Vietnam’s fashion brands lose ground in home market

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese fashion brands struggle to exist in the $3 billion home market, foreign brands have been warmly welcomed.

Stories through the lens: Phuoc Binh National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phuoc Binh National Park is one of the latest additions to the list of national parks and nature reserves in Viet Nam.

Vietnam’s jewelers struggle to penetrate ASEAN market

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the ASEAN jewelry market is large, Vietnamese companies are struggling to enter the market worth billions of dollars.

Family names of M’nong ethnic people restored

VietNamNet Bridge – Due to historical circumstances, many M’nong people in Dak Nong Province only have their first name in legal documents because they do not know their surnames. Females and males are distinguished by middle names

What makes a tragedy even more tragic

 VietNamNet Bridge – Is there something that makes karaoke bars particularly inflammable?The question arose in me as I reflected on last Tuesday, which must have been the longest, most painful night for many people.

SCIC seeks one investor for Maritime Bank shares

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is seeking a single investor for its divestment of more than 2.4 million shares in the Maritime Commercial Bank at an initial price of VND11,700 ($0.52) per share.

“Creating vacancies to welcome talented people into the education sector”

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the roundtable talk about measures to attract overseas talents.

The legendary past and migration to the city

 VietNamNet Bridge - There's a saying that no one can change the past, but they can rearrange the future.

Land tax and a fatal weakness

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the past few days, the public was stirred up after the Ministry of Finance suggested imposing tax on second homes.

Vietnamese fishermen attacked by Chinese ships

 Two fishing boats in the central province of Quang Ngai have complained about being attacked by Chinese ships.

Shorter Lunar New Year holiday option chosen by Ministry of Home Affairs

 Civil servants will have seven days off for Tet Holiday which falls on January 26 to February 1, 2017.

52 million Vietnamese online

 Fifty-four per cent of Vietnamese people, or 52 million, are already online; the fifth-largest online population in Asia-Pacific behind China, India, Japan and Indonesia.

Redfoo’s performance slated for late November

 American rapper Redfoo is due to visit Vietnam for YAN Beatfest 2016 scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City in late November.

Two classical ballets on show in Vietnam

 Ballet dancers of the Talarium Et Lux theater will thrill Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City audiences with two famous classical ballets ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Nutcracker’ at Ballet show 2016 according a press briefing on November 2.

Vietlott confirms winner of $3m jackpot

 The Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott) confirmed a new winner of the jackpot worth VNĐ64.8 billion (US$2.9 million) yesterday.

Blogger arrested for anti-state act

 The police yesterday detained blogger HonHai for distributing anti-state information, an official has confirmed.

Southeast Asian Shooting Championship 2016 begins

 The Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016 began at the Hanoi National Sports Training Centre on November 2. 

Japanese property companies continue to flock to Vietnam

 The HCM City-based Nha Mo (Dream Home) Corporation has announced it recently signed a comprehensive cooperation contract with The Global Group, a Japanese real estate developer.

Moscow Oblast honours Vietnamese diplomat, businessman

 Vietnam’s Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and businessman Do Xuan Hoang were among individuals honoured recently by Russian State and the government of Moscow Oblast province for contributions to Russia’s development. 

Polluter ignores environmental consequences

Phuc Son Manganese, Mineral and Mechanics JSC, which was found to be polluting the environment while exploiting manganese for years in northern Tuyen Quang Province, has not reinforced the embankments and dredge sludge as directed.

Rare photo of the last kings of Vietnam

The Nguyen was the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam, existing from 1802 to 1945. In its 143-year history, this reign experienced many ups and downs. Here are the rare photos of some emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty

Police called on to investigate loss-making firm

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate (GI) concluded its inspections of three biofuel (ethanol) projects with capital investment from state-owned giant PetroVietnam (PVN) and its member companies.

Deviant student behavior at schools alarms educators

Educators and psychologists have urged the creation of a healthy schooling environment following a series of violent incidents involving students.

26-yr-old scientist's 15 research articles sets record

Tran Quoc Quan, a scientist born in a poor district in Ha Tinh province, has had 15 ISI (information sciences institute) articles published, holding the record in Vietnam for the number of internationally published articles at his age.

Euro 4 emission-standard vehicles may not have fuel by early 2017

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has spent four years to prepare for the application of Euro 4 emission standards, but many problems still exist.