Prime Minister: Many laws still hamper each other

 The Government convened a meeting on law making on August 22, during which Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said many laws still hamper each other.

4 sentenced to death for drug trafficking

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in Ha Noị has sentenced four men to death for illegally transporting 75 bricks of heroin.

Pork in grapefruit leaves: a Muong delicacy

Many people are familiar with grilled pork, but far fewer have ever tasted grilled pork wrapped in grapefruit leaves. The dish is even unfamiliar to many food connoisseurs in Viet Nam, but not for the Muong ethnic group

Indonesia treasures ties with VN: lower house speaker

Speaker of the People’s Representative Council of Indonesia Setya Novanto met with Viet Nam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday in Jakarta, saying his country attaches importance

Turkey PM begins Viet Nam visit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim arrived in Ha Noi yesterday, beginning a three-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Post-typhoon, no summer for kids

Summer vacation is the time for children to relax and enjoy themselves, but for those who grew up in Binh Minh Commune in the Thang Binh District of the central province of Quang Nam, it’s time to work hard. 

TD Ameritrade launches Facebook chatbot

 TD Ameritrade has launched a "chatbot", an automated program that can communicate with the brokerage's customers on Facebook Inc's messaging application, to give them information about markets

Foreign chains a launchpad for Vietnam goods to reach world market

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more Vietnamese enterprises are exporting goods via foreign supermarket chains.  

Enrollment declines at pedagogy schools, education reform in danger

VietNamNet Bridge - Even after accepting students with low entrance exam scores, pedagogical schools are continuing to see a drop in enrollment.

Social News 22/8

 Two held for toothpick scam in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake, HCMC education sector proposes tuition fee for new school year, Bank robbery under investigation in Dong Nai Province, From a child’s perspective

Supervise Formosa Ha Tinh’s operations: Deputy PM

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on Monday called on continued close supervision on the operation of the Taiwan-invested steel company – Formosa Ha Tinh – to avoid any violations.

Vietnamese taekwondo artists win bronze medals in Universiade

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese taekwondo athletes pocketed three bronze medals at the Chinese Taipei’s Summer Universiade on Monday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/8

 Gov’t cuts inspections on some imports, Vietnamese firm starts building fish trawler for Canada, August retail sales in huge surge, Vietnam-Australia trade rises 4.7 percent each year: MoIT

Nam secures Viet Nam’s first gymnastics gold

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gymnast Dang Nam defended his title in the men’s rings event at the 29th Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday morning.

Ha Noi steps up fight on human trafficking

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi police plan to increase inspections to uncover human trafficking rings, focusing on inter-provincial and transnational criminals.

Hue plans to open pedestrian square on Truong Tien Bridge

 Hue City is working on a pilot plan to ban vehicle traffic on the Truong Tien Bridge over the Huong (Perfume) River on weekends and make the bridge a pedestrian-only area, local media reports.

American duo The Chainsmokers to take city stage in mid-September

Renowned American DJ and producer duo Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, better known as The Chainsmokers, will perform in HCMC on September 14 as part of their “Memories...Do not open” world tour, 

Indian Food Festival at Saigon Café

Indian food lovers should head to Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers to join an Indian Food Festival featuring two Indian guest chefs from August 22 to 27.

Survey: 100% of women expect to face discrimination at work

 Almost every Vietnamese woman in an Institute for Workers and Trade Unions poll conducted earlier this year think gender will count against them at some point during their career.

J&J ordered to pay $417 million in trial over talc cancer risks

 A California jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products 

VND expected to see end-of-year dip

 The Vietnam dong is expected to depreciate by two percentage points at the end of 2017, ending a period of stability that lasted throughout the year.

Exports to UK see slight rise

Vietnam exports to the UK hit US$2.8 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 1.61% against the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Shipping firms engulfed in difficulties, report losses

More shipping firms have reported losses for 2016 and the first months of 2017 as the freight rate and the demand for goods transport have dropped to a 10-year low.

Better disaster-recovery efforts needed in APEC economies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disaster recovery in APEC economies is as important as disaster preparation and response, the co-chair of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG),

HN starts virtual gold trading trial

Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday opened legal proceedings against a criminal case regarding an illegal virtual gold trading floor. The case involves top managers of the Ha Noi-based Khai Thai Consultant Limited Company.