Vinalines steps up privatisation push

 VietNamNet Bridge – The parent company of Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is expected to make an initial public offering (IPO) by Q1 2015 and will accelerate the privatisation of eight subsidiaries.

Explore the untouched beauty of Phu Quoc

 VietNamNet Bridge - Coming to Phu Quoc, you can comfortably enjoy the moments of peace and relaxation with sun, wind on the pristine sandy beach and taste exceptional fresh seafood.

Ethnic people make "lucky teeth" for New Year

The ethnic minority people in the northern highlands usually make "gold teeth" for good luck. The New Year is the time they opt to add gold teeth to their mouth because the more "gold teeth" they have, the richer and more successful they seem to be.

Mobile apps galloping in the Year of the Horse

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese market is big, while Vietnamese engineers are talented, but Vietnam still does not have enough necessary conditions to develop the mobile app industry.

No need for stimulus package, but farmers could use support

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should offer farmers a support package, deputy director of the National Centre for Socio-economic Information and Forecasting Ta Dinh Xuyen told Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today).

Advantages for Phu Quoc island to take off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Natural beauty coupled with the Government’s determination will lend wings to Phu Quoc to truly become the “Paradise Pearl Island” of Viet Nam.

Free 3D films draw crowds in HCMC

VietNamNet Bridge – The opening of 3D cinemas with free viewings in remote city districts has proved a hit among kids and parents, especially those living in suburban areas. 

Horror photos on cigarette packets actually do work

VietNamNet Bridge – Readers share with Viet Nam News their opinions on pictures depicting the consequences of smoking being added to cigarette packets sold in Viet Nam for almost six months. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/3

 Vietnamese enterprises hold high expectation for 2014; Falling buying power pushes up sugar inventory; Farmers earn big bucks from growing grass for cows; Sacombank yet to find strategic partners;

Admissions renewed for 62 university courses

 The Ministry of Education and Training has allowed a number of universities to renew admissions for 62 courses after meeting requirements for teaching staff, one official said.

Vietnam joins search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

 Vietnam is to dispatch 8 aircraft and nine naval ships to join regional search and rescue efforts for the Malaysian Airlines plane going missing in the area off Vietnamese coast early on March 8.

Vietnam joins search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

 Vietnam is to dispatch 8 aircraft and nine naval ships to join regional search and rescue efforts for the Malaysian Airlines plane going missing in the area off Vietnamese coast early on March 8.

HCM City alters hiring of public officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee recently approved a plan to reform the mechanism for recruiting departmental leaders and holders of positions of the same levels in public organisations and agencies.

239 feared dead as Malaysia plane missing off Vietnam coast

 Vietnam and Malaysia are going to search for a Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 passengers and crew on board that went missing in the area off Vietnamese coast.

Perfect mummy of a Vietnamese female aristocrat

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the mummy of a female aristocrat was excavated in 1994 in HCM City, its perfection surprised archaeologists. The mummy’s joints were still flexible and the body was not decomposed yet.

Hardware firms complain they meet barriers in home market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tax policies have been designed in a way to encourage the import and discourage local production.

Illegal foreign tourist guides uncontrollable in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Even though foreigners are banned from providing tourist guide services for foreign visitors to Vietnam, many are still openly operating at many localities across the country, worrying tourism managers.   

Teaching Vietnamese music in Germany

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 10 years, Tran Phuong Hoa, a Vietnamese teacher, has instilled a lasting love of traditional music in generations of Vietnamese origin in Germany.

“Heaven” and “hell” when snow falls in Sa Pa

 VietNamNet Bridge – Snow fell twice in the resort town of Sapa, Lao Cai province recently. In the winter sunlight, Sapa was beautiful and fanciful like the winter landscape in Europe. But behind that scene was the sad fact.

IZ developers running rat race to attract investors

The common tax incentives for the investors setting up their production bases in industrial zones are no longer valid. However, they still can enjoy the preferences offered by IZ developers in an effort to lure more businesses.

Legislators plan to step up budgetary supervision

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly will increase its budget oversight activities to ensure that the country's financial resources are being used in a transparent and proper manner,

Composer brings new, old tunes together

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Hong Quang is a young, versatile Vietnamese artist who bridges the gap between traditional and modern music. He talks about his new album Song Hanh (Companionship),

BKAV: 40% of Vietnamese websites have security holes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Security holes are found on 40% of Vietnamese websites compared with the world average of 22%, according to security firm BKAV.

Sacombank-Southern Bank merging plan to get going

 Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank, or Sacombank, is going to submit to the State Bank of Vietnam the project on merging the bank with Southern Commercial Bank, said Sacombank chairman Pham Huu Phu.

Capital clamps down on illegal underground wells

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi City's Natural Resources and Environment Department has asked local authorities to strictly enforce the law when residents illegally dig water wells.