A house that features Vietnamese craft villages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam House has been launched recently in HCMC’s District 2 to preserve and promote the quintessence of domestic crafts to locals and foreigners.

Highest risks doing business with China

VietNamNet Bridge - Relying on some certain trade partners is risky, especially China, which can be unpredictable.

HCM City: water supply affected by saltwater intrusion

VietNamNet Bridge - The water supply in HCM City is threatened as water plants now cannot use the raw water from the Sai Gon and Dong Nai Rivers for processing because of saline intrusion. 

Credit institutions reduce cross-ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 19 Viet Nam Maritime Joint Stock Bank (MaritimeBank) sold 64.2 million shares of Military Bank (MB), accounting for 4 per cent of the military-owned lender’s registered capital.

Hanoi to host night concert, ballet

 VietNamNet Bridge – A night concert and ballet entitled Khuc Giao Mua (Changing Season) will be held at Ha Noi Opera House on March 30 and 31.

Role of Vietnamese women changing: experts

On International Women’s Day, March 8th, Viet Nam News reporters Khanh Chi and Thu Trang spoke to women’s specialists about the role of Vietnamese women, especially regarding the pressures they face in modern life

Deputy PM wants ministries to minimise stakes in SOEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has called on ministries and agencies to minimise the controlling stake of the State in State-run enterprises (SOEs).

Dozens of Hue garden houses to be restored

 As many as 14 typical garden houses in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue will be upgraded in the first phase of a project to preserve and promote the unique values of the houses.

NA Standing Committee convenes 46th session

 The 46th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on March 7, expecting to complete preparations for the 11th meeting of the 13th NA scheduled for this month.

Vietnam into 2nd round of Davis Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Thien defeated Aditya Hari Sasongko of Indonesia in the men’s singles match of the first round of the Davis Cup in Indonesia yesterday, March 6.

Turkish films come to Hanoi

 A movie series of Turkish-German director Fatih Akin will be screened at Goethe Institute from March 11 to March 26 in Ha Noi and HCM City.

Disney's 'Zootopia' opens big with $73.7 million debut

 Disney’s “Zootopia” scored the fourth biggest March opening ever, debuting to $73.7 million over the weekend.

Bronze medal for Vietnam at world shooting cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Xuan Vinh bagged a bronze medal at the ongoing ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

Saigon Heat lose in semi-finals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat failed to make the final of the ASEAN Basketball League as they lost to Westports Malaysia Dragons 76-89 in the second leg of the semi-final match at the CIS Stadium in HCM City.

Tens of thousand people cheated by false ads on Facebook

 VietNamNet Bridge - More than 50,000 people, most of them from Vietnam, shared a photo from an unknown site in the hope of winning two Mercedes-Benz E Class cars.

Apple, Nokia quietly prepare for expansion in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The two leading brands are making preparations for their operations in Vietnam. With Nokia, it is their return, while Apple is preparing for a new approach.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung visits Kong: Skull Island film crew

Director  Vogt-Roberts of “Kong: Skull Island” movie on March 4posted a photo with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his Facebook page. The photo was taken at a restaurant in Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh Province.

Magician faces fine for driving car while blindfolded

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many passers-by in Hanoi saw a young man drive a Volkswagen Convertible with his head covered with a black bag. The driver is a street magician who was performing.

Baby boy born on Jetstar Pacific flight

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 4, a female passenger gave birth to a baby on a flight from HCM City to Da Nang on a Jetstar Pacific aircraft.

Thanh Hoa’s fishermen protest beach project

Hundreds of people from Quang Cu commune of Sam Son town, Thanh Hoa province surrounded the headquarters of the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Party Committee for 11 days to protest a beach tourism project.

Saigon 'streets for foreign tourists' to become pedestrian roads

HCM City’s Party Secretary Dinh La Thang showed his support for the proposal of turning the roads of Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, and De Tham in District, which are dubbed “Pho Tay” (the streets for foreign tourists) into pedestrian streets.

US$5 million family temple built in poor province

 VietNamNet Bridge - Built on an area of 5,000 m2, with some gold-inlaid details, the temple of the Tran Family is the largest of its kind in Ha Tinh, a poor province in central Vietnam.

Vietnamese investors remain indifferent to Big C deal

VietNamNet Bridge - At least five foreign investors have announced they will vie to acquire Big C Vietnam but Vietnamese investors remain indifferent to the deal.

The wonderful bays of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Below are some beautiful bays worth your visit in March.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/3

 HCMC banks pushing up deposit rates, Keppel Land buys into property firm, S Korea, VN ink trade and investment deal, Retailers gearing up for global competition, Opportunities for domestic pharmaceutical industry