PM pledges support to Samsung

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pledged all possible support for Korean investors, especially Samsung, while receiving Vice Chairman of Samsung Corporation Yeon Joo-jung in Ha Noi yesterday, Sep 30.

Party Plenum opens in Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A review of 2013's socio-economic development and the three years' implementing the 11th Party Congress Resolution are high on the agenda for the 8th Plenum of the Party Central Committee which opened in the capital yesterday.

White House orders agencies to execute plans for shutdown

 The White House Office of Management and Budget late Monday night ordered the federal agencies to begin their plans for a government shutdown, due to a lack of bipartisan funding bill.

Tourism staff lack soft skills

Tourism service providers say that employees need more training on foreign languages and soft skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving, though they are largely satisfied with marketing, sales and other skills of employees.

Japanese teacher dies under bus wheels

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon on September 30, a Japanese female teacher was crashed to death in front of a bus stop in HCM City while walking on crutches along the road to catch a bus.

VAMC signs the first bad debt purchasing contract

 VietNamNet Bridge – The contract worth over VND1.7 trillion will be signed between the state-run Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) with Agribank today, October 1.

First dance-opera album debuts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular sopranos Ngoc Tuyen and Trieu Yen have released their first album, which blends opera and dance electronic music.

VAMC embraces first bad debt evaluation

VietNamNet Bridge – State-owned Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), launched in late July to clean up banks’ bad debts, is considering buying up the first non-performing loans from four banks burdened by high bad debt rates

Big telecom groups join the OTT battle

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some telecom groups are preparing to provide OTT service on 3G network, which allows the connection from phones, computers to mobile phones. Analysts believe that the OTT battle may turn to a new branching road.

Teachers don’t give marks to first graders, parents puzzled

The comment “excellent” made by teachers can be understood by the parents that their children are given 10 marks for their school works. However, in most of the other cases, marks show clearer messages than comments.

How can Vietjet Air arrange $9.1 billion to buy 100 aircrafts?

In order to have money for the 100 Airbuses, VietjetAir will have to seek capital from different channels, including the export credit financing, commercial loans from foreign banks or initial public offering.

Master musician debuts latest symphony

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Nam's ninth symphony, Cuu Long Day Song (The Mekong River Rising in Waves), was performed for the first time last week at the September Concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music.

Woman cons lenders out of $5m in cash

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern border province of Lang Son's Police have started investigations into the affairs of a woman who is believed to have run off with hundreds of billions of dong.

Famed Japanese artist stages exhibition in Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings featuring the unique feathery expression of famous Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro have gone on display at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

Haiphong champions Cat Ba for World Heritage site

 VietNamNet Bridge – Haiphong City leaders held a meeting with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on September 28 to consider Haiphong’s dossier seeking a UNESCO title for its Cat Ba islands.

HCM City sets 2015 waste treatment goal

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment targets collecting and fully treating all hazardous solid wastes by 2015.

Competent agencies’ delays harms jewelry industry

Jewelry companies had to wait for the State Bank of Vietnam’s nod to import gold materials for domestic processing. And now they have to wait for a circular from the Ministry of Science and Technology to turn this into reality.

Exploring Danang in one day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Danang, a coastal city in the central, is a mixture of stunning beaches, splendid islands, picturesque mountains, rich ancient history, and many beautiful bridges.

Central Vietnam devastated after storm Wutip

Last night, the storm left Vietnam to Laos. At Quang Tri and Quang Binh, the center of the storm, about 5,000 houses were unroofed, a series of signboards, trees and electric poles were knocked down, and the electrical grid was damaged.

Typhoon Wutip strikes down antenna mast, two deaths

VietNamNet Bridge – The over-100m antenna mast of the Radio Voice of Vietnam in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh province was knocked down in the Wutip storm, leaving two people dead and one wounded.

$340 million road opens for traffic in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge - A five-kilometre section of the Tan Son Nhat- Binh Loi Outer Ring Road in HCM City opened to traffic on Saturday.

Vietnam builds first power plant fueled by rice husks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first thermal power plant project using rice husks in Vietnam is expected to begin in late December, in an area of 9 hectares in the town of Long My, Hau Giang province, with a total investment of approximately $31 million.

Big test for ageing economic system

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pacific region stands on the verge of a historic trade agreement, in light of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement.

The bizarre house covered by 8,000 ancient dishes

For over 20 years in Vinh Tuong, a farmer has traveled along the Red River to collect antiques. No money to buy a glass cabinet to display the antiques, he attached them to the walls of his house, turning it into a unique masterpiece.

Foreign man caught carrying 2.4 kilos of cocaine at Tan Son Nhat Airport

 A 27-year-old Laotian man was found carrying 2.4 kilograms of cocaine at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City, according to the Tan Son Nhat Border Gate Customs Department.