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Opportunities for M&As in Vietnam's real estate market

VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic and foreign investors alike have been keenly monitoring opportunities for M&As in Vietnam's real estate market.

Visiting Da Lat Flower Park

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Lat is known as the city of a thousand of flowers. In Da Lat, a wide variety of flowers bloom throughout the year, but especially in February. The city park is the most popular place for locals and tourists

VN women most beautiful in Ao Dai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here are 22 images of drop-dead gorgeous Ao Dai dresses, courtesy of talented photographer Benny Hanigal and hanoimoi.com.vn.

Vietnam sees no future in exporting fragrant rice

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese fragrant rice exports have been increasing rapidly, but the export value remain modest.

Hanoi to curb trade of stolen goods

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police and relevant agencies are working to curb trade of automobile and motorbike accessories with unclear origins at Gioi (Flea) Market.

Energy projects to spark FDI growth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local energy sector is expected to be the next driver for foreign direct investment growth in Vietnam this year.

French photographer publishes book on Vietnamese minorities

 VietNamNet Bridge – French photographer Rehahn recently re- leased a photobook titled Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts Vol 2, sending a message of "Come back to Viet Nam" to foreign tourists.

Saigon woman, 100, inspires passionate nurses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Thi Hai, one of the first three women who studied nursing in Viet Nam, celebrated her 100th birthday in HCM City last Sunday.

VN farmers struggling to survive due to lack of investment, price controls

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quoc Cuong, chairman of the Viet Nam Farmers' Union, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (the Viet Nam Economic Times) about key measures to boost Vietnamese agricultural production.

River salinity threatens water supply

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City residents could face a water shortage this year as El Nino and climate change caused an unexpected increase in the salinity of the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, which provide most of the city's water.

Ngoc Han opens 2016 Fashion Week with latest collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2010 Dang Thi Ngoc Han has introduced her latest collection at the Vietnam Fall-Winter 2016 Fashion Week which is scheduled for February 25-28 in Hanoi.

New-style drinks to dominate beverage market

VietNamNet Bridge - Archcafe’s success story of penetrating convenience stores shows that innovation in the beverage market can bring great success.

Three groups of businesses to meet difficulties when Vietnam joins TPP

VietNamNet Bridge - Three groups of enterprises will be under pressure once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, according to lawyer Tran Huu Huynh, chair of the Vietnam Arbitration Center.

Hung Ky Pagoda – a unique heritage of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hung Ky Pagoda located at Chua Hung Ky Lane in the Hai Ba Trung District of Hanoi is a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture built in 1932 in the style of the Nguyen Dynasty.

British company wants to treat dust in ‘steel valley’

VietNamNet Bridge - Zincox Resources Plc from the UK plans to spend $115 million to build a plant to treat the dust produced by electric arc furnaces from the steel mills in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. 

Why are famous people on Facebook becoming ‘Vu Dinh Dung’?

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of people well known on Facebook have been unexpectedly renamed ‘Vu Dinh Dung’ in recent days. This mostly happened with personal Facebook fanpages with hundreds of thousands of viewers. 

Experts warn against textbooks compiled locally

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students in localities may have to accept textbooks compiled by local education departments.

VN SMEs eager to join global supply chains

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more local small and medium-sized enterprises are aiming to join the global supply chains of multinational corporations.  

Visiting Tien Giang’s biggest snake farm

VietNamNet Bridge – When in Tien Giang Province, the gateway to the Mekong Delta, tourists should give themselves a reason to drop by Binh Duc Commune in Chau Thanh District to take a close look at different snake species

Vn women's national football team face uphill battle

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national women's football squad will leave for Japan today faced with big challenges at the last Olympics qualification.