HCM City calls for residents to move out of incomplete apartment block

 HCM City’s authorities continue to ask dozens of households in a local apartment building to move out as investor has violated regulations.

Hanoi restaurant fined for operating out of a bus

 Hanoi's authorities have fined a mobile Bun cha restaurant operating out of a bus parked on Su Van Hanh Street.

Trade offcials to meet in Vietnam in May to discuss TPP

 Trade officials from the eleven remaining members of the TPP will hold discussions in the coming weeks and ministers will meet again in May in Vietnam to continue debate over the TPP.

Son Doong Cave through lens of Hollywood director

VietNamNet Bridge - Director of Hollywood blockbuster ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Jordan Vogt-Roberts posted a number of beautiful photos of Son Doong Cave on his Instagram.

VN Government mulls safeguards to protect domestic carmakers

Deputy PM  Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manufacturing industry from looming zero-tariff car imports.

Viettel nearly covers 4G nationwide

 As of Thursday, the military-run telecom group, Viettel has set up nearly 18,000 4G base transceiver stations (BTSs), bringing the technology to 704 districts in 63 provinces and cities.

South Korea interested in Long Thanh airport development

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote bilateral co-operation in the railway sector.

Man arrested for smuggling VNĐ2 billion to Laos

 A man was arrested in central Nghe An Province on Thursday while attempting to smuggle VNĐ2 billion (US$88,800) to Laos.

30,000 litres of illegal liquor seized in Hanoi

 Around 29,759 litres of home-brewed liquor have been seized in Hanoi in the first 12 days of a citywide campaign against illicit alcohol.

Tourism growth is not just about numbers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Associate Professor Pham Trung Luong speaks to Bnews.vn on how to turn the tourism industry into a spearhead economic sector.

Businesses try to ease losses with private properties

Vo Truong Thanh, former president of Truong Thanh Furniture Group (TTF), and Tram Be, former deputy chair of Sacombank, have committed to compensate for losses incurred by their enterprises as a way to be responsible for their mismanagement.

Children protected from sexual abuse

The recent increase of child sexual abuse cases has raised public concern, which requires authorities to enforce children’s rights and scrutinise the implementation of signed international conventions to ensure the protection of children’s rights.

Senior officials meet in Manila to prepare for ASEAN Summit

 The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) took place in Manila, the Philippines from March 15-16 to discuss preparations for the 30th ASEAN Summit.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to visit Vietnam

 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 21-24.

Tourism Administration warns people to keep away from bird flu-infected areas

The tourism administration yesterday sent a document to tourist management agencies, tourist operators, international travel agents and hotels about bird flu in China, advising people to keep away from infected areas.

Four patients saved from donated organs of brain-dead people

Hanoi-based Viet-Duc Hospital yesterday said that it had performed four transplantation cases thanks to donation of brain-dead people.

Needed: more ‘whacky’ clean-up campaigns

 VietNamNet Bridge – If a travel agent offered you a tour where you would pay him for picking up trash, you’d be excused for thinking he’d lost his marbles.

Gov’t wants VNPT to become hi-tech firm

 The Government wants Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to become a hi-tech manufacturing corporation, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

Chartered flights to bring European tourists to Phu Quoc Island

 Britain’s TUI Travel and Italy’s Alpitour World, two famous European travel firms, will launch weekly chartered flights taking tourists from the UK and Italy to Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province late this year. 

A great view of Nguyen Hue Blvd from 8Ielts Café

 Those who feel tired and hungry after a walk in Nguyen Hue pedestrian square can drop at 8Ielts Café to enjoy a drink while admiring a view of Nguyen Hue Boulevard at night, and discovering the bustle and hustle of city nightlife.

Vietnam beauty cast as lead in Myanmar’s movie

 First runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyen Tran Huyen My has agreed with a media company in Myanmar to take a leading  role in the movie “Bridge over cloud.”

A small gesture, a life-changing experience

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was an endearing sight – a little boy accompanying his mother as she walked the streets, picking up trash.

Farmers hail land tax waiver

 VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated 12.5 million people will be eligible for agriculture land tax exemption, leaving merely 77,000 people still subject to this tax.

HCM City eyes expanded online public services

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City wants to expand the use of online public services to simplify administrative procedures and reduce their cost for the public, vice chairman of the municipal People’s Committee,