Concert marks 150th birthday of Carl Nielsen

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will stage a concert to mark the 150th birthday of late Danish composer Carl Nielsen at the HCMC Opera House in District 1 at 8 p.m. on Friday.

New regulations on investment abroad

Investors in overseas projects are allowed to transfer abroad an amount of foreign currencies not more than 5 percent of their total capital contribution to the venture, and not more than $300,000.

Scientist suggest ‘living together’ with floods by creating spaces for water

Dr. Ho Long Phi, director of the HCM City National University’s Center for Water Management and Climate Change, believes that it would be better to deal with flooding by ‘living together with water’ by expanding spaces for floodwaters.

Internet of Things to help Vietnam’s socio-economic development

Experts believe now is the right time for Vietnam to think of developing the Internet of Things (IoT) as a solution to foster socio-economic development, and discuss the use of an open and closed technology platform to ensure sustainable development.

Students admitted to universities after calling ministers

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students who could not satisfy the requirements to enroll in universities have unexpectedly been admitted to schools after intervention by heads of ministries. 

Vietnam seeks end to malnutrition

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government on October 5 began an integrated nutrition and food security programme to end malnutrition and stunting for children and vulnerable groups in Vietnam.

AmCham: TPP extremely important for US-Vietnam relations

 Mr. Adam Sitkoff, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement welcoming the conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

Unauthorised fees plague Vietnam's bus terminals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport enterprises are concerned about fees that they have to pay for their operations at bus stations.

Diversity of Vietnamese cuisine can yield some unfamiliar flavors

 VietNamNet Bridge – “I know I’m an acquired taste – I’m anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.” – Tori Amos

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/10

 50 percent of beverage market share taken by foreign producers, Bad debt ratio slashed to 3.21 percent, Vietnam seeks shorter time for resolving business disputes, Cashew exports drop on costlier raw nuts

Hanoi’s polluted craft villages to get environmental clean-up

 Fifty highly-polluted craft villages across Hanoi will be helped with waste treatment between now and 2020, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade. 

Quang Nam to open bird’s-eye-view of My Son Sanctuary for tourists

 Helicopter tours will soon be available for tourists to enjoy an aerial view of the World Cultural Heritage of My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, a local official said. 

Da Nang to host 2016 Asian Beach Games

Preparations for the 2016 Asian Beach Games (ABG) were at the forefront of discussions during a conference held in central Da Nang city on October 6.  

“The World of Light” to illuminate science film festival

 The fifth Science Film Festival in Vietnam themed “The World of Light” will take place from October 11 to December 6, the Goethe Institute announced on October 6. 

Ten countries to join int’l puppetry festival in Hanoi

 The fourth International Puppetry Festival will take place in Hanoi from October 10-16, drawing puppeteers from host Vietnam and nine foreign countries. 

Vietnam to receive various benefits from TPP agreement: Minister

 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will benefit Vietnam in not only economic but also institutional and social terms, said Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang. 

Many countries welcome TPP deal completion

The completion of the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on October 5 has received positive response from many countries.  

Head-on collision kills one, injures seven Vietnamese in Laos

 One person was killed and seven others were injured in a collision between two coaches carrying Vietnamese nationals in Laos’s central province of Salavan on October 5. 

$6.3-mln-vocational college opens in Quang Ngai

The Vietnam-Korea Vocational College of Quang Ngai, one of five vocational colleges to be established nationwide using official development assistance funds from the Republic of Korea, commenced its first course on October 6 with 130 students. 


S Korea to fund Laos–Vietnam railway feasibility study

 The transport ministry and the Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) today agreed to study the feasibility of a 500 km-long railway link from Laos' Vientiane to Vung Ang in central Ha Tinh Province of Viet Nam.

Three babysitters bind 15-month boy’s limbs, stuff cloth into mouth

VietNamNet Bridge – At a private kindergarten in the central province of Quang Binh, three babysitters beat and bound a baby boy, and stuffed his mouth with cloth, according to police.

Public school tuition fees set to increase 10 per cent

Tuition fees of the national civil educational system will rise 10 per cent starting from this December, according to a new decree signed by the Prime Minister.


Noi Bai airport's sanitation worker fined for theft

 A sanitation worker at Noi Bai International Airport was fined VND7.5 million (US$350) on the charge of property theft at a restricted area of the airport.

New decree paves way for foreign enterprises to list on bourse

Foreign invested enterprises now can more easily list their shares on Vietnamese stock markets under Decree 60 that allows foreign investors to hold up to 100 percent of stake in Vietnamese enterprises.

Hunting wild honey in central Vietnam: In pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge - To collect wild honeycombs in the woods, hunters have to climb up trees tens of meters tall or cling to the rocks to poke the beehives.