Delicious snack from glutinous rice and cassava

 The excellent combination of the fragrant and glutinous rice seeds with the greasy taste of cassava as well as fried onion has created such an attractive snack.

“Vietnam wants to become No 1, but…”

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who took office as the new Chair of the National Assembly, has admitted the failure of the plan on developing Vietnam into an industrialized country which marches towards modernization.

More than 300 new IPs open during Q1

 The Department for Economic Zones Management reported that during Q1, the country opened 305 industrial parks covering over 84,000 hectares and 16 economic zones covering 814,792 hectares of water and land.

Danish band Cancer to perform at Hue Festival 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge - Danish music band ‘Cancer’ will have two performances at the Hue Festival 2016, at the Tay Thai Hoa Stage on May 2 and An Dinh Palace on May 3.

Saigon Classical to hold Springtime Melodies concert in end-April

  Saigon Classical Music Group will come back with a free-entrance Springtime Melodies concert at 7 p.m. on April 30 at Edenstar Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

Health sector highlights disease, ageing population

Viet Nam still faces long-term threats including A/H7N9 bird flu and new infectious diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and other problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and unsafe food.

Curbing inflation a big challenge: official

Bui Duc Thu, a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs, said that in 2016, Vietnam would try to keep the inflation rate under 5 percent and reach a GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent.

Thai billionaire buys Zalora Vietnam for $10 million

 VietNamNet Bridge - Rocket Internet has sold its business rights of Zalora Vietnam and Zalora Thailand to Thailand’s Central Group for $20 million or $10 million each, Techcrunch has reported.

Vietnamese players secure main round berths at Asian championship

 Vietnamese players had a good start at the Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships which began yesterday in Wuhan, China.

New Government holds first national food safety meeting

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc today chaired the new government’s first national meeting to tackle the heated food safety issue.

Nha Trang: Festival commemorates Goddess Ponagar

The annual Ponagar Festival, the biggest of its kind in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, opened in Nha Trang city on April 27, drawing a crowd of pilgrims from the surrounding provinces.

Museum to display Doi Moi period objects

 VietNamNet Bridge – After nearly 30 years and 13 new houses, the enamel washing basin and Russian-made pot Dang Van Chu bought is still well preserved.

Cham Island to launch sea walking tour

 Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee has allowed Cham Island Tourist Company Limited to launch a new and fascinating tour to explore the undersea world: walking tour under the sea.

Dung Quat steel super- project: investor resumes interest

VietNamNet Bridge - E-United has unexpectedly expressed its willingness to come back to Vietnam to develop the Guang Lian steel project which it once gave up because of financial problems. 

Dragon Eye Island waits for travel lovers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located at the southern edge of Ha Long Bay, Bai Dong (the other name of Dragon Eye Island) is the island adjacently to Bai Tu Long, appealing the travelers by its natural white sand beach and unique scenery.

Traffic accidents in Vietnam fall by 12.6 pct in 4 months

 The number of traffic accidents in the first four months of 2016 fell by 12.6 percent year on year to about 6,620 accidents, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

China boosts volume of discharged water for lower Mekong River

 China has increased the volume of water being released from Jinghong hydropower plant to the lower Mekong River.

Health Ministry warns malaria outbreaks could be more complicated in Vietnam this year

 The Ministry of Health has warned that insecticide-resistant mosquitoes have appeared in the country and are liable to spread.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/4

 Vietnam faces 14 trade safeguard lawsuits, Vietnam Airlines announces Q1 revenues, FLC Quang Binh complex halts construction over protest, Thaco kickstarts VND30 trillion expansion plan for 2016-2018, Vietnam April inflation at 4-year high

HCMC primary schools to use Escuela Nueva

 The Department of Education and Training in HCM City has asked city districts to begin using the Vietnam Escuela Nueva (VNEN) methodology at more local schools in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Lower greenhouse gas emission project gets approval

The Prime Minister has approved a technical assistance project on “mainstreaming climate change mitigation into national infrastructure in the areas of energy and transport,” under the framework of the Clean Technology Fund. 

International arrivals up 17.8 percent after four months

 International arrivals to Vietnam increased 17.8 percent against the same period last year to reach 3,248,634 at the end of April, according to General Statistics Office (GSO) figures.

Public services get positive ratings

 A survey publicised on April 26 by the Ministry of Home Affairs found that people in 10 selected Vietnamese provinces and cities are generally satisfied with local public administrative services.

Vietnam, Egypt eye closer ties in religious affairs

 Deputy head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Bui Thanh Ha met with Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments Muhammad Mukhtar Jumu’ah in Cairo on April 26 to boost cooperation in the field in charge.

Vietnam highly regards Russia’s role in Asia – Pacific

 Vietnam values Russia’s contributions to peace and stability in the Asia–Pacific region, Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich said on April 26.