Sweets companies fall into foreign hands

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors develop their businesses well in the beginning stages of growth, but have difficulty after expansion, analysts say.

Home is where the school is. Or is it?

he story of a family that took its two boys out of school to teach them at home in HCM City has been generating public interest after newspapers and social networks reported on it as a successful model.

Performing Arts in Spring Festival in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The PAS – Hanoi Performing Arts Festival (or Festival des Arts du Spectacle in French) will take place in Hanoi from May 18 to 21.

Exhibition of propaganda artworks in Hanoi

An exhibition showcasing the reproduction of propaganda artworks created between 1969 and 1972 by the late celebrated Cuban graphic arist René Mederos will be held in Hanoi from May 19 through June 12.

Exhibition “Echoing Scars” by French artist Thierry Bernard-Gotteland in Saigon

“Echoing Scars”, a solo exhibition by French mixed-media artist Thierry Bernard-Gotteland will take place at Galerie Quynh, 151/3 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCM City from May 12 through June 2.

Special Concert II with National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – “Special Concert II” by the National Symphony Orchestra of Vietnam will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 12. 

Screening of Palestinian movie “The Time that Remains” in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s come to Six Space, 94B Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi on May 13 to enjoy Palestinian movie “The Time that Remains”. 

Introduction to French, German and Austrian films at European Film Festival 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three movies “Me, Myself and Mum” from France, “Breathing” from Austria and “At Eye Level” from Germany will be introduced at the European Film Festival 2017 in Vietnam. 

Travel firms’ revenues outstrip profits

 Vietnam’s tourism industry recorded a successful year with VNĐ400 trillion (US$17.6 billion) of total revenue in 2016. However, the travel companies’ profits are not commensurate with their revenue, vneconomy.vn reports.

Exhibition on women during the wars opens

More than 50 sketches of women during the wars by 29 noted painters will be displayed between May 14 and 28 at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.

Labourers urged to improve skills for industrial revolution

A majority of Vietnamese labourers may face unemployment in the next 10 years when industrial revolution 4.0 kicks in as their weak and outdated skills cannot meet the demand of enterprises.

VN fighter wins world Muaythai championship title seven times

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat has made history by becoming the first Vietnamese fighter to win the world championship title seven times.

Social News 12/5

 Vietnam hopes for Laos’s support in Mekong River water management, Burial services for soldier remains repatriated from Cambodia, Gov’t approves new bridges, roads for HCM City

Post-marine environment incident fixing efforts continue

Over one year since the maritime environmental incident ravaged four central provinces, information about the results of investigations into Hung Nghiep Formosa has been made public.

Thai group buys more Vinamilk shares

 F&N Dairy Investments PTE Ltd owned by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has registered to buy more than 14 million additional shares of Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) from May 16 to June 14.

Infographic: VN-China relations in review

President Tran Dai Quang and his Spouse is paying a State visit to China to attend the “Belt and Road” Summit from May 11-15 at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

UK mulls $1.93bn in infrastructure support for VN

 The CEO of UK Export Finance (UKEF) visited Vietnam to explore providing support of up to £1.5 billion ($1.93 billion) for infrastructure development in the country.

Preferential IDA loans for Vietnam to cease from 2017

 2017 will be the last year Vietnam receives preferential loans from IDA, an arm of the World Bank (WB), and will then be able to access loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

ACV hit by exchange rate fluctuations once again

 The fluctuations of the Japanese Yen caused big fluctuations in the for Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in the first quarter of 2017.

New trend: Vietnamese capital flowing into foreign real estate markets

 While foreign capital flows into the Vietnamese real estate market, domestic capital also flows out of Vietnam into various markets around the world.

Vietnamese President's visit to China in photos

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse are in China for a State visit and the high-level forum on the Belt and Road from May 11-15.

Corporate debt threatens economic growth of Vietnam

 Economists have warned that elevated levels of short term corporate debt threaten the economic stability of Vietnam.

Ministers to seek clarity on trade in Hanoi

 Trade Ministers and officials from the 21 APEC member economies have begun convening in Ha Noi to alleviate uncertainty about the future of trade in the Asia-Pacific.

Royal records, antique items on Hoang Sa, Truong Sa to be on show

 A collection of 19 imperial records from the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) and 150 antiques showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos will be displayed in the central coastal province of Quang Nam next month.

Hung Yen's "trong quan" singing named VN intangible cultural heritage

 The northern province of Hung Yen on May 11 received a certificate recognising its local Trong quan singing (a response folk singing between male and female groups) as national intangible cultural heritage.