Sofitel Hotel franchise joins French music festival

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 120 international Sofitel Luxury Hotel branches, including those in Vietnam, will play host to the French multi-genre musical celebration La Fête de la Musique on June 21.

Wrong feeding methods lead to disorders

 VietNamNet Bridge – A first-time mother of a two-year-old girl is desperate: no matter what she does, her child refuses to eat or eats very little.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/5

 Louis Vuitton opens new store in Hanoi; Textile shareholders break out the champagne; Customs posts low tax revenues; TKV bemoans meager profits in coal export

Employers complain amended Labour Code is ‘heavy burden'

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some elements of the new amended Labour Code, intended to protect the rights of workers, have at the same time put a heavy burden on employers,

Poison for lethal injection revealed

The poison that will be used for lethal injection in Vietnam from June 27, 2013 includes the sensory paralyzing drug, the drug that paralyzes the musculoskeletal system and the drug to stop the heart's activity.

Hanoi to host European Food Festival 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 European Food Festival will kick off at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 18.

Food court investors can make profit after 8-month investment

VietNamNet Bridge – Food courts are believed to be a highly profitable business field, which explains why more and more investors have poured their money into the field.

Worshipping the roots of sacred plant

VietNamNet Bridge – An ancient tea tree dubbed "Ancestor Tea" grows in the tea forest in Giang B Hamlet in the northwestern province of Yen Bai's Suoi Giang Commune.

HCM City approves plan for new bus station

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City administration has approved a detailed plan to build a new eastern bus station, which would help ease the overload at the existing station in the city's Binh Thanh District.

Import-export companies seeking to force dollar interest rates down

VietNamNet Bridge – Importers and exporters have urged the State Bank of Vietnam to slash the dollar interest rates further to 5 percent per annum.

UK rock band to perform in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The British rock band Guillemots will perform in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on May 26 and 28 as part of Vietnam’s annual European Days.

Bamboo craft village revives former glory

VietNamNet Bridge – Casting a gaze across the path running alongside rice paddies, visitors to Bao La Craft Village cannot see the communal house.

Danang to host Int’l Marathon Competition 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Danang International Marathon Competition will be held in central Danang City on September 1.

Subscribers urge network operators to improve 3G speed

Network operators have been told to reconsider their 3G connection speed, as 45 percent of users are still not satisfied with the service.

More businesses will die if they’re forced to raise workers’ wages

Businesses have voiced their concern over the implementation of the new wage policy. Some of them said they would cut down the labor force to cut down expenses.

Regulation on information supply announced

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued the new Regulation on making of statements and information supply to press, applicable to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental bodies, and local People’s Committees.

Art profiteers brushing away VN reputation

VietNamNet Bridge – It's the age old problem for collectors in Vietnamese art. US-based businessman Duong Quang Chan wanted to buy several high-end paintings,

Mekong Delta needs high-quality workforce to fully tap tourism potential

VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism sector of the Mekong Delta may need 208,000 workers by 2020, including 75,000 direct ones, according to the Institute for Tourism Development Research’s latest forecast.

Caretakers struggle to raise abandoned children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four one-year-olds lie on the bed, scrambling for toys. Seeing a stranger come into the dark, dank room, they sit up and stretch out their hands.

Debt seen heavier in years to come

VietNamNet Bridge – The debt burden on the country will get heavier in the coming years, with debt obligations forecast to rise from VND126.8 trillion this year to VND152.6 trillion in 2014 and VND173.1 trillion in 2015.

The sadness of heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Relics and heritage are now a very "hot" topic in Vietnam. There were many incidents related to monuments and heritages happening recently, revealing many things to think about...

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/5

 Used-car taxes to rise up to $800; VND30-trillion real estate bailout to take effect; Vietnam goods ‘need more support'; More electricity to national grid

VLA chairman warns of fiercer competition in logistics

VietNamNet Bridge – The chairman of Vietnam Logistics Business Association has notified that local logistics firms will have to cope with tougher competition in a very near future when Vietnam opens the market wider

Young people facing high unemployment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unemployment rates among young people more than three times higher than among elders.

Da Nang spent $2 million for city-wide WiFi coverage

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 400 WiFi transmitters at a cost of about $2 million will be installed over Da Nang city, to sever up to 10,000 Internet users at the same time.