Image: Inside the only nuclear reactor in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only nuclear reactor in Vietnam, located in Da Lat City, in the Central Highlands, manufactures radioactive products in Vietnam.

Evening clouds on Co To Island

 VietNamNet Bridge - Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province has the most beautiful and romantic beach in Vietnam with transparent blue sea, white smooth sand, golden sunshine, and green mountains and forest.

Vietnam gives excessive incentives to foreign investors

Vietnam gives big incentives for FDI enterprises with the expectation that they will perform technology transfer in the country, but the fact is that only 20% of foreign firms were engaged in technology transfer in the past 5 years.

IT businesses struggle to keep up with ever-changing policies

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based information technology companies complained about arbitrary changes in regulations that caused them huge losses to officials from the Ministry of Information and Communications

HCM City to host int'l street music fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of international and local singers and musicians will perform later this week at the annual Bourbon Street Jazz Festival featuring music, dance and food in HCM City.

Family Concert Richard Strauss to be held in Hanoi on May 31

On the occasion of International Children’s Day, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra and the Goethe-Institut will jointly hold a family concert for children and their parents in the concert hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Experts: Card usage insecure in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – ATM cards make up a lion’s share of some 80 million bank cards in Vietnam but the security of these plastics is very low as they use old technology, experts at Banking Vietnam 2015 warned.

Southern fruit fest to feature 150 varieties

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 150 kinds of regionally distinguished fruits will be sold on 50 boats at the "Fruit Floating Market" at the 2015 Southern Fruit Festival to be held early next month in HCM City,

US war veteran opens free English classes in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Returning to Vietnam nearly 4 decades after the war, Paul George Harding, a US was veteran, has opened free English classes in Hanoi as he wants to make amends as far as possible to the Vietnamese people.

Trinh Music to be performed in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert dedicated to legendary Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son will be performed in Vinhomes Riverside Eco-Urban Area, Ha Noi, on May 30.

Changing tax calculation method, MOF cuts two trees with one saw

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has decided to change the method of calculating a luxury tax on car imports, striving to support the development of the domestic automobile industry and increase state budget revenue from tax collection.

Pollution returns to HCM City's canals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several canals in HCM City have been seriously polluted by junk and waste thrown in by neighbouring residents.

The "green forests" in the heart of Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – The parks of Gia Dinh, Hoang Van Thu, Tao Dan and the Saigon Zoo with thousands of trees are ideal venues for fresh air and relaxation of HCM City people and visitors.

Cannes Palme d'Or awarded to French film Dheepan

 French director Jacques Audiard's film Dheepan has won the top prize at Cannes, the Palme d'Or.

Three sites suggested for new nuclear reactor in Vietnam

The Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute has identified three sites to build a new nuclear research center, which will be submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology for approval, said the institute’s head, Dr. Nguyen Nhi Dien.

As oil price falls, more rubber trees felled

VietNamNet Bridge - Sharp oil price falls, high tax rates, overproduction and inappropriate development of rubber plantations all have dealt strong blows to rubber producers.

Social News 25/5

VND2,300 billion orthopaedic institute built in HCMC, Train accident kills two in Nam Dinh, Fire at seafood storage building cost billions, Hailstone victims to receive support, Japanese firm plans to spend US$80m on waste treatment in HCMC

Art & Entertainment News 25/5

 Vietnamese Ao Dai introduced in New York, Mexico's top guitarist to perform in Ha Noi, Vo Trong Nghia Architects Vietnam sweeps FuturArc Awards, Photo exhibit calls for support for Nepal, HCM City plays dwell on post-war battles

Akamai ranks Vietnam’s Internet speed at 99th globally

 With an average Internet speed of 2.7 Mbps, Vietnam’s Internet speed was ranked 99th in the world in the final quarter of last year, according to a report of U.S. cloud computing services provider Akamai Technologies.

Vietnam, Egypt hold eighth political consultation

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Vu Hong Nam, led a delegation to Egypt from May 22-25, where he attended the eighth political consultation at the deputy foreign ministerial level between the two countries.

Tackling the crimewave of unlicensed software

 Efforts are being ramped up to tackle widespread software piracy in locations across the country.  

Jetstar's $4.54m profit driven by low petrol price

 Low-cost Jetstar Pacific Airlines on May 21 announced that it had earned a profit of about VND100 billion (more than US$4.54 million) in the first four months of this year.

Pictures: Y Ty in the summer

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located at an altitude of over 2,000m with a cool climate all year round, Y Ty in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is a favorite destination of domestic and international tourists.

'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in crash

 US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash with his wife, police have said.

Greece 'cannot afford IMF repayment' in June - minister

 Greece cannot make a repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) due on 5 June as it does not have the money, the interior minister says.