Paragliding takes off in coastal city

VietNamNet Bridge – For adrenaline seekers in Da Nang, paragliding clubs offer a new opportunity for airborne adventure, as well as a chance to see their native city from a different perspective. 

Microsoft’s statement on Windows XP support end ignored by Vietnamese

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese computer users still prefer Windows XP to Windows 8, though they have been warned that their computers are at a high risk of being hacked.

Eight things to do in Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoi An, with its ancient houses and sparkling evening lanterns at night, seldom fails to charm the traveler who plants himself here. Here are some of the special things that tourists tell each other to do in Hoi An.

VN firms lax in using trade barriers

 Vietnamese exporters are usually passive in pursuing trade-related lawsuits, while during difficult economic times, other countries started actively using trade defence instruments to protect their domestic production.

How should a foreign-owned company in Vietnam be named?

 According to the Law on Enterprises (2005), each company’s name must be written in Vietnamese, including the foreign enterprise’s name. Foreign-owned enterprises should carefully adopt an operating to avoid unnecessary problems.

Art & Entertainment News Headlines 9/4

 HCM City rockers to compete in global battle of bands; Mica Levi to perform in Vietnam; Veteran ca tru singer dies at 84, leaving rich legacy; Vietnamese daily life featured in French exhibition; African jazzy soul Gasandji blows city stage

Social News Headlines 9/4

 Ministry inspects private health clinics, drugstores in 5 cities; Workers hospitalised for gas poisoning; Market watch seizes counterfeit vodka; No taxis to ply on Chuong Duong Bridge; Fake policeman arrested in Thanh Hoa

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/4

 French businesses encouraged to invest in Vietnam; WB: Vietnam’s economy to grow 5.5 percent in 2014; Vietnamese shrimp to enjoy zero tax rate in Japan

Vietnamese seafood companies shrink back in shrimp war

 VietNamNet Bridge – The high costs incurred by Vietnamese shrimp exporters on lawsuits and administrative procedures have had a discouraging effect on them.

Sports News Headlines 8/4

 Viet Nam win FIFA Online 3; Tien Minh to compete at Singapore open tourney;

Junior NBA to kick off in Viet Nam

 The National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States will launch an NBA Juniors competition in Viet Nam for the first time.

April – a busy month for athletes at Int’l tournaments

 A number of national sports teams and clubs are set to compete at regional and international tournaments from April 7-13.

Cultural activities to honour Hung Kings

 Thousands gathered in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 7 for a grand procession to honour the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

Political News Headlines 8/4

 Deputy PM attends 2014 Boao Forum for Asia; Vietnamese, Lao parties hold 2nd theory conference; NA delegation visits Laos; Deputy PM reviews SOE restructuring; VFF President meets with Chinese, Chilean ambassadors

Vietnam, Bulgaria boost comprehensive cooperation

 Vietnam and Bulgaria will increase all-round cooperation, especially in economics, education-training, culture, tourism, national defence and security.

IPO shares of State-owned enterprises unsalable

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over 70 percent of the 355 million shares offered for the first time by state-owned enterprises could not find a buyer in the past three months.

US Congressman hails Vietnam’s human rights record

 Congressman Eni Falemavaega of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has released a statement commending Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review Report which was approved by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 8.

Hanoi festival set to echo eclectic sounds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several international and Vietnamese electronic and experimental music artists will congregate to offer a musical feast to Ha Noi's audience during the Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival this week.

Farmers feed ducks and buffaloes with watermelons

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the central province of Quang Ngai cannot sell their watermelons, and end up feeding the unsold fruit to cattle and poultry.

Vocational schools put one foot in grave

 VietNamNet Bridge – The handwriting is on the wall for the death of vocational schools in Vietnam.

Can Tho issues deadline for delayed oil refinery

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho’s authorities have demanded that the much-delayed Can Tho oil refinery developer meet its obligations to pay a deposit of VND11 billion ($523,000) to prove its financial ability

Vietnam to further delay work permits for artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – After several delays, the Art Performing Department began to draft plans to start granting work permits for artists starting in July instead of April as expected earlier, one official has said.

Liquid money flows to securities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Daily securities trading volumes have been soaring since the beginning of the year, a phenomenon completely unexpected by observers and investors.

Hundreds of miners flee from gold mines

 VietNamNet Bridge - The quietness of the town of Kham Duc in the central province of Quang Nam was broken last Thursday by the sudden arrival of 100 gold miners who had fled the mines of Phuoc Minh Co., Ltd.

Seeing $300 electricity bill, man faints

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man in the southern province of Soc Trang lost consciousness and was hospitalized after receiving a monthly electricity bill of over VND6.4 million ($320).