Heat say goodbye to coach Garbelotto

 Saigon Heat, the first professional basketball club in Việt Nam, have said goodbye to coach Anthony Garbelotto following the team’s repeated inability to win the ABL title.

Viet Nam beat Chinese Taipei 5-4

 Viet Nam beat Chinese Taipei 5-4 in the third match of Group B of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation U-20 Futsal Championship in Thailand yesterday.

Community space opens for tourists on My Khe beach

 A Space for Community Culture was launched at the central city’s East Sea Park yesterday, attracting the participation of 80 pavilions including souvenirs, food courts and folk games.

HIV patient’s heart surgery successfully conducted

 Doctors from the Viet Nam-Germany Hospital have successfully conducted an eight-hour heart surgery on a female patient with the HIV virus.

National Assembly to debate 13 laws, add QA time

 The National Assembly’s first meeting session this year will be focused on scrutinising and voting on 13 draft laws, announced NA Deputy General-Secretary Le Bo Linh yesterday.

Hanoi leader to fix all workers’ problems

 Hanoi’s leader has promised to solve all issues in the daily lives of all workers in the city soon, including shortages of housing, cultural activities, kindergartens and medical centres at industrial zones.

Yen Bai Tourism Year kicks off

 The Yen Bai Tourism Year kicked off with art performances and cultural activities on May 19 in the northern mountainous province. 

President shows hope for stronger economic ties with China

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan in Hanoi on May 20.

Vietnam mourns over Russian astronaut Viktor Gorbatko’s death

 President Tran Dai Quang has conveyed his deep sympathy to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the death of Russian Hero, astronaut Viktor Gorbatko who joined Vietnamese heroic spaceman Pham Tuan on a flight to the space in 1980.

Social News 20/5

 Global C-section rates surging, Việt Nam’s Glory honours national spirit and patriotism, Ministry urged to raise capital for North-South Expressway, Responsible forest sourcing benefits businesses: report

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/5

 Forum updates Indonesian firms on Vietnam’s business climate, Samsung Vietnam back to high export growth path, Hindrances to business pinpointed, SBV says interest rates now reasonable

Great potential for adventure travel untapped

VietNamNet Bridge - Adventure travel accounts for example only 10 percent of all types of tourism in Vietnam. 

HCM City to start work on many traffic works this year

 Ho Chi Minh City will start work on a slew of necessary traffic infrastructure projects to meet residents’ travel demand from now until the end of this year.

Young girl gives her best friend a leg up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past eight years, Nguyen Thuy Nga has carried her best friend and classmate, Nguyen Thi Mai Gai, to school every day, over a distance of more than four kilometres.

Private sector struggling to grow

VietNamNet Bridge - Why can’t the private economic sector grow more quickly, even though more policies and resolutions on developing private businesses have been created recently? 

Why a salary report matters for VN businesses

 Salary surveys are now a key tool for companies in the race to recruit and retain talent.

A century on, travel guide becomes a time machine

A classic travel guide authored early in the 20th century has been reprinted, offering readers the opportunity to travel back in time and experience yesteryear Ha Noi in minute detail.

Twenty smart city plans in pipeline

 A smart city is an ideal place for people to live and work, but it is also a sustainable combination of robust economics, civil society and clean environment, Nguyen Minh Hong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications said

Outstanding scientists receive Ta Quang Buu awards

 A ceremony to present the Ta Quang Buu awards was held on Thursday in Hanoi as part of activities marking Viet Nam Science and Technology Day.

Fishing in provinces affected by Formosa toxic spill mostly recovered

 One year after the devastating marine environmental incident caused by the toxic spill, fishing and aquaculture activities have for the most part returned to normal, stated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday.

Developers Compete to Build Apps for APEC SMEs

With just 24 hours to go, 22 software developers from APEC economies are racing to build new online tools to help small businesses grow. As participants in the 2017 APEC App Challenge.

Number of WannaCry-infected computers in Vietnam is neglible

“Only a few computers” in Viet Nam remain infected with WannaCry, Nguyen Khac Lich, Deputy Director of the Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team told a conference on information security today.

Vietnam attends 23rd ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation

 Senior officials of ASEAN and China convened the 23rd consultations in the Chinese province of Guizhou on May 19 to review their cooperation across the fields and outline specific tasks for the near future. 

Vietnam backs peace efforts on Korean Peninsula

 Vietnam consistently backs all efforts to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

Social News 19/5

 Vietnam joins tea, coffee festival at UN headquarters, HCM City confiscates 70 tonnes of smuggled sugar, Science, technology information access place opens to public, Vietnam has 325 new rural communes