Low-cost carriers have bumper crops in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietjet Air has expanded its domestic carrying market share to 35.7 percent. Jetstar Pacific has also seen the number of passengers increasing rapidly. Low-cost carriers (LCC) are on the rise. 

Are banks reviving love affair with property?

 The HCMC Development Commercial Bank (HDBank) has signed an agreement with the Saigon Real Estate Joint Stock Company (SAIGONRES) to provide credit and financial guarantees.

ASEAN pact to bring benefits

Tran Viet Thai, deputy director of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke to the newspaper Lao dong (Labour) about the birth of the ASEAN community.

The 500-year wood sculpting village in Vietnam

 Bao Ha Village in Dong Minh Commune, Vinh Bao District, Hai Phong City has been famous for wood sculptures for over 500 years. Recently,  bust sculpting has developed strongly in the village.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/12

 Rice exports rebound in November, ANZ: November consumer confidence up a touch, JYSK opens second store in Hanoi, Textile exports targeted at $27.5 billion, Vietnam's beer market bubbles

Universities to teach students professional-oriented training

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training said the professional-oriented high education (POHE) model must be used at universities and colleges to make sure graduates are qualified to get jobs without needing to be retrained.

Vietnamese workers in Thailand get temporary work permits

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese migrant workers in Thailand are allowed to register for temporary work permits at the country’s provincial labour departments from December 1-30, 2015, according to the Thai Ministry of Labour.

Vietnam dreams of manufacturing aircraft

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation industry could take off if the cooperation commitments from Airbus’ President come true.

Trawler with 14 fishermen rescued off Nha Trang

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Nha Trang Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre's (Nha Trang MRCC) SAR 27-01 boat yesterday (Nov 30) rescued a trawler and towed it to Khanh Hoa Province's Nha Trang Port.

Stump-tailed macaque released back into the wild

 VietNamNet Bridge – Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet, and the central city's Ba Na-Nui Chua forest protection sub-department have jointly released a stump-tailed macaque into the wild in Ba Na-Nui Chua Nature Reserve.

Da Nang hosts event for independent filmmakers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign filmmakers are attending the fourth independent filmmaker festival that began today in the central city of Da Nang.

UK Agent Orange activist Aldis dies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Britain-Viet Nam Friendship Society (BVFS) Len Aldis has passed away at his home at Tomlins Grove Street, London, the United Kingdom. He was 85.

Ha Noi concert to feature Duong Thu's winter songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert featuring songs by famous Vietnamese composer Duong Thu is scheduled to take place at the Ha Noi Opera House on December 13.

Clipper’s sailing boat model on display in Da Nang

A model featuring a sailing boat used in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2015-2016, one of the most competitive and challenging sports activities in the world, is being showcased in the central coastal city of Da Nang

With climate at 'breaking point', leaders urge breakthrough in Paris

 World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back rising temperatures, with the United States and China leading calls for the climate summit in Paris to mark a decisive turn in the fight against global warming.

ECB willing to act fast to boost inflation, says Draghi

 The European Central Bank is ready to act quickly to boost anemic inflation in the euro zone, its president said on Friday, offering the strongest hint yet that the bank will unveil fresh stimulus measures at its Dec. 3 meeting.

Wonders of the world at Thanh Ha Terracotta Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Nam is famous for the ancient town of Hoi An, My Son Sanctuary and also the ancient pottery village of Thanh Ha, the home to Thanh Ha Terracotta Park.

Farming model increases profits, lowers emissions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huong, a farmer in Tan Hiep District of southern Kien Giang Province, has increased her profit from rice farming by 10 per cent since she applied a new locally developed farming model.

Adele leaves Bieber, One Direction in dust on Billboard chart

 Adele beat all comers on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts on Monday with a record-breaking debut for "25," leaving other top acts like Justin Bieber and British boy band One Direction looking like also-rans.

PM co-chairs high-level dialogue on climate change in Mekong Delta

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, together with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Vice President of the World Bank Laura Tusk, co-chaired a high-level dialogue on responding to climate change in the Mekong Delta region held in Paris

Government hurries to borrow money as NA gives approval

The government has begun implementing the plan on mobilizing capital in large quantity after getting the go-ahead from the National Assembly as the state budget is becoming exhausted.

Vietnam, China boost UN peacekeeping-related cooperation

 Vietnamese and Chinese defence officials discussed professional knowledge about and China’s experience in joining United Nations peacekeeping missions at talks in Hanoi on November 30.

Legendary Lang Biang in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lang Biang Natural Reserve in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong, home to rich biodiversity and unique local cultural features, has been recognised as a Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO.

Garment, textile exports to expand

 VietNamNet Bridge – The garment and textile sector expects its exports will grow an average of 11.5 per cent per year between now and 2020, the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) said last week.

VN poet Y Nhi receives award

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese poet Hoang Thi Y Nhi was among the winners of the Swedish literary Cikada Award 2015 "for her poetry protecting the sanctity of life."