Senior designer promotes VN's fashion in Italy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noted designer Minh Hanh and a group of young Vietnamese designers have returned from a 10-day Italy trip, where they got a chance to work and exchange professional experience with Stefano Dominella,

The third day searching for the missing jet: search area located

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a Vietnamese surveillance plane spotted a suspected life vest 177km off Tho Chu island, Singaporean aircraft also discovered a life raft-like object nearby.

How can the country restructure its agriculture production system?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Restructuring is the only way for the agriculture sector to remain competitive, yet there is much work to be done, Nguyen Van Bo, director of the Agriculture Science Institute,

No 4G for domestic market until next year

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications will hold an auction to award 4G licenses next year, meaning domestic customers have to wait till 2015 to use the service

Debris near Tho Chu Island not from MH370, says DCA

 The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of Malaysia has denied that the debris found near Viet Nam's Tho Chu Island was from of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 airplane.

Vietnam pledges all-out efforts for rescue work

 Vietnam is ready to create all conditions and work closely with rescue forces of China and other countries to search for the missing Malaysian plane and deal with related matters.

VN forces deployed to search for missing Malaysian jet

 Vietnam’s Defence Ministry has deployed 17 aircraft and 35 ships of various types to scour for a Malaysian passenger jet carrying 239 people that went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.

Most areas fail to inspect food safety

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials raised the alarm over violations in the management of food safety, including the producing and processing of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products.  

Forest rangers protect vital mangroves

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite receiving poor wages and having bad working conditions, many forest rangers have maintained their integrity by doing their jobs well. 

Nuclear power: The Vietnam - U.S. meeting

 VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. government has made positive initial moves for its investment in Vietnam’s nuclear power development.

Golf course at airport can house 30 parking spots

VietNamNet Bridge – The golf course area alone at Tan Son Nhat International Airport can provide space for 30 additional aircraft parking spots, according to Le Trong Sanh, former chief of flight management at Tan Son Nhat.

Internet streaming worries cinema world

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts are worried that websites violating copyright are killing the country's cinema industry.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/3

Transfer pricing out of control in Vietnam; Canon up-phases Bac Ninh factory; Prefab factories trending now in IPs; Industrial inventory index remains high in early 2014; Hanoi urged to up investment in concentrated IT park

‘Selfies' reveal too much ego or a new way to gain confidence

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Selfies", or photos of one's self taken by the photographer, have received mixed signals from readers of the Viet Nam News as the Thai Mental Health Authority warns about their negative impact.

Choreographer develops modern dance

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Vu Long was born a choreographer, but his name became familiar to Ha Noi audiences through the TV serial Xin Hay Tin Em. Lately, he has returned to the stage with a new project,

Security checks intensified at Tan Son Nhat airport

 Security measures have been intensified at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport at the Ministry of Transport’s request following the March 8 missing of a Malaysia Airlines plane.

Saigon’s photos taken from plane in 1930

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Norodom Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, straight boulevards ... are the rare photos of Saigon taken by the French from plane in 1930.

Electronic gaming for foreigners

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance ("MOF") issued Circular No 11/2014/TT-BTC (January 17, 2014) providing guidelines on electronic gaming for foreigners.

Better testing needed to assess student skills

VietNamNet Bridge – University entrance examinations should switch from testing knowledge to assessing capacity, Nguyen Kim Son, Professor and Vice Rector of the Ha Noi National University, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency.

Quang Binh to open tours to Phong Nha – Ke Bang by helicopters

 The central province of Quang Binh will trial tours to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park by helicopter from April 20 to May 5.

Local authorities powerless, people try polluting factories with their laws

 VietNamNet Bridge – As local authorities keep silent, people nowadays tend to go their way to punish polluting factories.

Vietnam ships continue search for missing plane

 Navy and maritime police ships of Vietnam on March 9 arrived in the waters where the Malaysia Airlines plane Boeing 777-200 ER with 239 people on board was reported missing.

Tired of China, afraid of Thailand, Japanese capital heading for Vietnam

Concerned about the political uncertainties in Thailand and the decreased attractiveness in China, Japanese tend to head for Vietnam, where they will not be bothered by political problems and can enjoy attractive investment incentives.

Famous designer and the first ao dai museum in VN

VietNamNet Bridge – After 12 years of preparations, Viet Nam's first museum dedicated to the ao dai (traditional Vietnamese women's dress) has opened in HCM City's District 9. The brain-child of painter and ao dai designer Si Hoang,  

Vietnam, Malaysia FMs talk over missing Malaysian plane

 Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on March 8 phoned his Malaysian counterpart Dato Sri Anifah Hj Aman over the missing of Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing 777-200 ER with 239 people on board.