Social News 23/4

Thief gets death penalty for killing 3 people, Rock crushes 2 to death in Ha Giang, Fallen tree kills 3, wounds 1, Saboteurs destroy thousands of rubber plants, HCM City needs 20,000 new employees next month

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/4

VND100m homes a low-income dream, Vingroup enters exhibition, fair industry, Amway leads in direct selling in Vietnam in 2014, Housing stimulus disbursement stagnates, Market for canned fruit products neglected

Restaurant webpage launched in Hanoi

 A webpage, a part of the hanoidep.vn website, collecting reviews and information on restaurants in Hanoi was unveiled on April 22 in Hanoi by the Hanoi Culture Fund.

High school exam results used for universities entrance

  More than 120,000 students will sit for the national high school exam this year in Ha Noi.

Lam Dong hit by hailstorms

 Hail storms created widespread havoc in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province yesterday, just one day after another heavy hail storm caused vast damage in the province.

Ancient lithophone found in central Vietnam

 An ancient lithophone was recently discovered in the central province of Quang Binh, the first of its kind ever found in the province, confirmed the provincial museum on April 22.

Samsung Tops Vietnam’s 500 Fastest Growing Firms

 The Vietnam Report in collaboration with VietnamNet on April 22 presented the 2015 FAST500 awards to the top-500 fastest growing firms in the country with Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co Ltd taking first place.

$550mil. Emirates-invested tourism centre to open in Quang Ninh

 The president of Emirates-based Nakheel Group unveiled on April 22 that construction of a US$550 million urban tourism centre in Quang Ninh province is on track to open late this year.

Vietnam calls for enhanced Asian-African connectivity

President Truong Tan Sang called upon Asian and African countries to enhance their connectivity for global peace and stability on the basis of respecting international law during his speech at the Asian-African Conference.

Three 5,000-year skeletons unearthed in central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Three skeletons of ancient Vietnamese people have been found lying next to each other in an area of 6 m2, 1.8 m deep at an archaeological site in Ru Diep Mount of Ha Tinh Province.

Vingroup wants to buy three largest railway stations in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vingroup has submitted its proposal to buy the three largest railways stations in Vietnam – Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang – to the Ministry of Transport.

Viettel enters OTT market with new app

 VietNamNet Bridge - After Vinaphone’s entry, Viettel, the largest mobile phone network in Vietnam, has officially penetrated the OTT market with the Mocha Messenger app.

SCIC wants to buy 10% stake in Military Bank

At a shareholders' meeting of the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) on Tuesday, MB Chairman Le Huu Duc confirmed that the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) intended to buy a 10% stake in the bank to become a strategic shareholder.

Image: Collection of old Vietnamese newspapers exhibited

The exhibition "150 years of Quoc Ngu (Vietnam national language script) newspapers in the period 1865-1954" includes many old and rare newspapers, gathered from valuable collections of many newspaper collectors across the country.

Saigonese enjoy shimmering night scenes on new pedestrian street

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first pedestrian street in HCM City, Nguyen Hue Road, in District 1 was put into trial operation on the evening of April 20. As the road was not opened to the public, local people stood outside the fence to take pictures.

Bowel cancers 'spotted too late'

 Thousands of people in England are dying from bowel cancer because their disease is not being spotted early enough, a charity has warned.

Travel News

Nha Trang to host first tourism fair, Large green destination opens to visitors, VietJet launches new flights from Hai Phong, Holiday destination overflowed, Jetstar airfares on sale for HCM City-Chu Lai

Vietnamese photographers win FIAP awards

Photographer Bui Vy Van from Binh Duong won an Artist of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) award.

Banks cannot sell debts because DATC doesn’t accept market prices

VietNamNet Bridge - The banks’ debt sale has been going very slowly because a powerful buyer, the Debts & Assets Trading Corporation (DATC), wants to buy debts cheaply.

World famous bubble artist to enthrall audience at Marina Festival

 Vietnamese-born Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang, dubbed "the bubble witch" by the media, will perform at the Marina Festival in the northern Quang Ninh Province on April 28 and 29.

Vietnam to import elevated railway train at $63.2m

 The Transport Engineering Construction and Quality Management Department under the Ministry of Transport has approved the import of a single train needed for the 13.5 kilometre urban elevated railway line at a cost of US$63.2million.

Measles vaccine not linked to autism, even in high-risk kids: study

 The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, even among children considered at a high risk for the disorder, according to a study of about 95,000 children with older siblings.

Dredging to blame for fish-farm losses in Khanh Hoa

 About 100 fish farmers in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa dumped dead fish and shrimps in front of their local administration office yesterday.

Cut State workers by 10%, says Party

 In a bid to increase the efficiency of the bureaucracy, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam has issued a resolution calling for a reduction of the number of those on the State payroll at all levels.

My Khe to host kayak race

 Viet retains yellow jersey; David wins singles, doubles; My Khe to host kayak race