English news about Vietnam

Update news English news about Vietnam

High school students like geography, fear history

VietNamNet Bridge - A high percentage of students have decided to take the geography test for the 2016 high school finals, while history is the choice of very few students.

Thai firms acquiring VN plastics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai investors are increasingly investing in Viet Nam’s plastic industry, with many of them keen to fully acquire the Government’s stakes in companies it plans to equitise.

Con ball throwing among the ethnic Thai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Con ball throwing is a popular folk game many the ethnic Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. While playing the games, Thai girls and boys have a chance to find their partners and express their love.

Who is ‘cash king’?

VietNamNet Bridge - Many businesses have been reported as holding trillions of dong in cash. The wealth has allowed them to take the initiative in developing businesses and expanding production.

Hanoi tackles sewage in Nhue River

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have sped up the construction of waste treatment projects as well as preparing to put new plants into operation.

Overseas Vietnamese writes of his love of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Literature Publishing House yesterday (March 15) introduced overseas Vietnamese writer Mai Lam’s three-book collection titled Tu Xa Ha Noi (Ha Noi From Afar).

New regulation aims to develop pay TV market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Television and radio stations in the country are no longer allowed to partner to produce news and political programmes, according to a new governmental regulation that took effect yesterday, March 15.

Vietnam to host AFF U19 and beach football championships

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will host two football events this year, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced.

Election preparations a top priority: Deputy PM

 VietNamNet Bridge – Preparations for upcoming elections and measures for social and economic development are Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s top concerns,

First VGA Union Cup to kick off at Dalat Palace golf course

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first VGA Union Cup is scheduled to begin at the Dalat Palace golf course on March 25.

Vietnam restricts MSG imports

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade will apply global safeguards in an emergency action to control increasing imports of monosodium glutamate to Viet Nam from March 25 this year.

French activist gives museum mementos from Ho Chi Minh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some mementos from late President Ho Chi Minh held by a French peace activist and his family were given to the Ho Chi Minh Museum yesterday, March 15.

Vietnamese native wins best costume award at Mrs World

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Tran Thi Diem Trang (Kelly Trang Tran) won the Best Traditional Costume award at the Mrs. World Pageant, which was held in Dongguan, China.

Composer Thanh Tung dies after long battle with illness

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Tung, who composed many love songs, died on Monday, March 14, in Ha Noi after eight years of illness.

Binh Duong lose to Korea’s Jeonbuk

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong stayed at the bottom of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League’s Group E after their second loss yesterday, March 15.

How big are Vietnamese billionaires’ pockets?

VietNamNet Bridge - The asset value of Vietnam’s richest billionaire has soared to $1.8 billion (VND40.150 trillion). Meanwhile, there have been some big changes in the positions of the top 10 millionaires.

Domestic banks look hard for foreign strategic partners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic commercial banks are finding it hard to look for foreign strategic partners due to difficulties in the financial market and the current rules on foreign ownership limits.

Binh Dinh's special food

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Dinh, a central coastal province with a stunning stretch of beaches and mountain ranges as well as beautiful islands, is a seriously underrated tourist destination.

VTV to sell 49 percent of stake in VTVcab

VietNamNet Bridge - The national television VTV is looking for strategic partners for VTVcab, one of its subsidiaries now undergoing equitization.

Vietnamese super-rich willing to spend money on super cars

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese rich are spending enormous amounts of money for super cars.