Vietnam deeply concerned over DPRK nuclear test

 Vietnam is deeply concerned over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear test on September 9, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on September 10 in reply to reporters’ questions. 

First businessman be honoured for scientific and technological study

The sewer was dark and foul smelling, not to mention its toxicity. We still had to dip into the sewage to dredge its bed, Hoang Duc Thao, Director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Ltd. Company

Minister of Education and Training points to education quality improvement

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has granted Nhan Dan newspaper an interview regarding the sector’s tasks for the new 2016-2017 academic year,

Logistics services at Vietnamese seaports equal Thai standards

Though Vietnamese customs services are ranked sixth out of seven surveyed countries in South East Asia (SEA), logistics at domestic seaports have improved in the last 10 years thanks to the government’s efforts to upgrade infrastructure.

Special houses in southwestern Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The people in the southwestern region of Vietnam build their houses with simple and available materials like cajuput and coconut leaves, which are suited to their floating way of life.

Ruined ancient villas in Da Lat

 VietNamNet Bridge - Da Lat is known as the land of flowers, with temperate climate and French villas built in the early 20th century. However, dozens of nearly 100-year-old villas in the city have seriously degraded.

Now is best time to see ripening rice fields in northern Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Terraced fields in the mountainous provinces in northern Vietnam will start showing gorgeous colors in September and October when the harvest season comes. 

HCM City reduces tap water leakage

VietNamNet Bridge – The tap water leakage rate in HCM City has reduced to 27.8 per cent, down 2.6 percentage points from the end of last year,

Auditors question TTF's ability to continue

 Ernst & Young Vietnam (EY Vietnam) expressed doubts about the ability of the Truong Thanh Furniture Corporation (TTF) to continue as a going concern, TTF’s interim consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2016 reveal.

Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay a pristine paradise

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since the time I was young, I have learnt a lot about Cam Ranh in the central province of Khsnh Hoa, which is the most beautiful bay in Viet Nam.

Indigo fabric – the beauty of Nung costumes

 Nung women teach their little girls to grow cotton trees, twine yarn, weave fabric, and embroider. In the Nung community, girls, who don’t know how to weave fabric and make clothes, will have a harder time finding husbands.

Polluting technology on way out

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan speaks to Quan doi nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper about the relationship between enterprises and the environment.

Citizens’ acceptance of corruption keeps the cycle going, research indicates

A mother of two was looking for a public kindergarten. Through an acquaintance she met the principal of a kindergarten in the city centre known for its prestige. Along with the three-year-old child’s CV, she brought an envelope

Vietnam badly in need of auto parts suppliers

Automobile makers in Vietnam cannot take advantage of the booming demand for cars of the people due to a sore lack of parts suppliers.

Natural stone to be used for Hanoi pavements

 VietNamNet Bridge – Natural stone with a lifespan of 50 to 70 years will be used for all pavement surface in 12 districts of Ha Noi, according to its Department of Construction in a meeting early this week.

Flute kites: a centuries-old game for all ages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over decades, the image of kites flying over immense rice fields have provided inspiration for many Vietnamese artists and musicians.

Potential solutions to traffic in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – For foreign tourists and expatriates living in Viet Nam, the chaotic scenes of local traffic are quite peculiar and undoubtedly dangerous if they are stuck in the middle of it.

A man who builds a famous brand name for local silk

VietNamNet Bridge – Wandering along the famous Dong Khoi Street of Saigon, people can see Khaisilk’s boutique, a long-standing luxury store offering a variety of silk products in Vietnam.

Survey looks at alcohol consumption

 At 43.8 per cent of the country’s adult population, general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people is higher than some might expect.

Let’s be clear about our characters

 VietNamNet Bridge – For thousands of years, Viet Nam’s culture and history was recorded in the Han-Nom scripts, which combine Chinese and Chinese-based Vietnamese characters.

Documents on Ho Chi Minh donated

Tran Ngọc Quyen, former Vietnamese Counselor in Germany, offered to the Ho Chi Minh Museum more than 100 documents and books in German and Bulgarian languages featuring the life of President Ho Chi Minh

Has Honda Vietnam sacked 3,000 workers?

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda Vietnam has denied that 2,000-3,000 workers at its factory in Vinh Phuc province have been laid off.

The best places to see butterflies in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - These sites are the best places in Vietnam to see thousands of butterflies.

Social News 10/9

 Vietnam calls for UNDP’s help in ethnic minority-related affairs, Project helps enhance meal quality for under-5 children, Vietnam uses 3,000 test kits to detect dangerous diseases, HCM City authorities to fight erosion

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/9

 Survey: Locals prefer foreign employers, Can Tho to host conference on Vietnam-France cooperation, Concerns over huge new coastal steel project, Budget deficit to expand over remaining months