Exhibition “Undone” by visual artist Nguyen Tran Nam in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – “Undone”, a solo exhibition by Hanoi-based visual artist Nguyen Tran Nam, is underway at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi until October 31.

Korean investors contest Vietnamese consumer finance

 Since the beginning of the year, myriad financial investors from South Korea have been actively searching for opportunities to enter the Vietnamese banking sector, especially the consumer finance segment. 

An English teacher for poor kids in HCM City

In the past three years, Rich, a 66-year-old American man, spends nearly one hour every day riding to his workplace, Binh An Center for Development in District 8, HCM City, where he works as an English teacher for disadvantaged kids.

I know why free birds sing

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trip to Lang Co Beach in central Viet Nam can stir your soul and rekindle your romantic spirit, 

FDA panel backs gene therapy for rare form of blindness

 Spark Therapeutics Inc’s experimental gene therapy for a rare form of blindness improves vision and should be approved, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration concluded on Thursday, 

Vietnamese retailers pay more to attract online buyers

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese businesses have decided to increase their investments in online sales as e-commerce continues to boom. 

Franz Schubert Cycle to be performed at L’Espace Hanoi

Under the baton of the talented conductor Nguyen Khac Thanh, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will return to the stage of L’Espace, Hanoi with the works of Franz Schubert on October 18-19. 


Concerns over Formosa steel supply played down

A year after a toxic spill from the plant caused the country’s worst environmental disaster so far, Formosa steel and port complex project is pressing on, expecting to produce 1.5 million tonnes of steel between now and the end of the year.

Hanoi rolls out socio-economic tasks for remaining months

The Hanoi Party Committee convened its tenth meeting on October 13 to review the city’s socio-economic performance during January-September and put forth measures to fulfill targets set for the remaining months of this year and the next years. 

Vietnam, Indonesia sign declaration on joint vision on defence cooperation

 Vietnamese and Indonesian defence ministries signed a Declaration on Joint Vision on Defence Cooperation for 2017-2022 following talks between the two Defence Ministers in Jakarta on October 13. 

Vietnam attends ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the Vietnam ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), attended the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) in Manila, the Philippines on October 11-13. 

Vietnam, Russia boost military technical cooperation

 The Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Military Technical Cooperation convened its 19th meeting in Hanoi on Thursday.

Thach Kim Tuan wins 56kg category at national weightlifting event

 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Thach Kim Tuan defeated Tran Le Quoc Toan to win three gold medals at the men’s 56kg category of the National Weightlifting Championship.

Vietnam named Asia-Pacific’s best golf destination in 2017

 Vietnam has been selected as the best golf destination in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2017 Asia Golf Awards on-line poll conducted by the Asia Golf Magazine.

Miss Sea Vietnam Global to run in 2018

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has licenced Phuong Nam Design & Traning Joint Stock Company to host the 2018 Miss Sea Vietnam Global.

Death toll in floods climbs to 54, Hoa Binh hardest hit

 Widespread floods triggered by a tropical depression over the past few days have killed 54 people as of 22:00 pm on October 12, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. 

Music Night “S O L O: Sound Only Live Once” by Stanford Reid in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The multi-talented artist Stanford Reid from Brooklyn, New Yorkwill have a show at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang street, Hanoi on October 15 (8-10pm).

Paris plans to banish all but electric cars by 2030

 Paris authorities plan to banish all petrol- and diesel-fueled cars from the world’s most visited city by 2030, 

Hanoiwalking tours by FVH in October

 VietNamNet Bridge – This October the Program of Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will organize many activities and events for expats and tourists to help them discover Hanoi:

Exhibition of German artist and composer in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Goethe Institut Hanoi will premier two sound installations by the German artist and composer Tim Otto Roth at the exhibition “Circulating Sounds – Deep Doppler Meets Mathematical Socialism” on October 12 – November 3

“King bank shares” return

VietNamNet Bridge - Bank shares, called ‘king shares’, have seen prices escalate to record highs after a period of decline. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/10

Senior managers in consumer goods sector receive salary of $13,203, Vietnam to facilitate gas exploitation from Blue Whale, HCMC approves two $88mil waterway infrastructure projects

Social News 13/10

 Vietnam Railway’s all ticketing systems ready for Tet, Over 1 trillion VND raised for the poor, University programmes encourage startup culture, HCM City, Hungary seek to realise cooperative agreements

PM calls for strengthened efforts against flood consequences in northern, central provinces

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a telegraph, on October 12, calling for strengthened efforts in overcoming the consequences caused by widespread floods in the northern and central provinces over recent days.

Hop-on Hop-off bus service introduced in Hanoi

 Visitors will have an opportunity to experience the Hop-on Hop-off bus free of charge after service registration at Hanoitourist.