Khau Vai love market culture- tourism week celebrates Ha Giang culture

VietNamNet Bridge – The Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week – an annual cultural event in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang - will take place in Meo Vac District from May 1 to 3. 

Will low prices or brand loyalty help win smartphone distribution rights?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Oppo Vietnam and FPT Trading are now vying for the right to distribute Oppo smartphones in the Vietnamese market.

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 Man held for forging papers, One dead as truck hits workers in Thu Thiem Tunnel, First-ever Hanoi Fashion Feast starts Apr 23, Hanoi launches souvenir design contest to promote tourism, Forest fire warning on high level in many localities

Vietnam’s plastics industry becomes the ‘aiming point’ of foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge - Plastics manufacturers complain that the current laws make it easier for foreign conglomerates to swallow domestic companies.

Industrial zones need a rethink: experts

 Experts have said it is time for Viet Nam to develop a master plan for its industrial zones (IZs).

Hip-hop dancers sought for upcoming show

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Institute in HCMC is organizing a contest to search for hip-hop dancers for a show of Vietnamese French choreographer/dancer Anne Nguyen and artists from the dance troupe Compagnie par Terre in early May.

Provinces seek extension of HCM City’s metro line

 VietNamNet Bridge – After Dong Nai Province, it is now the turn of Binh Duong to seek extension of HCM City’s first metro route from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien so that it can reach the province’s My Phuoc-Tan Van Road.

New criteria for evaluating advanced technology firms

 The existing 2014 Investment Law and Decision No 19/2015/QD-TTg have adjusted the content of Article 18 of the Law on High Technology No 21/2008/QH12, concerning the criteria used to evaluate hi-tech enterprises.

Sci-tech festival to be held in Hanoi

 The Festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) will be organised in Hanoi on May 14-15, announced a press conference in the capital on April 20.

Miss Sea Vietnam pageant honours sea, island beauty

 The Miss Sea Vietnam 2016, themed “Spreading Vietnamese beauty”, will honour not only the physical and intellectual beauty of Vietnamese women but also the grandeur of the nation’s seas and islands.

PM approves plan to reduce crime by 3-5 percent in four years

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a strategy for crime prevention and combat aimed at reducing crime and social ills, ensuring social order and safety and supporting national development.

Vietnam attends UN special session on drug combat

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong is participating in the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem, which opened at the UN headquarters in New York on April 19.

Contestants shine at Miss Ao Dai 2016

18 exellent contestants competed in the 3rd liveshow of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 on April 19. Let’s see their photos below:

Aftershocks bring misery for Japan quake survivors; death toll to 47

 Aftershocks rattled survivors of deadly Japanese earthquakes, nearly a week after the first one struck, as the area braced for heavy rain later on Wednesday and the possibility of more landslides.

Surge in overseas forex trading normal: experts

 A surge of US$5.9 billion in overseas foreign currency deposits by local commercial banks in the third quarter of last year was normal, said director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Forecast and Statistics Department, To Huy Vu.

Hopes of finding Ecuador quake survivors fade as death toll nears 500

 Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors from an earthquake that killed nearly 500 people and dealt a shattering blow to the South American OPEC country's already fragile economy.

Hail storms kill one, injure two in Ha Giang

 Hail storms have killed one and injured two people in Ha Giang province on April 19, according to the provincial steering committee on natural disasters.

Vietnam attends first meeting of Eurasia parliament speakers

 The first consultative meeting of Eurasian parliament speakers took place in Moscow on April 19, aiming to boost parliamentary cooperation between Asian-European countries.

Foreign capital flows into safe food businesses

 VietNamNet Bridge - As unsafe food has become a big concern of Vietnamese consumers, many foreign enterprises consider this an investment opportunity.

Prime Minister targets water crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – “The first-priority mission in coping with climate change now should be ensuring enough fresh water for residents,” said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

After big New York wins, Trump and Clinton cast themselves as inevitable

 Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and immediately cited them in arguing they are all but unstoppable

China's ambition and the lessons from Gac Ma

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s review Vietnam’s tragic history to compare the naval battle of Hoang Sa and Beijing's careful preparation for the invasion of Vietnam’s Gac Ma Reef.

Giant puppet from France to perform on Hue streets

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hue Festival 2016 Organizing Committee said that during the festival this year, scheduled from April 29 to May 4, a giant puppet with the height of 7 meters will perform on the road.

Nha Trang beach today and 10 years ago

VietNamNet Bridge - If 10 years ago, the coast of Nha Trang was clear, now a series of high-rise buildings, hotels are built along the coast, creating a windbreak wall and obscuring vision.

Electronics & refrigerator retail market still promising

VietNamNet Bridge - It is expected that the spending on electronics and refrigeration products in Vietnam will reach VND157 trillion a year by 2020, including VND60 trillion on the former and VND97 trillion on the latter.