A slice of Pi: VN’s new math magazine

VietNamNet Bridge – A new printed monthly Vietnamese magazine specializing in mathematics will be published from January 2017. 

Japanese capital poured into ‘intensive farming’ in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of Japanese investors who want to develop agriculture and fishery projects in Vietnam is on the rise as more Vietnamese favor Japanese food items. 

Serial floods drown Tet bonanza dreams

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa mai and hoa dao, one yellow and the other pink, are without doubt the two most important, auspicious flowers in Viet Nam.

Lagarde keeps IMF job, escapes penalty after negligence conviction in France

 International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde escaped punishment and kept her job on Monday despite a conviction on negligence charges over a state payout made while she served as France's finance minister in 2008.

VN figure skating tournament held in City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Figure Skating Championship wraps up today at the Vincom Ice Rink Thao Dien in HCM City.

Truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, 12 dead

 A truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others in what Germany's interior minister said looked like an attack.

Saigon skyscrapers by night

VietNamNet Bridge - Sumptuous and magnificent Saigon skyscrapers shimmer in the dark at night. These buildings are symbols of a Saigon which is increasingly expanding.

Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery

 The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire.

SHB Da Nang ready for second Mekong match

 SHB Da Nang are ready to compete with Yadanarbon of Myanmar in the second match of the Toyota Mekong Club Championship’s preliminary round on Friday at Ha Noi’s My Dinh Stadium.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/12

 Coffee export volume forecast to reduce in 2017, Export turnover to reach $178 billion in 2016, Central city and Gifu Shinkin bank ink MoU on investment, HCM City guarantees loans worth VNĐ360 billion for SMEs

American My Lai hero dies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawrence Manley Colburn, the US army helicopter gunner who helped stopped the massacre of hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by US troops at My Lai in 1968, has died at the age of 67, reported the Associated Press.

HCM City proposes new multilevel parking garages

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the central government for permission to choose investors to build six multilevel parking garages under the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) mode.

More Vietnamese food companies fall into foreign hands

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the food sector have occurred recently, with most of the buyers from Thailand, Japan and South Korea.

Army and student cross-country running tournament closes in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Army and Student Cross-Country Tournament closed in HCM City on Sunday.

Social News 20/12

Central highland province to host first culture festival, Tuyen Quang to grow 11,400 ha of forests in 2017, Vietnamese workers in RoK get together, Man sentenced to 10 years for causing serious accident

A fishing village on Jade Island far from the madding crowd

 VietNamNet Bridge – Going to the sea can offer more than swimming, sun bathing, cloud watching, seafood, and coconut water on crowded beaches.

Farmer and inventor of coffee machine recognized by PM

VietNamNet Bridge - Dang Van Bay, a farmer in Lam Dong province who quit school in the fifth grade, has invented a machine which can undertake heavy farming tasks. 

Is Vietnam’s aviation sector becoming too hot?

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia’s view that it is necessary to tighten control over flight licensing to pave the way for development of other modes of transport has raised controversy.

Preschools in suspense as teachers may quit jobs

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC cannot find enough teachers for its nursery schools as low salaries and hard work have kept high school graduates away.

Urban FMCG market recovering, rural market slowing

 The urban fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is exhibiting signs of recovery while the rural market is experiencing a slowdown, according to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

Will $35.5mil. solve flooding in Hanoi?

After eight years of implementation with many delays due to slow site clearance, the second phase of the water drainage project in Hanoi was finished in mid-November. With $35.3 million spent, the inner city is expected to be free from flooding.

Experts: realty bubble on horizon

 The rapid increase in demand and market price of the property sector in Vietnam has sparked concerns of a 2017 real estate bubble.


Floods kill 24, cause $37.2 million losses in central Vietnam

Recent floods have left 24 dead, 16 injures and losses of $37.2 million in the central and Central Highlands regions according to the Department of Disaster Prevention in the central and Central Highlands regions.

Mobile World's 2017 revenue to hit $2.83 billion

MWG Board of Management has announced the company’s business plan for 2017, with total revenue and after-tax profit to reach $2.83 billion and $98.6 million, up 85 per cent and 58.5 per cent against 2016, respectively.

HCM City hosts dragon, lion dance contest during weekends

 As many as 37 professional troupes are competing in the HCM City Open Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Championship being held during weekends at Dam Sen Park in District 11.