Birds of a feather

 Vietnam has almost everything needed for franchises to really take off.

Vietnam considers sending jobless university grads abroad as guest workers

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is trying to create jobs for hundreds of thousands of unemployed university graduates in a project to export laborers. 

Tariffs are cut, import prices fall, but cars are still pricey

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite tariff cuts and low import prices, Vietnamese still have to pay high prices to buy cars because of high taxes and fees.

Photos of Hanoi show a changing city

 Change can sometimes seem to come slow to Hanoi, but over the past few years some places in the city have undergone complete transformations.

A village of talented violinists

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who have a chance to visit Then Village in Thai Dao Commune in the northern province of Bac Giang’s Lang Giang District will be amazed to see the elderly and kids skillfully play violin.

Train accidents: Prevention is the cure

 Taking a deep breath and calming down before responding to someone or something is good advice, and it has become ubiquitous advice of late.

TPP's demise has some effect on US FDI

 Mr. Dustin Daugherty, Senior Associate / ASEAN Lead at Dezan Shira & Associates, spoke with VET about the effects on FDI of the US's withdrawal from the TPP.

Vietnamese Qualifications Framework’s implementation faces challenges

 Certain challenges have come in the way of the implementation of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework, it was revealed at a policy dialogue held Friday morning in Hanoi.

ANZ paints rosy outlook for VN economy

 Viet Nam is likely to have something to crow about during the Year of the Rooster as several factors will facilitate socio-economic growth, ANZ Vietnam said on Friday.

Former head of government inspectorate wrongfully appointed 6 posts

 It turns out that the Government Inspectorate (GI), a ministry-level body charged with tackling corruption in State administration, is not immune from wrongdoing.

Famous director Le Mong Hoang dies at 88

 Veteran director Le Mong Hoang, who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away on Thursday at his home in HCM City after a long illness due to heart disease. He was 88.

Phuong wins amateur golden ball award

 Striker Tran Viet Phuong won the 2016 Golden Ball award for amateur footballers in the northern region.


Pagoda-goers during work hours penalised

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several officers found visiting pagodas during work hours were imposed with various levels of penalties on Thursday by the disciplinary council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),

Serious accidents kill two, injuring 12

 VietNamNet Bridge – A serious car accident occurred earlier Friday on the Ho Chi Minh Road section running through Rach Tho Village in the southern province of Ca Mau, killing one and injuring 11 others.

Hue garden houses

 Hue is known as a city of gardens and garden houses which harmoniously blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature.

Hung kings’ death anniversaries commemorated for six days

 VietNamNet Bridge – An annual pilgrim festival dedicated to the Hung kings will be organised between April 1 and 6 and hosted by the northern province of Phu Tho.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/2

 Instant food among most voted high-quality Vietnamese goods, Deputy PM slams foot-dragging on losing firms, Germany to boost investment in Đà Nẵng, Lotte to build 2nd mall in Hà Nội

Social News 24/2

 HCM City proposes project to fix old drains, Collision sends Đà Nẵng bus plunging into channel, Doctors save baby’s life with pacemaker implant, Japanese-funded project improves women’s health

Movie-inspired Fendi designs treat Milan's fashion elite

 Milan's fashion elite strolled down an elegant street in "Rome" on Thursday, sporting subtle and elegant creations that recalled the timeless movie scenes of yesteryear.

Nguyen Quang Hai wins V.League’s best goal of season award

 Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai of Hanoi T&T won the best goal of the season award in V. League 1, the event’s organising board has announced.

Vietnam’s catfish exports face bad press in Europe

Vietnam’s catfish industry has encountered bad press in recent months. Carrefour, the largest retail group in Europe, announced the stop of the sale of Vietnam’s catfish in Spain, Italy, France and countries where the group has branches.

Oscar best actor race is tale of two opposites

 Denzel Washington plays a talkative, bombastic, larger-than-life dad whose personality leaps off the screen.

Peaceful corners of Hanoi

Unlike the common images of a bustling daytime Hanoi, more peaceful images of Hanoi capital have been captured by VOV.

Trade deficit returns to haunt Vietnam

 Vietnam had faced a trade deficit of US$1.21 billion in the year to mid-February, which resulted from shipments of some key export earners dipping, according to data of the General Department of Customs.

Landfill’s waste and smoke make Dak Nong a living hell

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of residents of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong’s Dak R’Lap District lived mired in the rubbish and fumes from a rubbish treatment facility near the residential area.