O mai – Hanoi’s delicious nosh

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past, visitors always bought boxes of salted or sugared dry fruits on Hang Duong Street as gifts.

Discover Da Lat – Vietnam’s most romantic city

VietNamNet Bridge - The hill town of Da Lat has long been the most popular location in the region for getaway holidays since French colonial times. 

Social News 17/9

Kiosks’ coercive removal conducted in Tan Son Nhat Airport vicinity, More kids have pneumonia caused by virus RSV, PM directs fixing of storm consequences in Nghe An, EVN works to resume power supply to central localities

Ancestral craft villages struggle to survive

 VietNamNet Bridge – Surrounded by bamboo, Tran Thi Do, 76, quietly splits each bamboo tube into thin wickers for weaving baskets.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/9

2.7 million foreigners visit Quang Ninh in eight months, Online Friday starts Sept. 29 and has 24 hours of deals, SME development in Vietnam, Vietnam, EU work to ratify free trade deal

South Korea emerges as second tourism source market

 More than 1.5 million passengers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) travelled to Viet Nam in the first eight months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 50%.

Four people killed as typhoon Doksuri strikes central region

 Four people were killed and eight others were injured after a powerful typhoon swept through central provinces of Viet Nam on September 15.

83 websites found liable for copyright infringement

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) under the Ministry of Information and Communications on September 14 announced a list of 83 websites that have been found to infringe copyright rules.

Commercialized education

Public education, especially at elementary level, is free in principle as the Government wants to ensure that all children can go to school, and has earmarked sizeable funds for education, estimated at 20% of the country’s annual State budget. 

Central provinces plan to lure Korean tourists

VNAT co-chaired with Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Quang Nam and ASEAN-Korea Center to open a seminar themed "Enhancing the capacity on Republic of Korea tourism market" in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province yesterday.

70 percent of Vietnamese people infected with H. pylori

Around 70 percent of Vietnamese are infected with H.pylori bacteria while infection with H. pylori is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer.

Vietnam's trade gap from Thailand nears $3.5bln

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh yesterday chaired a conference in Hanoi with leaders of departments and agencies to find the reasons why Vietnam excesses of imports over exports from Thailand.

PM appoints two new Deputy Ministers

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed two decisions to appoint new Deputy Ministers of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs.

International carnival stirs up Hanoi Pedestrian Street

 Impressive street art performances by international artists with splendid and brightly coloured costumes have stirred up the pedestrianised streets of Hanoi on September 16.

Around 600 business conditions to be cut

 It is expected that about 464-612 business conditions, equivalent to an estimated 38.15% to 50.3% of the total business conditions, will be cut in the near future.

Death row inmate arrested after escaping from Vietnam prison

 One of the two death row inmates who escaped from solitary confinement in a prison of the Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) in Hanoi on September 10 have been arrested.

Vietnamese in Top 5 for student numbers in New Zealand

 Over  2,200 Vietnamese are currently studying in New Zealand, putting it among the Top three Southeast Asian countries in terms of student numbers, Education New Zealand revealed at a recent conference in HCMC on studying abroad.

Rough Guides: Vietnam among 20 most-beautiful countries

The world's seventh-fastest growing travel destination, Vietnam has been voted among the 20 most-beautiful countries by readers of Rough Guides.

Foreclosure an emerging option to resolve bad debts

 Since the National Assembly's Resolution No.42/2017/QH14 on the pilot settlement of bad debts of credit institutions was enacted, credit institutions are more aggressive in resolving bad debts by foreclosing on collaterals. 

BMP closes on abolishing foreign ownership limit

Binh Minh Plastics JSC has been continuously adding necessary information to complete its documents so as to remove its foreign ownership limit, so the day when 100 per cent stakes of the company becomes available to foreign investors is coming.

Digiworld moving to make their mark on healthcare market

 Surpassing Mobile World and FPT Shop, Digiworld JSC has officially stepped into the healthcare industry with a focus on functional foods and over-the-counter drugs. 

A new pet peeve for city dwellers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dogs are said to be man’s best friends. But what happens when the dogs or owners are not so friendly?

Social networks drive enterprises and state agencies crazy

By playing their own rules, international social networks make it difficult for Vietnamese state agencies to dispense their tasks of administrative management while causing Vietnamese enterprises endless misery with fake or misleading content.

Vietnam women rise to slot No. 31 in FIFA rankings

 FIFA has just published their latest rankings and the Vietnam women’s team has climbed up a slot to stand at No. 31 in the world and No. 7 in Asia.

Top four unique coffee shops in Hanoi

The Coffee Kat, Maison Marou, Koi Cafe Spa and Ohi Tree Coffee shops are the four top favourite destinations of young people for a cup of joe in Hanoi, says Zing.vn in a recent post.