Vietnamese fresh rolls bewitch international travelers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Banh xeo (pancakes), nem nuong (baked rolls), banh cong (cong cakes)... are the roll cuisines that foreign tourists highly recommended to try in Vietnam.

More foreign investors listed on VN’s stock market

 As many as 81 foreign investors, including 15 organizations and 66 individuals were granted with stock transaction codes in June only, according to the Viet Nam Securities Depository (VSD).

Hosting the SEA Games - tale of two cities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Will it be Ha Noi or HCM City? Cost considerations may prove decisive as the government mulls where to organise the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2021.

HCM City metro costs increase by $700 million

  The cost of constructing Metro Line 2 in HCM City is expected to exceed the initial estimate by more than US$700 million, the head of the metro project said yesterday.

Vietnamese question use of Japanese post-harvesting preservation technology

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) says the cell alive system (CAS), a farm produce preservation technology, is suitable to Vietnam, farmers and exporters remain undecided.

Place to play in Hanoi Old Quarter

 Every Saturday night a free playground for kids is set up on Dao Duy Tu Street in the Old Quarter, with about 30 different pieces of equipment and other things to keep the kids occupied.

Underground water in Hanoi contains arsenic

VietNamNet Bridge - Several districts in Hanoi have been listed by scientists as areas with underground water contaminated with arsenic.

What do unemployed university graduates do?

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2015 report by the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed that one out of every four unemployed workers has either junior college (3-year training) or higher tertiary level education. 

Health insurance coverage starts to fall

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Luong Son, Director, Department of Health Insurance Policy, speaks to Nong thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about Viet Nam's healthcare coverage expansion plans

ASEAN community festival celebrates with films and photos

 VietNamNet Bridge – A festival of photos and documentaries on the ASEAN peoples will be organised in December following the success of previous events in 2010 and 2013.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/7

Farmers gain lower profit in H1, VND18 trillion raised in treasury bill sale, High-end apartments by West Lake attractive to customers, Many machines sold at MTA Vietnam 2015, Bosch joins hands with International University

Credit Suisse sells 5 million shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 6-9, Credit Suisse sold 5 million shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (HAGL). But this organization does not currently have any representative at HAGL.

Newly-passed laws, ordinances, resolutions announced

 The State President’s Office announced 11 laws, an ordinance and a resolution which were passed at the 9th session of the 13th National Assembly at a press conference held in Hanoi on July 17.

Man City add friendly in Hanoi to pre-season tour

 Vietnamese football fans will have a chance to see with their own eyes the stars of Manchester City as they face the Vietnamese National Team in a friendly match on July 27 to be played at My Dinh National Stadium.

Sub-committees set up to prepare for APEC 2017

  A national committee has been set up to co-ordinate the organisation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to be hosted by Viet Nam in 2017.

$1.74 million fine for environmental administrative violations

 Nearly 544 organisations and individuals were fined VND38 billion (US$1.74 million) in 1,183 environmental administrative inspections conducted in the first six months of this year.

Australia, VN jointly organise vocational training course

 About 47 managers from different vocational schools in Viet Nam are planning to apply their management skills after finishing a short-term training course in Australia.

Fire destroys 1,000sq.m of wood workshops in Hanoi

 A fire has destroyed 1,000sq.m of three wood workshops in an industrial complex in Dan Phuong District, the capital Ha Noi City.

JW Marriott Hanoi to host Oktoberfest

 Hotel and German Business Association to bring iconic German festival to Hanoi this year.

Care to be taken in MobiFone equitization

The equitization of MobiFone is not just a task for the company but also a central task of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Minister Nguyen Bac Son told a conference on July 15.

TPP negotiations entering final stage: Minister

 The general consensus seems to be that negotiations over the TPP will conclude sooner rather than later.

HCM City encourages multi-story factories

VietNamNet Bridge - The enterprises that build multi-story workshops for lease can access preferential bank loans under a city stimulus program.

Google's quarterly revenue and profits rise

 Google's profits rose 17% to $3.93bn in the three months to June from the quarter last year, boosted by an 11% rise in revenues to $17.7bn.

Foreign ownership law lifts securities market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The securities market in HCM City has seen positive changes since the issuance of Government Decree 60/2015 which would permit a higher rate of foreign ownership in domestic public companies.

New law to reform vocational training

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new Law on Occupational Education that took effect early this month can reduce the gap between workers' skills and employers' needs,