New York's Battery Dance Company to perform, hold workshops

 Battery Dance Company from New York will host a performance and host dance workshops in Hanoi from October 11-21.

Vietnamese guest workers find world more than welcoming

 The world labour market has been favourable for Vietnamese guest workers this year, the Department for Overseas Labour Management (DOLM) said in connection with its latest release of official statistics.

Ethnic group keeps folk songs alive

 Nearly 100 kilometres from northern Bac Giang city is Mau village, a familiar destination for tourists and researchers who want to explore the unique culture of the Dao ethnic people. 

Vietnamese Goods Identity Week opens in Vietnam’s big cities

 Some 300 enterprises groups and associations are showcasing their products at the Vietnamese Goods Identity Week - Pride of Vietnamese Goods fair, which opened on September 27 in Hanoi, the central coastal city of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Nine-month FDI soar spurred by large-scale projects

Newly-licensed large-scale projects spurred nine-month FDI registered in Vietnam to soar 53.4 percent year-on-year to 17.15 billion USD in the first nine months, the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed during a meeting on September 26. 

University scholarships made available to needy students

 University dreams have came true for 34 disadvantaged students from the central region after they were granted the “SPELL Goes to College” (SGTC) scholarships in Da Nang City on September 27. 

Education in Mekong below State standards

The Mekong Delta produces most of Viet Nam's agricultural exports and contributes roughly 20 per cent to the country's GDP, but its education level and quality remains below national standards.

Chip firms eye global markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese semiconductor companies will have an opportunity to introduce their businesses to global producers during a business mission that finishes tomorrow.

President busy with activities in New York

 President Truong Tan Sang had a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in New York on September 25 (New York time), during which he stated that Vietnam attaches much importance to developing ties with Norway.

Discover the river and red sand cliffs of Mui Ne's Fairy Stream

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost every place of natural beauty in Viet Nam has a stream called the Fairy Stream, which seems to offer the best views of nature.

Vietnam runs short of souvenirs for tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Either love them or hate them, but many tourists snap up souvenirs that can be put on a shelf to remind them about a particular location. Oddly enough, Viet Nam does not seem to have enough of them!

Angolan President keen to boost cooperation with Vietnam

 The Angolan Government and the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in particular hope to deepen collaboration with Vietnam in the fields of mutual interests.

President Truong Tan Sang to visit Cuba in late September

 President Truong Tan Sang will pay an official visit to Cuba from September 28-30 at the invitation of Cuban President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro. 

Vietnam opposes construction on rock islets in Hoang Sa, Truong Sa

 Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence validating its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesperson Pham Thu Hang reiterated in Hanoi on September 26. 

FM meets Estonian, Romanian counterparts

 Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Estonian counterpart have signed an agreement on double taxation avoidance and the prevention of income tax evasion on the sidelines of the ongoing UN Summit in New York, the US. 

President shares Vietnam’s experience at UN farming, rural debate

 President Truong Tan Sang shared Vietnam’s experience in developing agriculture and sustainable rural areas during a high-level event on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit in New York on September 26. 

Code fuzzy on forced labour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lured by high-paying jobs, many workers have been tricked into modern-day servitude. Some are even detained against their will, badly treated and, sometimes, even tortured.

When will Vietnam export meat?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some people have questioned why Vietnam’s total livestock and poultry herd ranks 2nd in Asia and among the top 10 of the world, but the country is not a big meat exporter.

Prices go up but rarely go down

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic expert Ngo Tri Long spoke with Kinh te&Do thi (Economic and Urban) newspaper about transport firms who are always quick to increase their fares, but slow to let them fall again.

Vietnam can become regional internet center under right conditions

VietNamNet Bridge - If the Vietnam National Internet Exchange (VNIX) is reformed and developed in accordance with the successful model of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, Vietnam could become an internet center in the region

Top VN designer debuts new show

 Fashion designer Chung Thanh Phong will organise a big show called Ange ou Demon (Angel or Devil) at the GEM Centre next week to celebrate his career over the last five years.

A painter’s journey

 Van Duong Thanh’s life has been surrounded by art and artists, with admirers coming from the four points of the globe.

CNG-fueled bus manufacturing project extended in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – The government of HCMC has given Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation two more years to complete a project to manufacture a total of 300 buses running on compressed natural gas.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/9

 SSC approves two more investment funds, JBA seeks more incentives for auto industry, Three state-owned subsidiaries trade shares on UPCoM, HNX to honour enterprises for transparency, First ‘green' LEED building project announced in Viet Nam

PetroVietnam fears oversupply of petrol products, wants to restrict imports

The national oil and gas group PetroVietnam has asked the government to apply necessary measures to restrict petrol imports so as to ensure the sale of products to be produced by the Nghi Son and Dung Quat oil refineries.