks. His quiet world is not boring but vibrant, as he has found a passion for brushes and colours. 

Low in number

Vietnamese have reached the top at some foreign-owned banks but overall there remains a shortage of skilled staff in the banking and finance sector.

Tan, 78, is a man on a mission to clean up the canals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Wooden stick in hand, with his wrinkled and tanned skin, 78-year-old Pham Van Tan is doing what he’s done for four decades. Picking up trash.

No Vietnamese left at the F3 event

 The last Vietnamese players were blasted out of the Vietnam F3 Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Hue.

Nguyen Nhat Nam wins stage, secures yellow jersey

 Nguyen Nhat Nam finished first at the eighth stage of the Return to the Countryside cycling tournament to take the yellow jersey off the leading athlete yesterday.

Paddle to Eagle Island for a dose of tranquility

If you are seeking a tourism destination with luxurious accommodations and plenty of services, do not visit O (Eagle Island) on Tri An Lake in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Vietnamese track-and-field athletes head to Taiwan

 Viet Nam will send 11 athletes to take part in the Taiwan Athletics Open later this month.

Pregnant air passenger rushed to hospital

 A plane about to take off from Da Nang Airport stopped on the tarmac and headed back to the terminal after a pregnant woman fell ill on-board.

Hanoi highly polluted in Jan-Mar 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi witnessed severe air pollution exceeding air quality guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on nine out of every 10 days in the first three months of 2018.

Hanoi to roll out green buses

 Hanoi plans to introduce buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) on a trial basis on three routes from early July, the city’s Department of Transport has said.

Quang Tri forms team to combat illegal logging

 The central province of Quang Tri has set up a mobile team to patrol the province and prevent illegal logging of timber.

Mexican defence chief receives new Vietnamese Ambassador

 Mexican Secretary of National Defence General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda has received the new Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong.