Illegally printed books hurt sales of originals

 Illegally printed books have flooded the market and have seriously affected the sale of original editions, officials said.

Rice exports: It’s time for the “giants” to leave

 VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exports seem to be the playground of big State-owned corporations, which are able to impose unfavorable conditions on others, especially farmers.

Apparel firms struggling with forthcoming wage hike

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the minimum wage spike has three and a half months to go, enterprises in the labor-intensive textile and garment sector are scrambling to find ways to cope with this financial burden.

Poor water management hits Delta

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Mekong Delta, which is home to 18 million people, has suffered adverse consequences due to poor water resource management,

Over 60 years of making Cham statues

If they want to know who the most famous artisan is in Non Nuoc Stone Sculpture village in the central coast city of Danang, visitors will be certainly introduced to Le Ben as he has spent 65 years reproducing ancient Cham statues.

Vietnamese brides integrate into Korean culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – More Vietnamese women marry Korean men than in any other country. The South Korean government has even funded special courses in Viet Nam to help the women grow accustomed to their new home.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/9

France pledges to support Vietnamese firms in Paris, Vietnam emerges as big RoK export market, Vietnam unlikely to loosen lending, Vietnamese brand to compete in powdered milk market, Viet Nam car sales down 10% in Aug

Ancient squirrel's nest leads to discovery of giant virus

 Thank an ancient squirrel, climate change and French scientists for the new discovery of an ancient virus, Mollivirus sibericum, that sounds like it could launch a creepy movie.

Vietnam Beer Festival to take place in mid-November

 Vietnam beer festival-exBEERience Fest is set to get underway in SC Vivo City Rooftop on 1058 Nguyen Van Linh street, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City from 4.30pm on November 11-15.

Hanoi, Swiss cities solidify connections

 A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao recently toured Geneva and Bern in a bid to boost multifaceted cooperation between the Vietnamese capital city and the Swiss cities.

Cambodia seeks deeper defence ties with Vietnam

 The time-honoured amity between Vietnamese and Cambodian armies and peoples is expected to thrive in the years to come.

Statement stresses resolve to strengthen Vietnam-Japan relations

The joint vision statement on Vietnam-Japan relations, issued during Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to Japan, affirmed their mutual resolve to intensify bilateral ties in all realms for the sake of the two peoples.

PM welcomes Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, who is in Vietnam to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park on September 16.

Zhetysu beat Lienvietpost Bank at women's volleyball championship

 Lienvietpost Bank Information suffered their second consecutive loss at the 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in the northern Ha Nam Province on September 15.

Government to examine multi-level marketing organisations

 Authorities will tighten the management of multi-level marketing activities to effectively control the operations of related business organisations.

25 people rescued from fire from Hanoi's 36-storey apartment building

  Firemen in Ha Noi rescued 25 people from a fire broke out in a 35-storey Linh Dam residential quarter in Ha Noi's Hoang Mai District at around 10am today.

Economists deny prediction about additional 2% VND devaluation

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses and analysts have questioned the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) statement that it would not devalue the dong any further until the end of 2015.

WHAT'S ON SEPTEMBER 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)

  Major art & entertainment events in big cities from Sept. 15-30.

Saigon in chaos after the biggest rain of the year

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of vehicles inched along on roads deeply submerged under water, caused by a 142 mm rainfall yesterday afternoon, the biggest rain of the year in HCM City.

Viettel OTT app going global

 Launched at the end of April, the Viettel Group’s over-the-top (OTT) app called Mocha Messenger has now reached more than 1 million users.

Saigon subway after 3 years of construction

VietNamNet Bridge - The 20km metro route worth approximately $2.5 billion in HCM City is under urgent construction to put into use in five years.

HCM City to stage historical dramas

 Six historical and legendary plays will be restaged this week by the IDECAF Drama Troupe in HCM City, as part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations around the city.

Uprooted tree reveals a violent death from 1,000 years ago

 Nearly 1,000 years ago, a young Gaelic man came to a violent end among the dispersed farmsteads of northwestern Ireland.

Japan flooding: 2.8 million advised to evacuate

 Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding killed seven people and left at least 15 missing in the eastern region of the country.

Refugee crisis: Chaos as Hungary blocks most migrants at Serbian border

 Hungary closed one of the main routes Tuesday that migrants are using to reach the European Union - plugging the final hole in its border fence with Serbia.