Anti-corruption top Party priority in 2016

 The Party Central Committee's Commission for Internal Affairs held a meeting yesterday to review its anti-corruption efforts in 2015 and discussed the implementation of objectives for 2016.

Sub-committee discusses security for NA deputy election

 The Social Order , Safety and Security Sub-Committee of the National Election Council convened its first session in Hanoi January 8, under the chair of National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son.

Vietnam defines priorities for ASEAN cooperation in 2016

 An inter-ministerial meeting took place in Hanoi on January 8, to review the results of Vietnam’s ASEAN cooperation in 2015 and define priorities for 2016.

Special dialogue at Vietnam Development Partner Forum

VietNamNet Bridge - The topic of the dialogue at the Vietnam Development Partner Forum (VDPF), the forum for Vietnam and its development partners, was about the resources Vietnam will rely on to develop its economy. 

Explore the wild beauty of Phu Quoc Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island is famous for its wild beauty. Let’s share romantic moments on beautiful beaches there:

The Khmer in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Kien Giang, An Giang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, and Vinh Long.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/1

Walmart to buy Vietnamese goods, Banks adjust up short-term deposit rates ahead of Tet, Rice exports thrive in new year, Work begins on a steel sheet plant in Nhon Hoi economic zone, Dong Nai runs US$860 mln surplus in wood trade

Cyclist Nguyen Thi That to be Vietnam's hope at Asian champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi That will be key to Vietnamese hopes at the coming Asian Cycling Championships in Japan.

Social News 9/1

 Danang allows cruise ships gambling in port, Three Lao drug traffickers arrested in Quang Tri, Vietnam improves human resources to join ASEAN Community, Judicial plans up to 2020 under security, Warning on swimming at public beaches

Local labourers may lose out at home after regional integration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the General Department of Vocational Training, Duong Duc Lan, spoke to the Voice of Viet Nam (VOV) about the free flow of labour after Viet Nam officially joined the ASEAN Economic Community.

Performing traditional theater in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional theaters play an important role in Vietnamese culture. Despite the rapid development of contemporary art genres and the entertainment industry in Vietnam, traditional theaters continue to inspire

Seven outstanding features of the 2015 real estate market

VietNamNet Bridge - The real estate market showed clear signs of recovery, which helped boost sales and real estate credit.

Achievements of Vietnam’s diplomacy over the past five years

 VietNamNet Bridge – On New Year 2016, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh reviewed achievements of the country’s diplomacy over the past five years.

Roche says encouraged by cancer drug atezolizumab study

 Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding released on Friday what it called encouraging results from a study of its closely watched cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab.

Nuclear power plant awaits green light

  Crucial steps have been made, paving the way for Russia to construct Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant, worth over $10 billion.

Vietinbank, PG Bank could merge in first quarter 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietinbank and PG Bank did not finalise procedures to merge in 2015 as planned, according to Vietinbank's chairman Nguyen Van Thang.

No more free admission to Ghenh Da Dia volcano rock

Tourists now have to pay a fee to visit Phu Yen Province’s major attractions, Ghenh Da Dia volcanic rock in An Ninh Dong Commune, Tuy An District, and Bai Mon-Mui Dai Lanh area in Dong Hoa District.

Extreme weather events cause $660 million annual losses for Vietnam

 More than 220 people died or went missing, while damage totaled 660 million USD a year due to unseasonal rains, landslides, erosion, whirlwinds and lightning between 2011 and 2015.

New school curriculum must adapt

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Dr. Do Ngoc Thong, vice head of the compiling board for general school curriculum, talks with Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper about the new curriculum of general education for the 2018-2019 school year.

Con Dao beaches polluted with waste from fishermen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Household waste dumped by fisherman is polluting many small islands and beaches located on Con Dao District of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Microsoft refuses high-tech tax privilege in Vietnam

Microsoft Mobile Vietnam LLC, formerly Nokia Vietnam, recently paid all of its tax arrears incurred in 2013 and 2014, according to newswire baohaiquan.vn, effectively refusing possible tax incentives offered to high-tech companies.

‘No to Sorrow’ lomography exhibition in Hanoi

 A lomography exhibition themed ‘No to Sorrow’ taken by photographer Maika Elan is set to get underway at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from January 14 to 28.

Made-in-Vietnam vaccines keep children safe

 Duong Thi Hong, deputy director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, talks about the success of the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation since its launch in 1985.

Vinamotor auction: second time’s the charm?

On January 11, Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor), Vietnam’s biggest bus manufacturer, will conduct an auction to sell 85.6 million state-owned shares, equalling a 97.7% its total stakes.

Vietnam lose another friendly match

Viet Nam's U23 team lost 0-2 to Japan in a friendly match in Doha, Qatar, on January 7.