Major music festival to ring in New Year

 Following the success of a major music festival early this year, Tiger Remix will come back in January to ring in the New Year 2016.

Street vendors struggle amidst global integration

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the country is integrating deeper into the world market, a number of street vendors who come to pursue their dream in cities might lose their jobs, experts have warned.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/11

 Ho Tram Strip gets US$50 mil. from Harbinger Capital, Vietnam takes advantage of staples when joining TPP, Investment flow poured into Phu Quoc Island, Cassava exports set to earn 1.5 bln USD this year

Fresh regulations on processing zones and enterprises

 The Government has issued Decree 114/2015/ND-CP to amend and supplement Article 21 of Decree 29/2008/ND-CP and Point 1 of Article 1 of Decree 164/2013/ND-CP on provisions exclusively applicable to export processing zones and enterprises.  

Serious pollution affects Cai Rang Floating Market

 Famous Mekong Delta tourist attraction Cai Rang Floating Market, is suffering from serious pollution.

HCM City exhibits antique tea sets

 HCM City exhibits antique tea sets, New TV show about Japanese music, Vietnamese tattoo artist featured in book by US writer, New King Kong movie to film in world’s largest cave in central Vietnam

Residential index opposite in Hanoi & HCMC

 The residential index for the Hanoi market in the third quarter increased 0.03 points quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and 6 points year-on-year (y-o-y) to 108.3 points, according to a Savills Vietnam report released on November 13.

Experts: Vietnam should roll-out a national rice brand

Vietnam is one of the world’s top rice exporting nations, but its rice lacks competiveness when stacked up against other countries, such as those contemplating formation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade region.

Korea – Vietnam Incubator Park inaugurated in Can Tho

 A ceremony was held on November 14 at the Tra Noc II Industrial Park in Phuoc Thoi ward, O Mon district, Can Tho province to inaugurate the Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP).

National Assembly discusses revisions to press law

 The National Assembly held group discussions on November 14 to debate amendments to the current press law, which aim to make it compatible with the 2013 Constitution.

Czech Senate President makes official visit to Vietnam

 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech and his wife Ivana Stechova are paying an official State visit to Vietnam from November 15-20 at the invitation of Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Milky flowers in bloom throughout Hanoi

 From the beginning of autumn, every street in Hanoi is blanketed with the fragrance and white colour of hoa sua (milky flower), creating a peaceful and romantic atmosphere in the capital.

Ambassador: No Vietnamese casualties reported in Paris attacks

 There has been no report on any Vietnamese killed or injured in the series of attacks in Paris on November 13, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son told Vietnam News Agency correspondents one day after the attacks.

Party official welcomes Cambodian People's Party delegation

 Head of the Party Central Committee’s Office Tran Quoc Vuong on November 14 received a visiting delegation from the External Relations Commission of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by the commission’s deputy head Sous Yara. 


Exhibition week on Nguyen Du to begin later this month

 A series of exhibitions on the life and literary career of great poet Nguyen Du will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17-25 in celebration of his 250 th birth anniversary (January 3). 

Environmental issues hinder new rural areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the five years since the Government put in place Decision No 49/QD-TTg on 19 criteria for new-style rural areas for the 2010-20 period, the majority of communes across the nation fail to meet the 17th criterion on environment.

Cities to see before they sink beneath the sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong were among the Huffington Post’s list of 16 coastal and river port cities around the globe that travellers should visit sooner rather than later before they sink beneath the sea.

ASEAN countries to take part in festival in Vietnam

 More than 1,600 works, including photos, reportages and documentaries from seven ASEAN countries are sent to a festival launched by Viet Nam.


Imports of used IT goods to be banned in Vietnam

  The import of second-hand information technology (IT) products will be prohibited from December 15.

Mekong rice faces water shortage, saline intrusion

  The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta will plant more than 1.5 million ha of rice for the 2015-16 winter-spring rice crop, but it faces saline intrusion and a water shortage because of the Mekong River's low water level.


Islamic State claims responsibility for Paris attacks

 Islamic State claimed responsibility on November 14 for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying it sent fighters strapped with suicide bombing belts and carrying machine guns to various locations in the heart of the capital.

Special crash helmet introduced for ethnic women

 A special motorbike helmet has been designed and made for women of the Thai ethnic group to accommodate their traditional huge hair buns while protecting them from possible head injuries.

Tri Minh, Clara Bryld debut private duet Jazz-Vocal performance

 A jazz concert titled “Dreaming of Sailing” featuring well-known DJ Tri Minh and Danish artist Clara Bryld takes place at the Wink Lounge in Hanoi on November 15.

Unique architecture of Dong Van

 The charm of Ha Giang is not limited to its beautiful fields of buckwheat flowers, its breathtaking roads, and authentic ethnic markets. Ha Giang province is also home to amazing architectural treasures. 

Quang Ba night flower market: in pitures

 The Quang Ba wholesale flower market, the biggest in Hanoi, turns busy when night falls. Visiting the market is always an interesting experience.