Gouache makes comeback with a visit to Hoi An Silk Village

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition, Gouache on Used Newspapers, will move to Hoi An Silk Village on August 15-29.

Vietnam, a rising public relations star

 VietNamNet Bridge – PRWeek Asia sees Viet Nam as a rising public relations star in Asia.

Can Tho University wins ASEAN video contest

A two-minute video titled "The Mekong River Goes Through ASEAN Community" made by Can Tho University's Delta Youth Initiative about the importance of conserving the rich bio-diversity of the river won the first prize

Minh wins first round match at world tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday defeated South Korean Lee Dong-keun 21-13, 20-22, 21-15 in the first round of the Total Badminton World Federation World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Malaysia to open trade and industry office in Vietnam

 The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will open a representative office in Hanoi latter this year to embrace economic links with Vietnam.

Photos: Seeing summer through a child’s eyes

 Summer for most students in Hanoi is a season full of laughter and glee while in many rural areas the excitement is a little more subdued as they must work hard to earn money for next year’s clothes and books.

Agriculture brings high hope to industrial producers

VietNamNet Bridge - A steel manufacturer invests in an animal feed production project, a real estate firm farms cows, a securities company produces rice, and a retailer grows vegetables.

Thua Thien-Hue: Over $29 mln to conserve aquatic resources

 Seven projects worth 641 billion VND (29.4 million USD) have been identified as key to restructure aquaculture and conserve aquatic resources between 2015 and 2020 in central Thua Thien-Hue province.

PM welcomes US Supreme Court Justice

 The Vietnam Supreme People’s Court and the US Supreme Court are hoped to further cooperation, especially in judicial experience sharing and court personnel training, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Da Nang builds concrete cover, park over polluted river

VietNamNet Bridge - The Da Nang City People’s Committee has approved the Phu Loc River environmental restoration project, which will include gardens and parks on a concrete plate covering built over the river.

Vietnamese PM, Bangladeshi President talk trade ties

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Bangladeshi President Abdul Hammit discussed specific measures to stimulate bilateral economic, trade, investment and tourism cooperation at their meeting in Hanoi on August 10.

Defence minister meets Chinese army official

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh underscored defence cooperation as a pillar in the Vietnam – China comprehensive strategic partnership while meeting Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the China People’s Liberation Army Sun Jianguo.

Vietnam, Bangladesh issue joint statement

 Vietnam and Bangladesh issued a joint statement on August 10 on the occasion of Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid’s Vietnam visit from August 9-13.

Vietnam, China convene fifth strategic defence dialogue

 Vietnam and China convened their fifth strategic defence dialogue in Hanoi on August 10, aiming to narrow differences and create strategic trust for the friendship between the two armies and peoples.

An adventurous trip to Chay River and Toi Cave in Quang Binh

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 50 kilometers from Quang Binh Province’s Dong Hoi City in the central region, the Chay River and Toi (Dark) Cave are an exciting destination for those who love adventurous activities.

ASEAN Open Sky puts pressure on Vietnam aviation sector

VietNamNet Bridge - Air carriers in Vietnam are expected to face challenges in the air and on the ground when ASEAN implements open sky policies.

VN hospitals need to reduce error rate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Improving the quality of health treatment and examination as well as patient safety is a critical task for hospitals, as medical errors and hospital infections still occur at healthcare facilities in Viet Nam,

Solving public debt much more difficult than inflation

Deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong said at the Government’s media briefing in Hanoi last week that the central bank is weighing the Ministry of Finance’s proposal for a VND30 trillion loan

Vietnam to attend World Science Conference in Israel

According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, a Vietnamese delegation of one teacher and four students will attend the World Science Conference in Israel, which is scheduled to take place in Jerusalem from August 15 to 20.

More Vietnamese teachers speak rudely to students

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese educators are speaking rudely to students. A video clip on the internet some days ago shows a teacher of English at a foreign language center insulting two university students during a quarrel about tuition. 


Da Nang to host Japan-Viet Nam show

Japanese singer Yuji Mori, the all-girl Japanese rock band, Prizmm, drum group from Otawara, calligraphy artist Sakamoto Koichi, art troupes and performers from Mitsuke, Nagasaki, Sakai will all take part in the annual Viet Nam-Japan Culture Exchange

Outlying HCM City districts lack supplies of fresh water

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 95 per cent of underground fresh water in HCM City does not meet with the Ministry of Health's hygienic standards, while nearly 20 per cent or 358,000 households have no fresh water to use,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/8

 Leisure park planned for picturesque Phu Quoc, Alstom wins contract for eco-friendly boilers, Credit growth lifts bank profits, Telephone export soars in first seven months, EuroCham index shows slight rise in confidence

US Supreme Court Justice visits Vietnam

 Chief Justice Truong Hoa Binh on August 10 welcomed US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who is on a five-day visit to Vietnam to meet with members of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s fourth bank inaugurated in Laos

 The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) held a ceremony in Vientiane on August 8 to open its subsidiary in Laos, becoming the fourth Vietnamese bank operating in the country.