Great danger

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traveling by road in Vietnam is never an easy task as poor infrastructure and management has led to traffic chaos in major cities, hence a lot of accidents.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/5

Ministry proposes higher natural resource tax, Almost all Ha Noi exchange firms see profit in first quarter, DLG takes over Mass Noble Investments Ltd, Up-market real estate enjoys buoyant growth

Banks reduce cross-ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only three pairs of commercial joint stock banks had cross-ownerships, down three pairs from 2012, said Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh.

Film and TV technology show set for next month

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Television will host the 2015 Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology, or Telefilm 2015, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in HCMC’s District 7

WB chief economist’s assessment of VN’s economic performance

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank chief economist in Viet Nam, Sandeep Mahajan, has shared his views on the country’s socioeconomic performance in the first months of 2015 after the Government presented a socioeconomic report

High optimism marks signing of VN-EEU free trade deal

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) yesterday signed a free trade agreement that officials said would boost both individual and collective co-operation between the two sides.

14 nations agree on Pacific Area peace

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputies from 14 nations participating in the 2015 Pacific Area Security Sector Working Group agreed to ensure equal benefits for all nations, respect their independence and sovereignty, and settle disputes peacefully in line

Greek bank deposits fall to decade low

 Greek bank deposits have fallen to their lowest level in more than 10 years, as concerns persist over the country's debt burden and possible exit from the euro.

Parents scramble to get children into summer classes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Parents in HCM City are rushing to find places in summer schools to look after their small children while they have to work over the long holiday break until early September.

VN young swimmers set for gold hunt in Singapore

 The predominantly young swimming squad has set a target to win at least 10 gold medals at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, a first in the history of Viet Nam's sport.

The beauty of South Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Through the lens of photographer Dang Trung Tuan, southern Vietnam appears to have a simple and gentle beauty.

Art & Entertainment News 30/5

 Brothers Grimm's fairy-tales to be screened on VN television, Farmers film their working lives, Italian adventure books released, Paris is Burning screened tomorrow, TV, film forum to encourage networking, Disaster prevention doc to air nationwide

Myanmar picks up migrants as Asean agrees to tackle crisis

 Asian countries have agreed to work together to try to stem the region's migrant crisis, as Myanmar brought to shore another boat full of migrants.

Sepp Blatter's Fifa re-election concerns Europe

 Many European football nations have reacted with concern to Sepp Blatter's re-election as Fifa president.

Pierre Rigal’s ‘Standards’ to debut in Hanoi

 A dance performance entitled ‘Standards’ by French choreographer Pierre Rigal will premiere on June 6 at the Hanoi Youth Theatre.

Sleep training 'may reduce racism and sexism'

 Levels of unconscious racist and sexist bias have been reduced by manipulating the way the brain learns during sleep.

Int’t arrivals slide for 12th month

 May marks the 12th monthly decline in international visitors to Vietnam as 576,000 foreigners have visited the country, down 16.4% year-on-year.

Incomplete irrigation project leaves thousands in water crisis

  An irrigation project worth hundreds of billions of dong that has failed to become operational on time has affected some 1,000 households in Than Uyen District, Lai Chau Province.

Veteran shows shooting is more than violence

VietNamNet Bridge – "Many people think shooting an air gun is a form of violence, but actually the sport is like Japanese kendo, which teaches people discipline and patience, and how to remain calm under pressure,"

Banks still gain high profits despite increased NPLs

Though NPLs have increased significantly, which forced commercial banks to make higher provisions against risks, they still have reported an increase in profit in the first quarter of 2015 in comparison with the same period last year.

Hanoi decides location of new national exhibition centre

 The National Exhibition Centre will be located on the intersection of Nhat Tan-Noi Bai highway and National Highway No 5 in Dong Anh District, the Ha Noi People's Committee said.

VN faces prospect of an ageing population

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should take advantage of its current "golden population" consisting of a high percentage of young people, as the country will enter an ageing phase soon,

Photos: Lao Cai's terraced fields ready for planting

 VietNamNet Bridge – The terraced fields of Lao Cai Province’s Bat Xat District are full of water from the surrounding high mountains and farmers have begun planting, offering some spectacular scenes of rural Vietnam.

Vietnamese striker Cong Phuong shall be under the spotlight at SEA Games

Footballchannel.asia has named Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong as one of 10 players to watch at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Microsoft introduces Universal Windows

US-based Microsoft Corp introduced its Universal Windows Platform, an evolution of the same modern platform on phones since Windows 8.1 and PCs since Windows 8, at the annual Build developer conference in Singapore on Thursday.