Talk with Hanoi King of book

 Located on the 2nd floor of the collective house No.5, Dinh Le Street, Hanoi, Mr. Le Luy - owner of Mao bookstore still diligently "keep the fire" for reading culture in the city for nearly 30 years now.

Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai

 The panpipe of the Thai ethnic minority in Muong Lo, Yen Bai province, is considered the soul of local Thai folk singing and culture.

How are monsters getting childcare jobs?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The regularity with which instances of brutality towards their wards by nannies and caretakers at kindergartens are coming to light is as frightening as it is horrific.

Farmers struggle to approach retailers

 The growth of the retail sector in Vietnam is impressive, with market size set to reach 180 billion USD in the next three years. 

Grasping transpacific opportunities

New elements added to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has turned it into a multilateral agreement that not only concerns trade and market issues but also creates the motivation for comprehensive reform.

Da Nang hosts 37th ASEF Board of Governors meeting

 The 37th meeting of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Board of Governors kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on November 30, gathering governors from 53 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) members.

Vietnam’s stock market sees positive development: Bloomberg

 Vietnam’s stock exchange development is forecast to overtake the Philippines in 2017, stated an article carried by the US financial news agency Bloomberg.

NA Chairwoman meets Australian Foreign Minister

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expressed wish to further strengthen ties with Australia within bilateral cooperation framework as well as at regional and global forums. 

Vietnam Airlines, Polish Airlines ink co-operation agreement

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and LOT Polish Airlines signed a co-operation agreement on Wednesday to bring more benefits and travel options to their passengers.

Floods cause mass fish deaths in Hue

 Local fishery authorities in central Thua Thien - Hue Province believe that fresh water from the recent floods was the main cause of en mass fish deaths.

Social News 30/11

Social insurance debts amount to VND14.7 trillion, Population law must protect elderly: experts, Patrol road built along Vietnam-Cambodia border, HCM City to build more dorms for workers

Cold weather forecast in the north from Thursday

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting reported that cold air would start affecting the northern provinces from Thursday afternoon.

Robot automation will 'take 800 million jobs by 2030' - report

 Up to 800 million global workers will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automation, a new report from a consultancy has found.

UK to send back body of Vietnamese pilot

 The body of Vietnamese pilot Nguyen Thanh Trung, who was killed in a mid-air collision in the United Kingdom, will be returned to Viet Nam on December 5-6 for the funeral.

Memories of Dien Bien Phu Victory in the Air

 Visitors could get a look back at the glorious days of Hanoi in the "Dien Bien Phu battlefield in the air" at the exhibition "Recalling memories" in Hoa Lo prison relic site.

Agricultural products seek to gain footholds in foreign markets

 Vietnam is working towards achieving higher levels of food security. In recent years, the country has adopted various measures to boost agricultural product exports, filling gaps in the global food market.

Travel market busy during year end

 The year-end tourist season and New Year are approaching; it’s also a busy time to entice holiday-makers to buy tour packages, especially outbound tours. 

Vietnamese football honoured at AFC Annual Awards

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was honoured with the AFC Developing Member Associations of the Year award at the AFC Annual Awards 2017 ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand on November 29.

Ancient Oc Eo artefacts on exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City

 An exhibition displaying over 300 ancient Oc Eo artefacts opened at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh on November 29.

Broadway comedy play to hit stage in HCM City

 The Tony Award-wining comedy Lend Me Tenor by Ken Ludwig will be performed by the Dragonfly Theatre at Soul Live Project in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1-3.

Thach Kim Tuan grabs three gold medals at World Weightlifting Championships 2017

 Vietnamese weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan excellently won three gold medals at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in the United States of America yesterday.

Crew member found alive 20 hours after ship sinks

 VietNamNet Bridge – A crew member of a squid-catching ship that sank was rescued after more than 20 hours, according to the Binh Dinh Province Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control

10 percent public workforce cut brings enough funds for Long Thanh Airport

If the target of downsizing the public workforce by at least 10 percent in 2021is obtainable, regular budget spending will slide by 5 percent, equivalent to US$1.98 billion making it easy to build Long Thanh Airport.

Vinh wins world snatch gold medal in US

Trinh Van Vinh brought home another gold medal for Vietnam from the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships on Thursday afternoon (Hanoi time) in California, the United States.

Ly Hoang Nam back in world’s top 500 tennis players

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 27 places to 495th in the world top 500 of the Association of Tennis Professionals men’s singles rankings.