Worming its way back to the culinary club

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the Dao Do people in the northern province of Ha Giang or the Muong in the central province of Thanh Hoa, sau tre (bamboo worm), once a staple, has become a rare treat.

Offshore doctors persevere against tall odds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bạch Long Vi is Viet Nam’s remotest island in the Gulf of Tonkin.This spells daunting hardship, especially for doctors and other medical staff stationed there,

APEC: Motivation for regional growth and integration

VietNamNet introduces the large part of the talks entitled "APEC 2017: opportunities and challenges for Vietnam" with Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu and Dr. Vo Tri Thanh.

Nearly 500 Galaxy Note 7s not yet recalled in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have not been recalled in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

Social News 17/12

Khanh Hoa to build fisheries centre, Quang Binh solar power project makes adjustments, HCMC strives to improve rural living condition, HCMC pilots to offer overtime care service for workers’ kids in two districts

Universities can’t keep in touch with graduates

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the new norms when approving scheduled enrollment figures next year for universities and colleges requires them to produce statistics on students’ employment after graduating,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/12

Tax incentives provide few benefits, High-tech agricultural production is the need: experts, Large scale fields developed in northern region, Vietsovpetro taps 5.04 million tonnes of crude oil this year

Vietnam opposes all sovereignty violations: Spokesman

 Vietnam opposes all activities that violate its sovereignty as well as militarise and threaten peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

Hanoi boosts ties with ASEAN capital cities

  A delegation of Hanoi Party Committee led by Vice Standing Secretary Ngo Thi Thanh Hang paid working visits to Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia in early December to foster friendship and cooperation with the capital cities of regional countries.    

Poland wants to foster all-around ties with Vietnam

 Secretary of State at the Polish President’s Chancellery Krzysztof Szczerski has affirmed that Poland highly values Vietnam’s position in Southeast Asia and wants to foster all-around ties with the country. 

PM congratulates Timor Leste Ambassador on fulfilling tasks

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has congratulated Ambassador of Timor Leste Jorge Trindade Neves De Camoes on fulfilling assigned tasks during his four-year tenure in Vietnam. 

Ireland pledges to push Vietnam-EU free trade deal

 Ireland will work to push the Vietnam-European Union free trade agreement, the Irish Ambassador to Vietnam, Caist Moran, told Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting on December 16.

Saigon ready to welcome Christmas

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Many streets and buildings in HCM City have been decorated beautifully for the Christmas and New Year's season, attracting many people at night.

For people to live in freedom, happiness

 Looking back at the success we have achieved after 30 years of renovation, it is not difficult to see the lesson about the power of consensus, seizing and taking advantage of opportunities that we learned from the August Revolution.

Rampant dredging threatens Dong Nai River

Multiple issues are plaguing dredging projects on the Dong Nai River. Slack licensing, negligent supervision, lack of co-ordination among exploiters and sand mining pirates freely roaming without much hinder were leading to environmental damage

A water-puppetmaker in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – For more than 25 years, Phung Quang Oanh, 46, from District 7, HCM City has created tens of thousands of puppets for water puppet troupes throughout the country. 

State-owned corporation bosses travel abroad to avoid responsibilities

VietNamNet Bridge - Many managers of state-owned corporations have gone abroad recently for health care or training courses. Some of them have lost contact with their enterprises. 

Visit ancient Viem Xa Village to explore Bac Ninh love duets

 VietNamNet Bridge - Travelers coming to Bac Ninh might hear local people tell them that if they do not visit Viem Xa Village, they miss half of Bac Ninh. 

Flying snakehead fish show in Can Tho

 A farmer in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has succeeded in training his snakeheads to jump high out of water. His fish have attracted many visitors.

Impressive breakthrough of Vietnamese tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2016, despite facing numerous difficulties and challenges, particularly in relation to the serious marine environmental pollution incident which affected four central provinces ...

VN telecoms market needs boost

 The overall growth of Vietnam’s telecom market will start to decline following a period of rapid development, according to “The Emerging Asia-Pacific telecoms market: trends and forecasts 2016-2021” released by The Report Linker.

Industry Ministry considers bankruptcy for Dung Quat shipyard

VietNamNet Bridge - To deal with the unprofitable Dung Quat shipyard, MOIT believes that declaring  bankruptcy is the most feasible solution.

Spaniard gives VN a sweet tooth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Confectionary markets in Da Nang have recently welcomed a new product: organic candy “Pop” made by Vietnamese materials with Spanish secrets.

Automation poses employment challenges

 Unemployment may rise because of the high numbers of unskilled workers and increased industrial automation.

Red River master planning set in train

 Sun Group, Vingroup and the Hanoi Export-Import Company (Geleximco) will provide the finance for Hanoi to prepare a master plan for the Red River renovation project.