Pristine beauty of Ben En National Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located about 46km from the central province of Thanh Hoa, Ben En National Park is an attractive eco-tourism destination which is likened to ‘Ha Long Bay on land’.

VEF’s scholarships at risk of closure

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) is likely to close in 2018, and opportunities to study in the US with VEF’s scholarships will then cease.  

'Extraordinary' gift of Vietnam – US ties

As part of the series about the 20th anniversary of normalized Vietnam-US relations, VietNamNet talks with Mr. Pham Duc Trung Kien, the first Executive Director (2003-2006) of the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF).

Vinatex receives green light for $400 million IP in Nam Dinh

 The Nam Dinh Provincial People’s Committee has licensed the Vietnam Textile and Garment Group to initiate construction of the $400 million Rang Dong Industrial Park, a large scale industrial park dedicated for textile and garment suppliers.

Residential fire risk from factories worries HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of manufacturing facilities and businesses are operating in residential areas, posing threats to workers as well as local residents, city officials have said.

Import vessel scrap has its uses, but pollution is an issue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Without advanced technology to avoid pollution, banning import of cargo vessels for scrap might not be a practical move,

3G service in Vietnam cheapest in the world

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese believe they have to pay too much for 3G services, the reports of international institutions all show the 3G service fee in Vietnam is the cheapest in the world.

Patients wait hours for blood as shortage persists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Thi Ngoc Hoa, a native of Dong Nai Province, goes to hospital once a month for a blood transfusion to treat her thalassemia, an inherited form of anaemia.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/7

Government works to create trust among businesses, Tax exemptions for many products exported to EEU, Garment firms queue up for TPP tariff incentives, US emerges as biggest export market of Dong Nai

Philippines to play warm-up match with VN

 Football Channel Asia, a popular website of the king of sport, has said the Filipino national team has arranged a friendly match with Viet Nam on September 3.

Quang Binh to open two caves to tourists

  The Quang Binh authorities have okayed a plan to introduce Va and Nuoc Nut caves as new tourist destinations at Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park, Oxalis Ltd Company said.

Police uncover Noi Bai airport luggage theft ring

 Ha Noi Police's department of criminal investigation of social order have decided to prosecute Nguyen Quoc Thang on the charges of property theft at Noi Bai International Airport.

Six family members found killed at home in Binh Phuoc

 A family of six was found murdered this morning in a commune in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

Hanoi ranked top 12 world's most chaotic road junctions

 The UK Daily Telegraph has cited the capital city of Hanoi among top 12 world's most chaotic road junctions.

Fukuoka prize honours fashion designer Minh Hanh

 Leading fashion designer, Minh Hanh, has become the second Vietnamese winner of the Fukuoka Prize known as arts and culture award.

ASEAN invests in 2,632 projects in Vietnam

 By June 20, ASEAN countries poured US$54.6 billion into 2,632 projects in Vietnam, according the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Vietnam Off-road Cup 2015 in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge - The two-day 2015 Vietnam Off-road Cup took place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi this weekend.

Giant timber yard after super thunderstorm in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three weeks after a rare thunderstorm, hundreds of broken trunks are piled up in the Hanoi Botanical Garden.

Landslide sweeps away petrol station in Ca Mau

 A sudden landslide destroyed a private petrol station in the southernmost Ca Mau Province on Monday, causing losses amounting to roughly VND500 million (US$25,000).

Social News 7/7

Woman dies in Highway 5 accident, Three members of family die in road accident, Landslide destroys houses in Hau Giang, Vietnamese people encouraged to travel domestically, Shinsegae Corp. to build toy library for local kids

Party Chief’s US visit marks a turning point: US expert

 An ongoing visit to the US by Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong could be a turning point in the 20-year diplomatic relations between the two countries, Gregory Poling from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies said.

Ageing rates vary widely, says study

 A study of people born within a year of each other has uncovered a huge gulf in the speed at which their bodies age.

Japanese capital injected into real estate

VietNamNet Bridge - Are Japanese too slow to march towards the Vietnamese real estate market? The current merger & acquisition (M&A) wave indicates the answer is ‘no’.

Manchester City signs contract with VN Football Federation

 England’s Premier League football club Manchester City on July 6 agreed to sign a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation and the Saigon-Da Nang Bank for a trip to Vietnam.

Cambodian Air Force Commander visits Vietnam

  Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Do Ba Ty received visiting Commander of the Royal Cambodian Air Force Soeung Samnang in Hanoi on July 6, reported Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper.