Saigon Zoo wants tiger exchange

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Zoo wants to exchange its tigers for animals from other zoos.

Legendary investor Mark Mobius may invest $3 billion into VN

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the next five, years Mark Mobius, President of Franklin Templeton Investments (USA) may invest up to $3 billion in Vietnam.

Photos: Hunting sea snails in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge - Every day dozens of boats carry hundreds of fishermen of Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province to the sea to catch snails. 

2015 Berlin Film Festival’s movies to be screened in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of short films from the Berlin International Film Festival 2015, will be screened at Manzi Art Space-Café, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street, Hanoi on October 23 and 24.

Hong Kong 'forced shopping' attack sees tourist killed

 A Chinese tourist has died in Hong Kong a day after being beaten up during a so-called "forced shopping" tour.

Thai businesses march towards Vietnam as AEC draws near

VietNamNet Bridge - Thai businesses are believed to be the most active investors in Vietnam pouring capital into Vietnam to prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which takes effect in late 2015.

Straw scarecrows – new tourism products of Duong Lam ancient village

 VietNamNet Bridge - The ancient village of Duong Lam in Son Tay district, Hanoi is creating products of straw representing Vietnam agriculture to serve tourism.

South Korean Seong-Jin Cho wins Chopin piano competition

 South Korea's Seong-Jin Cho, 21, has won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw.

The best and weirdest designs at VN International Fashion Week 2015

VietNamNet Bridge would like to present the most beautiful and the most odd costumes at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, which took place in HCM City from Oct 14-18..

Vietnam’s e-commerce market to reach $7.5 billion by 2019: Ken Research

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ken Research has released its latest publication on “Vietnam E-Commerce Market Outlook to 2019 – Driven by Internet Penetration and Smartphone Usage”, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the e-commerce market in Vietnam.

Social News 21/10

 Man saved from anaphylactic shock due to bee sting, GMO products good for Vietnam, Police arrest company directors for trading in gold, 224 banh my eaters stricken with salmonella poisoning, 70 pangolins yet to be returned to habitat

UNCTAD supports Vietnam’s ties with developing Africa

UNCTAD is willing to help Vietnam enhance trade, investment cooperation and connectivity with African developing countries, particularly in food security and agriculture, UNCTAD Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi has said.

Half Vietnam’s apparel exports go to U.S.

 Vietnam exported nearly US$17 billion worth of apparel in the first nine months of this year, with the U.S. market accounting for almost half of it, according to the General Department of Customs.

Son Tung M-TP to take on MTV at Italy awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young pop star Son Tung M-TP will compete for the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) Best Worldwide Act 2015 in Italy next month.

Hanoi festival to honour short feature films

VietNamNet Bridge – The Wafm Short Feature Film Festival, themed ‘Stories of Youth’, will be held in Hanoi from October 23-26 by the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents, under the Vietnam Cinematography Association,

French partner wants to be strategic shareholder of Airports Corp of VN

VietNamNet Bridge - If chosen as a strategic shareholder, the partner from France is expected to actively contribute to the development of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in its post-equitization period.

Preschools face babysitter shortage

VietNamNet Bridge - Nursery schools in HCM City complain that they cannot recruit babysitters because of unreasonable regulations. 

Nguyen Dynasty female costumes, personal belongings on display in Hue

 Traditional costumes and personal belongings of women in the Nguyen Dynasty were on display at an exhibition held at the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in Hue city on October 20.

Vietnam’s first unmanned aircraft workshop

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Air Defence Technical Institute is the first manufacturer of unmanned aircraft in Vietnam to serve training activities, reconnaissance, survey and photography missions.

K-League arrives in Vietnam on VTVcab

 Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab) has announced their broadcating right for South Korean professional football tournament – K-League – as another of their programmes in their on-pay-TV in Viet Nam.

Liem wins fifth match at SPICE Cup Open

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the fifth round at the annual SPICE Cup Open, the highest rated international invitational tournament in the US.

Alexis Mabille to introduce latest collection in HCM City

 Paris-based fashion designer Alexis Mabille will introduce his latest collection at the Lynk Fashion Show 2015 in HCM City next month.

Andorra wishes to boost ties with Vietnam

 Andorra, one of the smallest nations in Europe, is interested in boosting relations with all countries across the globe, including Vietnam.

Vietnam recommends solutions to migrant issues at IPU-133

 Vietnam has proposed several solutions to migration, which has become a global issue, at the 133 rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-133) currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from October 17 to 21. 

Prime Minister greets US Oregon State Governor

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed his support for cooperation between the US’s Oregon State government and Vietnamese ministries and agencies, especially in areas of strength and with high demand.