Will the Vietnamese automobile market fall into Thai hands?

VietNamNet Bridge - The lucrative Vietnamese $12 billion per annum automobile market could help rescue the Thai automobile industry, which is now facing difficulties.


Photos: Four intersections that change the face of Saigon’s gateways

 VietNamNet Bridge – The intersections of East-West Avenue, Cat Lai, Bell Road 2 and Tram Overpass 2 are modern areas that have given HCM City a different face after 40 years of liberation.

Handicap set for new golf courses

VietNamNet Bridge – Investment authorities are mulling over the decision to turn the golf course business into a conditional sector, which would mean that golf course planning would no longer be a necessity.

 

Experts to exporters: Cope with anti-dumping lawsuits

 Businesses should not avoid anti-dumping lawsuits and make preparations to get involved in administrative reviews by the US Department of Commerce to ensure that they have not dumped their products in the market.

Law official calls for recognition of transgenders in Vietnam

Vietnam should legally recognise transgender people and permit transition therapy and surgery rather than force local people to go abroad for the treatment, a senior Health Ministry official said.

Vietnam’s enchanting beauty pictured on foreign news website

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Huffington Post recently posted pictures of daily life of normal people in Vietnam, which are described as the “enchanting beauty of Vietnam”.

Various activities to commemorate Hung Kings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Numerous celebratory activities will be held in northern Phu Tho Province from April 23-28 to commemorate the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Van Lang – the first known State of Vietnam.

Saigon’s beautiful night views: from aerial cameras

 VietNamNet Bridge - When the night falls, Saigon puts on a gorgeous, charming beauty, the testament for the development of the most modern city in Vietnam.

The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures

 VietNamNet Bridge - Opened in 1957, the Caravelle Hotel was the first high-rise luxury hotel in Saigon, which welcomed dozens of international celebrities and contributed to the city’s nickname as the "Pearl of the Far East".

Heavy trucks make trouble near Ha Noi

Trucks carrying too much cargo have become a problem near Ha Noi. They are damaging a road and making the air dirty. Such trucks are not supposed to be on that road.

Hue artist revives art of making bamboo paper

 Phan Hai Bang, an art instructor at the Hue University of Art, has resurrected the ancient art of making bamboo paper that he hopes will weave a brighter future for Hue artisans.

Phu Quoc appears to be new destination point for investors

Multi-million dollar villas have arisen on Phu Quoc Island, and the land fund for project development is now fully taken.

War-time tunnel unearthed

A war-time tunnel has been discovered in a garden in Binh Giang Commune in the central province of Quang Nam's Thang Binh District.

Viet Nam, France announce plans to remove trade barriers

Viet Nam and France have agreed on the necessity to remove trade barriers in market approaches through bilateral dialogue, including Viet Nam lifting a ban on French beef.

Exhibition Day by Day in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai spent all of 2014 conducting research trips to Vietnamese fishing villages in Siem Reap and Pursat provinces in Cambodia, and the southern Vietnamese province of Long An.

Ministry to encourage tech transfers

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is drafting new policies to encourage the transfer of technology from foreign invested enterprises to domestic firms. 

Academic gets wild about raising pigs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fat pigs are tasty but unhealthy, so breeding lean and healthy wild pigs has great profit potential, an economics lecturer realised, and decided to go the whole hog.

Dragon fruit prices continue to decline

Dragon fruit (Thanh long) growers in the southern Ninh Thuan province are worried about the continuous fall in prices, although the main harvest will arrive only next month.

Recycled motor oil smokes out village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since 2008, villagers of Phuong Linh, Dong Loc Commune, Hau Loc District, claim to be suffering from a home-run business that recycles used oils to make kerosene and causes pollution.

Opening casinos for Vietnamese: Looking at int’l experience

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past decade many recommendations about the opening of casinos to local Vietnamese were made in order to prevent the outflow of a substantial amount of foreign currency to foreign casinos.

Social News 19/4

Grave crowding necessitates new cemeteries in Ha Noi, MOH to inspect Tan Hiep Phat Company, Vietnamese man sets records for memory in Thailand, Vietnamese-French honoured with medal of merit, Police want Hanoi's main train station moved

Low public participation slows reforms: survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Governance and public service reforms remain slow, as corruption continues unabated and citizens lack opportunities to participate in policy-making, a survey found.

Salted or sweet dry apricot - a delicious Vietnamese delicacy

 VietNamNet Bridge – O mai (salted or sugared dry apricot) is a favourite treat for many people in Hanoi and other provinces.

More debris of two missing Su-22 jets found

Search and rescue teams have stepped up efforts after more debris of two crashed fighter jets was found in an area of sea about 15km north of Phu Quy Island.

Vietnam-Norway joint communiqué

Vietnam and Norway have issued a joint communiqué on the occasion of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s official visit to Vietnam from April 16-18 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.