Thousands of bachelors employed as workers at Da Nang’s factory

The Poster Da Nang Electronic Co. Ltd has nearly 1,000 bachelor degree holders who work as normal workers. This is just a single example demonstrating the shortcomings and imbalance of the current human resource training in Vietnam.

Alarm raised over traffic accidents on national highway

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of fatal accidents have continuously occurred along National Highway 1A in the central provinces, raising concerns about traffic safety on this stretch of road.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 14/3

 PM Dung: ACMECS focuses on three goals; Vietnam wants stronger ASEAN-Japan defence ties; Vietnamese, German top legislators hold talks; President welcomes Lao legislator

Viet Nam paves the way to welcome more US investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hoped to further its economic integration into major markets, including the US, through negotiations at regional and world forums.

National Assembly panel debates revised Constitution

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly's specialised deputies generally approved of the drafted revision of the 1992 Constitution, especially the leading role of the Party laid out in Article 4 of the constitution.

Dykes blown off, people live in fear

Having been settling in the western area of the southern region for the last decades, local residents still cannot lead peaceful lives because their houses may blown off at any time, making them homeless.

Famous royal garden in Hue to be rebuilt

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous royal garden in the former imperial city of Hue will be brought back to its original design in a restoration project to be completed next month.

Trang Tien Plaza changes appearance, which will bring good luck?

Trang Tien Plaza has been re-positioned as a luxurious goods shopping mall. Will its new appearance and the new way of operation help the shopping mall change their fate?

Smartphone war heats up, blockbuster products brought to Vietnam

Big technology groups in the world have landed in Vietnam, bringing with them their latest-generations blockbusters.

EU summit to focus on growth, jobs

 European Union (EU) leaders are scheduled to meet in Brussels Thursday and Friday to iron out measures to promote growth and create jobs in Europe which is still mired in the debt crisis.

Vietnam not fertile land for foreign telecom groups

If noting that some foreign telecom groups have to leave Vietnam after a period of staying here, one would think that Vietnam is not a promising land for foreign telcos.

It's Pope Francis -- not Francis I

Latin America's first pope -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- will be known as Francis, rather than Francis I, until such time as a future pope chooses the same name.

The non-state owned school rescue fails

MOET met the representatives from non-state owned schools on March 5 to discuss the solutions to rescue the schools from sinking. However, the efforts have failed.

Third Ba Na Hills cable car route to open soon

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort in the central city of Danang will open its third cable car route on March 29 after 420 days of construction.

The paradox of Vietnamese coffee

When selling a kilo of coffee beans, Vietnam earns two dollars, which is equal to the price of a cup of coffee sold in foreign countries.

Budding artists go on display in Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 50 young artists are holding an exhibition in Hue City featuring a wide range of themes and media.

Hanoi’s old apartment blocks in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge - The daily life in old apartments in Hanoi through the lens of photographers become both familiar and strange.

Francophonie Film Festival hits cities

This year’s Francophonie Film Festival will be held in Hanoi, HCMC, Hue and Vinh from Thursday until April 17 presenting some fabulous French-language movies from all over the globe.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/3

Kien Giang pulls plug on projects; Investor punished for manipulation; Investors favour Treasury bonds; Packing company seeks to delist; Draft decree on derivatives; An Binh Bank sells treasury stocks

New credit limits ‘are likely'

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam is likely to continue assigning different credit growth limits to local credit institutions this year, 

Limit on university enrolment quotas

Twenty-three universities and colleges will have their enrolment quotas cut by between 10 and 100 per cent because of failures to meet required conditions on lecturers and facilities,

Review of shortcomings needed to attract FDI

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam failed to fulfill its foreign direct investment (FDI) target for the third consecutive year in 2012.

Death toll of novel coronavirus rises to nine

 The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of another death of confirmed novel coronavirus infection, bringing the death toll of the virus to nine, WHO said Tuesday.

Pilot project to test range of climate change strategies

 VietNamNet Bridge – A two-year pilot project has provided policy makers in the southern province of Long An with alternative ways to handle climate change and its related threats.

Nghe An, Phu Tho have new Party Secretaries

Mr. Ho Duc Phoc and Mr. Hoang Dan Mac have been elected as the Party Secretary of Nghe An and Phu Tho provinces on March 12.