Vietnam economic performance praised by international institutions

VietNamNet Bridge - International institutions agree that Vietnam’s economy is recovering strongly while seeing a bright outlook for its continued growth.

After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State

 The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a US-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing worldwide threat.

Vietnam hasn’t considered suspension on flights to France

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has not considered the suspension of flights to France, CAAV Director Lai Xuan Thanh said on November 14 in the wake of a series of bloody attacks in Paris a day earlier. 

Vietnam, Cuba reinforce judicial connections

 A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam led by Vice Chief Justice Nguyen Van Hanh paid a working visit to Cuba from November 7 – 14 in an effort to boost the countries’ judicial cooperation. 

Vietnam denounces attacks on civilians in Paris: spokesman

 Vietnam vehemently condemns bloody attacks on civilians in France’s Paris on November 13 that have caused heavy casualties, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said. 

Hungarian NA Speaker wraps up Vietnam official visit

 Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo left Ho Chi Minh City on late November 13, concluding his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Vietnam farmers should receive aid

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper talked with Nguyen Hoang Dung, Director for Research and Development of HCMC's Economics and Management Institute on financial aid.

Travellers touch the clouds in Hang Dong

VietNamNet Bridge - At Hang Dong in the northern mountainous province of Son La this season, you can see a sea of clouds and experience touching the sky and feel the cold seeping into flesh. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/11

Many key exports to enjoy zero tariff in TPP markets, Car-buying sentiment of Vietnamese consumers on the rise, Equitisation targets under scrutiny, Da Nang seeks foreign investors, Realty firms hunt for foreign buyers

Rapid urbanisation stressing Hanoi's traffic infrastructure

 Although the Hoang Mai district's Linh Nam street in the south of Ha Noi is just three kilometres long, five apartment projects are under construction in this area.

HCM City metro lines blighted by costly incompetence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Managers of two metro lines under construction in HCM City have been questioned over their massive budget overruns.

Attempting revival

 Hanoi is determined to tackle stalled real estate projects but insiders remain concerned about how effective such measures can be.

Vietnam PM to attend ASEAN summit in Malaysia

 A Vietnam high-ranking delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his spouse will attend the 27th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Malaysia on November 21-22. 

Mekong program yet to help improve engineering training quality

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten years have passed since a program for training 1,000 post-graduates in the Mekong Delta region, but the number of people sent abroad for higher education is below the target.

Classics are music to youth orchestra's ears

 VietNamNet Bridge – The young stars of the Maius Philharmonic Orchestra, the first ensemble of its kind, play symphonies, jazz and pop hits with equal passion.

Vietnam promotes competency on genetic resources access

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved the project to develop competency for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources access and benefit-sharing in Vietnam.

What SCIC would live on after selling 10 profitable businesses?

VietNamNet Bridge - Questions have been raised about the role of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and about what it would do after it sells all valuable assets.


Khau Vai love market festival in photos

 Most people can’t stand the thought of their partners even talking to their exes, let alone socializing with them. But things are different in one small community of Vietnam.

Public to have easier access to information

 A draft law on access to information requires government agencies to allow the public to gain easy access to information as a right.

Workers in dire need of housing

 VietNamNet Bridge – In five years, about one million low-income workers across the country will be in need of cheap housing, said Chairman of the Viet Nam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations, Tran Ngoc Hung in a conference.

Air and noise pollution gets worse in HCM City

 Air and noise pollution in HCMC is worsening with the latest examination results showing 40.5% of dust concentration and 91.5% of noise samples in ten areas in the city have exceeded the permissible levels during the third quarter.

Vietnamese produce rubber, foreign-invested enterprises make tires

VietNamNet Bridge - A well-developed automobile market, an abundant rubber supply, a cheap labor force and reasonable tax policies all help make Vietnam an attractive market for foreign tyre manufacturers.

Resources employed

Nguyen Manh Dzung, Head of the Vietnam & Thailand Office of CyberAgent Ventures, spoke about the challenges for and the potential of the sharing economy model in Vietnam.

World-famous DJs to converge in town

World-renowned DJ duos Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike from Belgium and W&W from the Netherlands will come to Vietnam for a Hypersonic Music Festival which will take place on November 27 at HCMC’s Quan Khu 7 Stadium.

Young thugs must be punished: Congressman

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Nhu Tien, vice chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, spoke about the need to take action against crimes committed by juveniles.