Mixed reviews for new online enrollment

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the new online school enrollment system for the 2016 academic year is expected to help ease pressure on parents and students in Ha Noi, it also exposes obstacles.

Vietnam in danger of losing shrimp export markets

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese seafood exporters are scrambling to buy raw materials to compete with  Chinese businesses to fulfill export contracts.

Vietnamese movie competes at World Premieres Film Festival 2016

The movie Life of Yen about the life of a young woman and her marriage arranged by her parents directed by Dinh Tuan Vu  will compete in the 9th World Premieres Film Festival 2016 slated from June 29 up to July 10 in Maniala.

Phu Yen among 16 incredible destinations in Asia off tourists' radar

VietNamNet Bridge - VietNamNet Bridge – Bai Xep in Phu Yen province in central Vietnam is selected by Business Insider as one of the 16 incredible destinations in Asia that tourists don’t know about yet.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/6

 Stock exchange for start-ups in Viet Nam not feasible, Samsung suppliers triple, SME law to yield $19 billion in taxes: experts, Gold traders fined over trademarks, VinaCapital funds sell DHG shares

Once forbidden by royal decree, the balcony brings romance and pride to Hanoi

In the times of kings, Vietnamese houses that looked out to the streets were not allowed to have views higher than the King’s palanquin. So, upper storeys could not have windows, and certainly no balconies.

HCMC official reprimanded for work hours party

Le Minh Tan, director of the HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has only been reprimanded for holding a house-warming party during work hours despite clear regulations on such abuses of power.

When will Vietnam’s stock market be classified as ‘emerging’?

The Director of the State Securities Commission’s (SSC) Market Development Department, Nguyen Son, said that Vietnam is struggling to upgrade its stock market from frontier to emerging by the end of the year.

Vietnamese spend more time on Internet

Vietnamese spent an average of 24.7 hours a week on the Internet, up nine hours from 2014, according to a 2015 cross-platform insights report released by Nielsen.

Mekong Delta drought losses total $215m

 The Mekong Delta suffered losses worth more than VNĐ4.7 trillion (US$215 million) due to the severe and prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion last dry season, the Southwest Region Steering Committee has reported.

Cycling the Ho Chi Minh Trail

 VietNamNet Bridge – Virginia Morris is a security and defence analyst and author based in the UK. Her research specialty is asymmetric war and terrorism. Morris cycled the Ho Chi Minh Trail with her husband and children in 2015.

English to be 'second language' in universities

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has directed universities to make English the second language on campus.

High economic growth a big challenge for government amid climate change

 Director of the HCM City Cadre Institute, Tran Hoang Ngan, speaks about tasks facing the new government in achieving a high GDP rate.

Multi-level marketing companies to submit reports before July 15

Multi-level marketing companies must submit reports on their business activities in first half of this year to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade before July 15.

Beautiful Bung Binh Thien in the monsoons

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southwestern region is well-known for its charming water scenery, so it was not so hard to pick a place to enjoy the weekend.

5,500 State officials to be let go in first phase this year

 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has requested that the total number of State officials be reduced by 5,433 in the first phase this year.

The last blacksmith in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Hanoi’s Old Quarter has long been famous for its architecture and traditional crafts, many of which have been lost to rapid urbanization. Hung is the last practitioner of his family’s traditional craft of iron forging, in Lo Ren (blacksmith) street.

VN Asset Management Company special bond terms to be extended

Terms for special bonds issued by the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) to buy non-performing loans (NPLs) from credit institutions will be extended to ten years in some cases, according to a State Bank of Viet Nam newly-issued regulation.

HCM City to host Mekong Forum

The 2016 Mekong Delta Forum entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta” will be held in HCM City on June 27 and 28 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed to the region by climate change.

Finding a ceramic kingdom under Lady’s reign

On a mid-summer day with 40-degree Celsius heat, we return to Quang Tien Hamlet in Gia Loc District, 70km south of Ha Noi. The houses along the road from Hai Duong City to the village in Gia Loc District are scattered under the shade of longan trees. 

HCM City drainage system to undergo $10m repairs

 HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to repair four kilometres of old water drainage systems in central districts.

Record aviation growth in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aviation is witnessing strong growth in the number of passengers as well as strategies to purchase new aircrafts.

 

Social News 25/6

Coast guards search for missing fishermen after explosion, Anaesthesiology association plans to expand activities, Vietnam focuses on expanding social insurance coverage, Hotline to be launched for unlawful mineral mining prevention

Three missing, four injured in Phu Quoc boat accident

Four crew members were seriously injured and three fishermen remain missing after an explosion occurred on a fishing boat offshore the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

Top ICT firms awarded

 Two different awards, the Vietnam ICT Top 5 and Gold Medal Award, have been given to enterprises in the information and communication technologies sector to recognise their outstanding achievements.