Facebook, Google dominate online advertising

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses make only modest revenue from online advertising, while the majority of the market’s turnover goes to Facebook and Google,Tuan Ha, CEO of Vianalink, said at an online marketing forum held several days ago.

Vietnam’s five coastal cities attract tourists year-round

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has a coastline of 3,260 kilometers with many beautiful beaches. Along this long coast are coastal cities that attract tourists all year round.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/8

 Vietnam urged to boost supporting industry, Mexico studies Vietnam’s garment-textiles, Russian expert: Vietnam attractive to foreign investors, Hai Phong Port to be international gateway by 2020, Mini again targets 50 percent growth

Vietnam Airlines opens New Lounge at Tan Son Nhat

Vietnam Airlines has inaugurated its new dedicated Premium Lounge for its first class and business class customers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam International Fashion Week to be held in Hanoi

 Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

Bolt reigns supreme but too many empty seats

 Usain Bolt delivered. Mo Farah, Elaine Thompson, David Rudisha, three world records and a dominant United States played their part too, as athletics enjoyed being back in the limelight for the right reasons after a torrid year.

Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold

 Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world for a fifth successive Olympics on Sunday, with a free-flowing acrobatic display with hoops and clubs winning them another group all-around gold medal.

Turkey's Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51

 A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday that killed at least 51 people, the president said.

New tax rate on artemia imports hurts shrimp breeding industry

VietNamNet Bridge - Artermia egg importers have complained that if they have to pay 5 percent import tax arrears, they will be pushed into a corner, while farmers will suffer the most.

Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note

 A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America's first Games.

Social News 22/8

Vietnamese pagodas in Thailand get Vietnamese nameplates, Prompt countermeasures needed to fight dengue fever, Vietnam manufacturing faces critical manpower shortage, Unsafe city flats to come down

Core inflation to rise to roughly 2% in 2016

 Core inflation this year could increase slightly to roughly 2 per cent from 1.7 per cent last year, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast.

Foreign firms dominate VN cosmetics

 A South Korean cosmetic shop in HCM City. Vietnamese cosmetic producers cannot catch up with major foreign players in terms of technology, and the local firms are losing market share.

Vietnam's chess player finishes 20th in world junior champs

 Vietnamese chess player Tran Tuan Minh finished 20th out of 80 players in the World Junior (U-20) Chess Championships which finished in India yesterday.

Malnutrition rampant in VN hospitals

 The implementation of nutritional practices in hospitals is still a neglected issue although it is vital in significantly reducing mortality in critically ill patients, experts have said.

Casualties in storm Dianmu climb to seven, two still missing

 The number of deaths from storm Dianmu, which swept through the northern region on August 19, has climbed to seven as of August 21, according to the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control.

Hanoi, Seoul look ahead to closer bilateral cooperation

 Hanoi and Seoul leaders expressed their willingness to boost bilateral cooperation during a visit of a Hanoi delegation to the capital city of the Republic of Korea from August 17-21. 

Pianist duo to perform at Saigon Classical concert this week

 Musical Journey is the latest concert to be held by Saigon Classical Music Group, featuring pianists Thach Thai Do Quyen anh Le Thi Minh Trang and other young artists at 7 p.m. on August 27 at the Southern Women’s Museum in HCMC.

Nation needs proper policies for start-ups, expert

 Vietnam is paying special attention to business development, with the government promoting start-up movements so that nationwide businesses will double to a million within the next five years.

Relics, fried pancakes, cheap prices: Quy Nhon draws tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Quy Nhon in the central province of Bình Dinh has attracted a large number of visitors over the summer holidays,

After China, will Uber fail in Vietnam?

 VietNamNet Bridge - After being acquired by Didi Chuxing in China, Uber may have to take similar moves in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, experts have said. 

Digital economy a big issue for VN: expert

 Building a digital economy will be very important for Vietnam to keep pace with rapid technology developments across the globe, a senior Australian scientist has said.

Management agencies fail to expose cases of untreated solid waste

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa’s behavior of illegally dumping solid waste has been discovered, but many other companies are escaping state management.

Poor decentralization efforts lead to oversupply of teaching graduates

VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 132 pedagogy schools exist in the country, creating an oversupply of teachers. 

HCM City to organise National Day fireworks

 HCM City will spend VND2 billion (USD95,200) on a firework display for National Day on September 2.