100-year-old French villa in Saigon dismantled

VietNamNet Bridge – Built over 100 years ago and one of several French-style villas in Saigon today,  house number 237 on No Trang Long Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District is being dismantled for the construction of a new villa.

Traffic congestion in Vietnam’s litchi kingdom during harvest season

VietNamNet Bridge - National Road 31, traversing Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province, has recorded kilometers-long congestions as traders are flocking to this litchi planting hub to buy the fruit for which it is famous. 

Vietnam’s three destinations among top 50 most beautiful places in Asia

 VietNamNet Bridge - Conde Nast Traveler’s readers have selected three destinations in Vietnam - Sapa, Hoi An and Ha Long Bay - among 50 of the most breathtaking sites across Asia.

Vietnam’s first scientific journal listed in Reuters' ISI

 Advances in Natural Sciences Magazine: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology has become the first Vietnamese journal to be selected in Thomson Reuters' ISI list which includes high quality scientific journals.

Amendments to Law on Tourism discussed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many provisions in the 2005 Law on Tourism are outdated and impractical in the context of global integration and needed to be revised, tourism experts have said.

Technology startups: high failure rate worries some investors

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 60 percent of startups fail and 70 percent fail in the first year of operation. 

First leg ends for V-League's star team

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first leg of the V.League has ended, as the most valuable players have been selected to join the team of stars.

Young artists debut new artworks in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forty artworks by the Ha Noi Young Artists Club are on display at 16 Ngo Quyen Exhibition House.

Air quality in Hanoi gets worse

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of air in the capital city, Ha Noi, has consistently worsened, especially in urban areas, main transport routes and ongoing construction sites,

Rare woodblocks to be preserved

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Tinh Province has planned different solutions to preserve and promote the Phuc Giang School’s woodblocks, following their recognition in May as UNESCO World Heritage

Parents of British climber Aiden Webb thank Vietnam for supports

On June 26, the parents of Aiden Webb, a 22-year-old British man who died climbing Vietnam’s highest mountain, expressed their gratitude and gratefulness to all those involved in the search and recovery of their son's body.

Memorial service for CASA 212 crewmembers tomorrow

 A memorial service will be held in Hanoi on June 30 for the nine crewmembers of rescue aircraft CASA 212, who died in a search and rescue mission.

Vietnam boosts ties with Belgian, European parliaments

Vietnam hopes Belgium’s Government and legislative bodies to accelerate the ratification of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, towards enhancing relations between the two nations

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/6

Hong Kong firms eye entering Vietnamese market, Dollar strengthens as central bank lifts rate, Cam Ranh airport terminal project to be adjusted, Agri-forestry-fishery exports fetch $15 billion, Sugar stocks are getting sweet

Social News 29/6

Bodies of 8 out of 9 Casa 212 crew members found, Criteria to better HCM City discussed, Hanoi cracks down on human trafficking, Hanoi pays supervision to private medical clinics, Hotlines set up for illegal mineral exploitation

Vietnam prepares for national high school exam

VietNamNet Bridge – Several provinces and cities across the country have prepared plans to support candidates at the national high school exam, which will be held from July 1 to 4. 

Tourist boat operator in Ha Long suspended for overcharging travellers

 A tourist boat operator in the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay has been suspended for two weeks after travellers complained about being overcharged on one of its vessels.

National Assembly votes to postpone error-riddled Penal Code

National Assembly (NA) members are voting to delay the implementation of the newly amended Penal Code 2016 after several legal loopholes in the code were detected.

International reports warn about disintegration of Mekong River Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta is in danger of disintegrating as the volume of sediment is declining.

VN experts mull impact of Brexit

 A minister said the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) would not have immediate impacts on Viet Nam, but long-term impacts must be taken into account.

Viettel takes gold at 11th Annual IT World Awards

Telecom group Viettel's Bankplus has been the winner of the gold award at the 11th Annual 2016 IT World Awards held in San Francisco yesterday. This is the first time a Vietnamese IT product has been honoured with the prestigious award.

Vietnamese enterprises dominating processed food market

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 20-40 percent growth rate and predicted 15 percent growth rate in upcoming years, the processed food market is attractive to many investors. 

Vietnam, Belarus hold political consultation at deputy FM level

 Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Belarusian counterpart V.B. Rubakov co-chaired a political consultation in Hanoi on June 28 to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Deputy PM urges specific plans for APEC 2017 activities

 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has urged ministries, agencies and localities to promptly complete specific organisational plans for major activities for APEC which is to be hosted by Vietnam in 2017.

Nguyen Thanh Phong re-elected as HCM City mayor

 Nguyen Thanh Phong was re-elected as Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee for the 2016-2021 tenure, as he won 100 percent of the vote at the first session of the 9th municipal People’s Council on June 28.