Vietnamese steel products face anti-dumping investigations

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has started an anti-dumping investigation on Vietnamese exports of alloy and non-alloy cold-rolled steel coils with the thickness of 0.2-2.6 mm and width of 700-1,300 mm.

ADB cuts Asian growth forecasts as China and India slow

 The Asian Development Bank has lowered its growth forecasts for Asia's developing economies on the back of slowing growth in both China and India.

Hanoi: French-colonial villa collapses, claiming two lives

The second storey of an old French colonial villa on Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi suddenly collapsed at around 1pm today. At least two people were reportedly dead and six were injured. The last victim was found in the rubble at around 6pm.

Scott Walker drops out of US 2016 presidential race

 Once considered a front-runner, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has decided to end his campaign for US president amid dwindling contributions and plummeting poll numbers.

Not just about fashion

 Vietnamese fashion designers must work hard before their brands find popularity at home.

Hanoi wants spammers blocked

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Information and Communications called on telecom network providers to do more to block spam messages.

Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row

 European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.

In pictures: Traffic congestion at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat airport worsens

 VietNamNet Bridge – The parking lot of HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport is designed for several hundred cars, but up to 4,000 taxis and thousands of cars go in and out of the airport every day.

VN needs to improve productivity rate, lags behind regional countries

VietNamNet Bridge - Economic institutions have in the last month have repeatedly warned about the low productivity rate in Vietnam compared with other regional countries.

Gunmen kidnap tourists and local woman in Philippines

 Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman have been kidnapped from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines, the military has said.

The splendor of Ha Long Bay from a drone cam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Looking from above, visitors can see the spectacular features that the Creator has bestowed on Ha Long Bay, one of the most popular destinations in Vietnam.

U16 team enters final AFC round

 VietNamNet Bridge – The U16 Viet Nam team have entered the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship final round, scheduled for next year, after they became the first runner-up in Group J.

HCM City museum shows off abstract oil paintings

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of abstract oil paintings by three HCM City-based painters at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum feature different perspectives on life.

Social News 22/9

 Two arrested for stabbing TV reporter, HCM City firms need 46,000 Q3 recruits, Torrential rain causes flooding in Hai Phong, Three held for drug trafficking, Residents in Lai Chau threatened by landslide

Environment group voices concerns over Mekong dam

 VietNamNet Bridge – An environmental watchdog based in Viet Nam is asking the Laos government to reconsider the construction of a controversial hydropower plant along the Mekong River.

Vietnam Airlines receives second Airbus A350-XWB

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received the second of four Airbus A350-XWB aircraft scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet in 2015.

VN’s 10 key export items listed

Vietnam’s total export and import turnover over the past eight months of the year exceeded US$216.76 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, according to the Vietnam Customs.

18 year old boy wins “The Voice” 2015

 Duc Phuc, from Hanoi won ‘The Voice of Vietnam’ singing competition 2015, which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20.

Flood warning issued for Northern Vietnam

 The National Centre for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting issued a warning of widespread thunderstorms and a risk of flash flooding and landslides in the northern region on September 21.

43 million Vietnamese escape poverty: report

 The Vietnam government and the United Nations have released a report revealing that 43 million Vietnamese have been lifted out of poverty over the past 15 years.

Vietnam lose to Japan at AFC

 The Viet Nam national women's futsal team lost to Japan 2-4 in the Group B match of the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship, which kicked off in Nilai, Malaysia yesterday.

Coal exploration project begins in Thai Binh

 The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) launched a coal exploration project in Tien Hai district, the northern province of Thai Binh on September 21.

VN agricultural export to China faces challenges

 As Vietnamese agricultural export is facing challenges in Chinese market, businesses should focus on technological innovation, product quality improvement and price reductions in order to raise their competitive edge.

Cheap imported steel worries domestic producers

 Cheap imported steel, primarily from China, has been putting growing pressure on domestic producers, according to a recent report from the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

ADB commits to low-interest loans for Vietnam’s infrastructure

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is willing to provide long-term and low-interest-rate loans for Vietnam’s major socio-economic infrastructure projects, its new Country Director Eric Sidgwick assured Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 21.