Con Hen – An oasis in Hue City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Con Hen (Hen Islet) divides the Huong River into two branches. It is home to 600 households who are facing site clearance to make way for hotel projects It is also a place that supplies mussels and seafood to Hue city.

VN employee management for foreigners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government Decree No75/2014/ND-CP (28 July 2014) has been issued to regulate the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees working for foreign organisations and individuals in Viet Nam (foreigners).

Ultimate Fighting has future in VN

Mark Fischer, executive vice president and managing director of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Asia, spoke about mixed martial arts and Viet Nam's potential as a hosting venue for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

HCM City to hire consultant to check river tunnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has said it will employ an independent consultant to check and assess the stability, durability and life span of Saigon River Tunnel.

Hungary pledges nuclear energy training for Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Hungary is extremely competitive in terms of nuclear energy training costs, when compared with other nations around the globe - a good advantage for Vietnam to develop human resources

Transparency an effective way to build institutional strength

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Phuong Linh, director of the Research Centre for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD), talks about the importance of transparency and accountability in the sustainable development of NGOs.

MOF wants two country’s biggest gold mines to resume operation

While the Quang Nam provincial Taxation Agency insists on the coercive measures to force Besra to pay tax arrears, the Ministry of Financethinks that it would be better to “be sympathetic towards the investor”.

Introducing ‘Banh khuc’

 VietNamNet Bridge – ‘Banh khuc’ is a traditional cake of Vietnam. It’s a rice ball made from glutinous rice, green beans, pork, spices and most importantly cudweed (khuc).

New faces join Olympic football team

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese head coach Toshiya Miura on Wednesday included many new faces in the 29-member Vietnamese Olympic football team in preparation for the upcoming 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Bosses flee Vietnam, ignoring debts and taxes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The bad news about tax evasion and debt repudiation cases by foreign invested companies has darkened Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape.

Saigon man recycles trash into treasure

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tong Van Thom, a waste collector in HCM City, has amassed a large quantity of vintage rubbish, which he skillfully turns into unique items.

Education reform requires bold insight

VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Ngo Bao Chau of the University of Chicago is the first Vietnamese mathematician to win a Fields Medal. He recently talked to Vietnam News about the ongoing reform of Viet Nam's higher education.

List of 127 national projects calling for foreign investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a list of 127 national projects calling for foreign investment from now to 2020.

Ton Thanh Pagoda

 The ancient pagoda of Ton Thanh is located in My Loc Commune, Long An Province. The 200 year-old pagoda is the place where Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a great poet and patriotic scholar lived and created the most celebrated works in Vietnamese literature.

Double vaccines 'could hasten the end of polio'

 Using both types of polio vaccine could speed up efforts to free the world of the disease, research suggests.

The beauty of labor in Long Dien salt field

 VietNamNet Bridge - Under the scorching sun, salt-workers in Long Dien District of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province are still working hard to earn a living.

Traditional food and the suffering of men and dogs

It can be said that the dishes that diners eat at dog meat restaurants are soaked with the pain of both men and dogs. Perhaps dog meat will last forever in Vietnam but the operation of this industry is tinged with suffering and cruelty.

Legal Advice: The competence of Commercial Arbitration and Courts in VN

In case where the contents of a contract include an agreement on requesting both Commercial Arbitration and Court to be the dispute settlement bodies, enterprises may refer to Resolution No. 01/2014/NQ-HĐTP.

Domain-name market takes shape, auction to begin in Sept.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 500,000 domain names had been registered as of June, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC), but only 280,000 had been activated.

Portrait painter overcomes disability

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite suffering from a physical handicap, Chu Vinh Duc found success as a portrait painter. His proudest moment: painting a portrait of General Giap, which the general later signed.

Social News 23/8

Fourth Russian-made submarine begins sea trials; Outgoing Brazilian ambassador receives friendship insignia; OVs in Canada updated on Vietnam’s science-technology policy; Additional 300 children recieve free smile surgeries

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/8

David Duong wins a US$2.7 bil contract in the US; New wave of Japan’s investment in Vietnam; Poor lack financial services access; Steelmaking group worried about effect of Russian imports; Vietnam posts small trade surplus

Council calls for educational reforms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Council of Education and Human Resources Development has supported the importance of educational reforms and international integration.

Kindergartens in city to admit babies from six months old

 VietNamNet Bridge – From this new school year, State-owned kindergartens in eight districts of HCMC will join a pilot program to admit babies from six months old rather than from 13-months as previously,

VN teams draw well at ASIAD

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese men's and women's teams have been given favourable draws at the upcoming 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea.