Pregnant woman saved from uterine rupture

 VietNamNet Bridge –  A pregnant woman in HCM City was saved from uterine rupture while in labour by doctors from four hospitals thanks to an inter-hospital alert system.

Quality of life after heart CT scan depends on results

 Improvement or worsening of chest pain symptoms and quality of life after a CT scan of the heart may depend on what the scan finds, a large study suggests.

Social News 10/3

Vietnam and gender equality, Operations suspended at Hanoi clinic after incident, Barge capsize kills two in Quang Ninh, Mass food poisoning in Tien Giang, Man sells trees meant for local cemetery


Female guitarists to perform in Hanoi

 A special performance titled “All Female Guitar Night 2017” featuring female artists from USA, Japan, and South Korea will be held at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on March 22.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/3

 Get set for the largest natural, organic foods expo in Vietnam, Vietjet CEO makes world's self-made women billionaires list, MoIT to inspect fertiliser factories, Mekong Delta farmers to be trained in sustainable rice cultivation

VNSO to present Beethoven concert in Hanoi

 A concert featuring masterpieces of classical music by composer Ludwig van Beethoven will be held at Hanoi Opera House on March 23.

China closes natural forests, Vietnam fears timber shortage

Up to 90 percent of timber in the Central Highlands has been sold to Chinese, according to locals. Chinese businesses have been flocking to Vietnam to buy wood as their government has closed natural forests in 14 provinces in the country. 

Snake game on Nokia 3310 developed by Vietnamese

VietNamNet Bridge - At MWC 2017 (Mobile World Congress), Nokia 3310 with Snake app was one of the most impressive products, developed by a group of Vietnamese engineers.

Universities lose money, staff when sending lecturers abroad

VietNamNet Bridge - Many university lecturers, who study abroad on school funding, do not return after graduation. It is nearly impossible to recoup the training cost. 

Hanoi's drive to remove old vehicles off streets faces social barriers

VietNamNet Bridge - Problems related to people's daily lives, legal loopholes and bad management all will make it difficult to implement the plan to recall old substandard vehicles.

Aging US ex-pat finds poetry, ’beautiful women’ in Vietnam

 This is the favorite poem of American poet Thomas Ames, taken from his book "Inside the Circle". At 71 years old, he is always mindful of his past and how he has spent his time.

Positive prospects

Mr. Don Lam, CEO and Founding Partner of VinaCapital, talked about its funds’ performance and expectations into the future.

Holi Festival 2017: Where to celebrate in Hanoi

 The Hindu festival of colours – commonly referred to as the festival of love – celebrates the coming of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

Vietnamese fish, seafood segment isn’t ‘cashing in’ with Walmart

Nearly one hundred farmers and exporters recently attended a business forum on the ins and outs of contract fish and shrimp farming for US based retail giant Walmart.

Vietcombank provides loan worth $1.3b to health sector

 The Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) on Wednesday committed to setting aside a preferential credit package worth VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for the health sector.

Vietnam wants China to permit more rice exporters

  Many Vietnamese rice exporters are facing difficulties after China authorised only 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into the country.

Vietnam imports petroleum products worth $433m in 2 months

 Viet Nam spent US$927 million on importing 1.66 million tonnes of petroleum products over the past two months, surging 2 per cent in volume against the same period last year.

VN's older female workers face high unemployment risk

  Some 80 per cent of female industrial workers above 35 years old are either getting fired or quitting their jobs, according to a recent study.

Binh Dinh to invest $17m to clear post-war ammunition

 Central Binh Dinh Province will invest more than VNĐ392 billion (US$17.1 million) to continue implementing a programme on clearing post-war bombs, mines and explosives in four affected areas in the province.

Hanoi's lakes cleaned up

 All lakes in the inner city and 36 of the 140 polluted lakes on the outskirts have been cleaned, the Hanoi Water Drainage Company said on Wednesday.

Tay Ninh investigates poisoning of forest trees

 The Tay Ninh Forest Protection Department is working with the Dau Tiêeng Protective Forest Management Board to conduct an investigation into the poisoning of hundreds of forest trees

New progammes support tourism startups in Mekong region

The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) on March 9 announced two incubation programmes to support innovative firms in tourism in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. 

Jetstar Pacific to source A320 components from AFI KLM E&M

 Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific has struck a long-term deal with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance under which the latter will provide component support for Jetstar Pacific’s Airbus A320 aircraft. 

Various activities held within Meet Vietnam programme

 The 13th Meet Vietnam programme features 13 international workshops and five training courses on science in central Binh Dinh province’s Quy Nhon city from March 6-10.

Stock market capitalisation hits record high

 The stock market capitalization reached $101 billion, equal to 50.3 percent of the national GDP, up 16 percent from the end of 2016 and is the highest-ever level since the market began operation.