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

 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.

 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.

 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!

 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 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 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. 

 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 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. 

 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.

 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.

 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.

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

 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.

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

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.

 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

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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Techmart Vietnam 2015, touted as the biggest technology event in the country in a decade, will kick off in Hanoi on October 1.

 Though foreign direct investment (FDI) is undeniably a major driver for Vietnam’s economic growth, enterprises in the sector mainly make products under outsourcing contracts, thus creating little added value.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many factories in HCMC dump untreated wastewater into canals with a recent report showing that only 85% of 3,300 manufacturing facilities in the city have built standard wastewater treatment systems.

Hanoi has old streets with characteristics which have created the urban hallmarks of the capital city in the north. It also has new features, which are more modern, youthful and dynamic, with large avenues and high-rise buildings.

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharp minimum wage increase of 12.4 percent and the new insurance premium calculations to be applied from 2016 have caused concern among businesses. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite HCM City authorities' best efforts to speed up projects to prevent erosion of land along rivers and canals, it continues to progress at a snail's pace due to delays in site clearance and shortage of funds.

Describing the image Hoan Kiem Lake or Sword Lake, and analysing its delicate but no-less-important role in creating the architecture and urban signature of Hanoi is absolutely not easy.