CNN suggests 10 dishes visitors should try in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - CNN site give hints about ten street dishes that every visitor should not miss when they come to Vietnam, including bun cha, nem cuon, ca phe trung, banh mi, bot chien, pho and xoi.

PM meets with UN Secretary General, Sri Lankan President

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc held bilateral meetings with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the occasion of his working visit to Japan on May 26

PM meets with leaders of OECD, IMF

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 26 met with Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde,

VN seeks international assistance to avoid AIDS resurgence

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is seeking international assistance with HIV/AIDS prevention and control to avoid a resurgence of the disease.  

France’s ’Little Prince’ to perform in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed French singer and songwriter Raphaël Haroche will perform with Francophone students in Ha Noi this weekend.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/5

 Rice export prices edge up, Company classification for tax management sparks concern, HCM City tax agency to monitor big enterprises, Samsung picks three local suppliers, Local car market sees rise in Thai imports

225,000 graduates unemployed despite businesses failing to fill jobs

 Vietnam recorded some 225,000 unemployed graduates in the first quarter of 2016 while many industrial zones are still facing serious lack of qualified staff, according to a local official.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company faces tax evasion accusations

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Ltd. in Ha Tinh Province is being required to pay billions in back taxes by the Taxation Department and Customs Department.

Remarks by Obama on the US-Vietnam and China relations

 The tensions between China and Vietnam, or China and the Philippines, or China and other claimants in the East Sea are not of our making, said US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in Japan.

Ukraine asked to clarify raid of Vietnamese citizens

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has urged the host country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quickly work with relevant agencies to clarify the unwarranted raid and property confiscation of Vietnamese citizens in Odessa city on May 23.

Vietnam’s workforce to reach over 54.4 million in Q2

 Vietnam ’s workforce is estimate to reach 54.47 million in the second quarter of this year, accounting for 76 percent of the country’s above 15 year-old population, a slight rise of only 0.4 percent over the first quarter. 

Syria to play strongest team against Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Syria will bring their best players to face host Viet Nam in their friendly match on May 31.

Vietnamese cuisine through the eyes of Yan Can Cook

 VietNamNet Bridge – The talented chef made “cha ca” (fried fish) in Nha Trang and “banh trang dua” (coconut rice paper) in Giong Trom district of the southern province of Ben Tre.

Vietnam in finals at Muaythai world championships

 Vietnam will win at least a silver medal at the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championship, which is currently on in Sweden.

Female player wins third title at Chinese chess tourney

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Yen made a hattrick at the National Chinese Chess Championships which closed in Can Tho City on May 26.

Laos’s top leader welcomes Party official from Vietnam

  Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, head of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, paid a courtesy call to the Party General Secretary and President of Laos, Bounnhang Vorachith, in Vientiane on May 26.

Deputy FM visits Myanmar, seeking to tighten links

  Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam paid a working visit to Myanmar on May 25-26 in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the countries, as well as between the two foreign ministries.

State leader bids farewell to Australian Ambassador

 President Tran Dai Quang lauded the contributions made by Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman to deepening the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Australia, when he bid farewell to him in Hanoi on May 26.

Vietnam hopes for deepened ties with Japan: PM

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed hope that his visit to Japan from May 26-28 will create new impetus to further strengthen the relationship between Vietnam and Japan.

PM holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of expanded G7 Summit

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on May 26 on the sidelines of the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Mie prefecture, Japan.

Entrance to high schools for the gifted heats up

The high schools for the gifted in HCM City will enroll 2,295 students in the 2016-2017 academic year. 

Canadian violinist joins Saigon Classic’s concert Saturday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Canadian violinist Véronique Mathieu will show up at an “Enlightenment & Romanticism” concert which Saigon Classic Music Group will hold at the Southern Women’s Museum in District 3, HCMC at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Bank shares rise as foreign ownership ratio ceiling is lifted

VietNamNet Bridge - Bank shares have seen prices increasing steadily since early April, making a great contribution to the strong rise of the VN Index, helping the index exceed the resistance threshold of 605-610 points.

Loose management of FDI blamed for environmental disasters

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam does not tighten control over licensing of foreign invested projects, it will have to pay a heavy environmental price for foreign direct investment (FDI), experts say.

Vietnamese expert says it's too early for first human head transparent

Spinal cord fusion operation remains an impossible mission, especially fusion to restore functions, according to Nguyen Tien Quyet, former director of the Vietnam-Germany Hospital, a leading expert in organ transplantation.