Chinese tourists led to shops using only Chinese workers

VietNamNet Bridge - Some domestic and Chinese partners have refused to cooperate with licensed Quang Ninh tour operators and shops not using Chinese workers.

Air quality getting worse as legal loopholes still exists

VietNamNet Bridge - The air pollution in Vietnam is increasing in urban areas and industrial zones, mostly due to legal loopholes. 

Low price of electricity generated by bagasse discourages investors

Sugar mill owners remain cautious about plans to generate electricity from bagasse, while experts say the low price of electricity produced from bagasse makes investors hesitate to invest in the field.

In Vietnam, tuition for tertiary education lower than K-12

VietNamNet Bridge - Tuition for 4-5-year training at university is just equal to tuition for one year at k-12 schools.

Apple nears TV deal with Spielberg for 'Amazing Stories'

Apple Inc  is finalizing a deal to make 10 new episodes of Steven Spielberg’s 1980s science fiction anthology series “Amazing Stories,” landing a premiere Hollywood talent for its plunge into original TV programming, 

Concerns raised about north-south highway project

The project to build an expressway with total length of 1,372 kilometers linking the northern and southern parts of the country through 16 cities and provinces has sparked controversy among experts.

Wal-Mart sees 40 percent online sales growth next year, shares rise

 Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Tuesday forecast a 40 percent rise in U.S. online sales next year as it ramps up competition with Amazon.com Inc, boosting shares of world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer to the highest

Nha Trang house featured on Archdaily

Archdaily, the world's most popular architecture website, recently showcased a three-storey house in Nha Trang City.

“The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975” exhibition underway in New York

 An exhibition of artifacts, entitled “The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975”, is underway at the New-York Historical Society Museum, New York, the US until April 22, 2018, giving museum goers an insight into conflict. 

Vietnam to host ASEAN Film Awards

 Vietnam will host the ASEAN Film Awards in the framework of the 20th Vietnam Film Festival, which will take place in the central city of Da Nang from November 24-28.

Uber, Grab rankle Vinasun shareholders

 In the last three years, ride-hailing applications Uber and Grab have decimated the business of local taxi firms. Now, taxi companies’ foreign shareholders are feeling the pain.

Retail faces high employee turnover

 The retail sector faces a high rate of employee turnover, hampering firms’ long-term development, argues a recent report by Navigos Group, the country’s leading human resources recruiter.

Vietnam asks for fair treatment of ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia

 After the Cambodian authorities announced they would revoke illegally issued documents from nearly 70,000 Cambodian-born Vietnamese, Vietnam has asked Cambodia to ensure the interests of the ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia.

Vietnam-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Committee holds 14th meeting

 The Vietnam-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation convened its 14th meeting in Kiev on October 10.

Heavy rains slam central region

 Torrential rains have caused breached dykes, landslides, house collapses and flooding almost everywhere in the central region.

Catalonia baulks at formal independence declaration to allow talks

 Catalonia’s leader balked at making a formal declaration of independence from Spain on Tuesday, calling for talks with Madrid over the region’s future in a gesture that eased fears of immediate unrest ...

Forty teams to compete in 4x4 off-road event

The Vietnam 4×4 Challenge Offroad Tournament will be held in Quảng Bình Province from October 24-29. 

Ha Giang’s ‘poisonous’ porridge treats you inside out

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northernmost province in the country is no longer a “remote area” in the tourism sense of the word.

Binh Duong IP fined for polluting Sai Gon River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Duong Province authorities on Monday fined Viet Huong 2 Industrial Park VND1.96 billion (US$86,300) for discharging untreated wastewater into the Sai Gon River.

HCM City sees low enrollment rate in family health plans

Two years after the southern city launched family health insurance plans, family coverage languishes at just 24 percent—a disappointing result that augurs ill for the Government’s bid to achieve universal healthcare coverage by 2020.

Hanoi plans $66m project to reduce traffic congestion at southern gateway

The capital city has proposed a VND1.5 trillion (US$66 million), two-year project that will upgrade roads and divide traffic flow at the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway and Ring Road No 3 intersection.

Fashionology Festival to showcase latest designs

 Visitors to the Fashionology Festival 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City from October 20-22 will have a chance to view more than 1,400 of the latest creations by 153 designers in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. 

Vietnam candidate wins more votes for UNESCO General-Director post

 Diplomat Pham Sanh Chau received another three votes in the second round of elections for the post of UNESCO General-Director in Paris on October 10.

Vietnamese ranks 50th in the world athletics rankings

 Vietnamese track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen has been ranked 50th in the world rankings of the women’s 400m hurdle category.

Asian Cup 2019: Vietnam trounces Cambodia 5-0

 Players of the Vietnamese national football team kept their promise by turning their promise by turning their latest 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match into a farewell for their acting head coach Mai Duc Chung.