Vietnam applauds global treaty banning nuclear weapons

 The adoption of the first-ever global treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the recent United Nations conference has great historical, ethical and legal meaning,a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc to visit Netherlands to boost partnership

 Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will visit the Netherlands from July 9-11.

Vietnam attends chiefs of defence conference on UN peacekeeping

 A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army attended the Chiefs of Defence Conference on United Nations peacekeeping in New York, the US, on July 6-7.

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 Deputy PM discusses environmental agenda, Town of Cho Lau gets new water drainage system, Instruction emphasises stricter management of private clinics, Long An pledges help for Taiwan firms

Vietnamese & German firms sign cooperation agreements worth over $1.7bn

 During the Vietnam-Germany Business Forum held in Berlin on July 6, Vietnamese and German enterprises signed 28 cooperation agreements worth over $1.7 billion.

Resort real estate in Hanoi suburbs: untapped gold mine

VietNamNet Bridge - The resort market segment in Hanoi remains untapped and awaits strong investments.

Excellent tourism businesses honoured

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 8 to honour leading tourism businesses in 2017.

Lychee gardens and old pagodas in Hai Duong

Khang Quoc Tuan, the director of  tourism in Hai Duong Province once told us that “ Hai Duong has not much, but we have our hearts with which to welcome all of you”. 

Coal-fired power plants pose high risk of environmental pollution

Coal-fired power plants remain prioritized in the context when Vietnam has a vital need for an increasing amount of power for national development. However, coal-fired power plants pose high risk of environmental pollution.

Dirt-cheap cars could turn Vietnam into car dumping ground

VietNamNet Bridge - As CBU (complete built unit) car imports have become cheaper than ever and regulations have been loosened on import control, Vietnam could turn into a dumping ground for low-tech, low-quality cars.

Robot wars: knee surgery marks new battleground for companies

 The world's top medical technology companies are turning to robots to help with complex knee surgery, promising quicker procedures and better results in operations that often leave patients dissatisfied.

Down in the dumps over a ‘natural’ compromise

 VietNamNet Bridge – Earlier this month, the Environment Minister said “we can’t dump waste into the sea.”

The Hanoi student who loves mathematics

Nguyen Tuan Hoang is not only one of the five top scorers on the high school entrance exams with 18.75 of 20 score, but also placed first on the entrance exam to mathematics major class of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. 

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Deputy PM orders tightening of public spending, HCMC to seal fuel pump meters to curb tax losses, Hi-tech agriculture encounters multiple obstacles, Ministries urged to facilitate trade

Retail market booms, but eventual winners unclear

The foreign retail brands which have entered the Vietnamese market recently are all powerful and experienced, but it is too early to say who will thrive.

Vietnamese telcos race to roll out attractive 4G plans

 The race for 4G plan rollouts has been growing intense since VinaPhone and MobiFone launched new attractive data plans at unchanged fees.

Young graduates succeed with their bug idea

To most people, insects are a pest to be shooed out of the house of squashed underfoot. To a group of four young entrepreneurs from Da Nang’s University of Economics however, creepy crawlies are a good source of nutrition.

Disputed Dong Tam area not agricultural land: Inspectors

 A land lot at the heart of the Đồng Tâm dispute was not agricultural land like the residents claimed, but belonged to the military, the Hà Nội Inspectorate announced yesterday morning.

Vietnamese PM meets leaders of RoK, Australia in Hamburg

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had official meetings with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull on July 7 on the fringe of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc tells G20 int’l cooperation vital to climate change fight

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a strong plea for international cooperation in fighting climate change while addressing a panel discussion of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. 

Vietnamese and German artists to open studio to public

 Artists Nguyen Quoc Thanh and Lukas Zerbst will open their studio in Hanoi Creativity City to the public starting this Sunday, for seven days.

Iranian team to represent Asia in world club volleyball championship after victory in VN

Sarmayeh Bank of Iran will represent Asia to compete in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship after taking the overall trophy at the 2017 AVC Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Ninh Binh province on July 6.

Foreign Ministry condemns murder of Vietnamese citizens

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the murder of two Vietnamese citizens by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group, Deputy Minister Vu Hong Nam stated in his interview granted to the press.

Can Tho seeks to boost tourism at Bang Lang Stork Garden

Bang Lang Stork Garden, an attraction in Can Tho City with great potential, should be more efficiently managed to help increase the number of tourists to the site, according to authorities.

Teacher-student show features lacquer, sculpture works at Fine Arts Museum

 Four artists, both teachers and students at the HCM City Fine Arts University, are opening their show called Son+ show at the city’s Fine Arts Museum.