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Song Lam Nghe An FC signs contracts with two foreign players

VietNamNet Bridge – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) have signed contracts with two foreign footballers to prepare for the V.League 1’s 2017 tournament. 

Foreigners join Tet celebrations

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 40 tourists from Poland had interesting experiences when taking part in a Tet celebration held by Fiditour company.

Advice for foreign home ownership in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Housing Law of 2014 created favorable conditions for foreigners to own houses here, buying a home is still no easy matter for foreigners given the legal complexity of the real estate sector in Vietnam.

Foreigners appreciate Vietnamese hospitality and cheap living costs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreigners are enjoying cheap living costs and a friendly society in Vietnam.

New property policy lures overseas Vietnamese, foreigners

 Living in the UK, Hoang has just bought a seaside villa in Ba Ria-Vung Tau southern province at over VND 5 billion (nearly USD 23,000), a price worth to make investment as she said.

Foreigners set foot on property ladder

 VietNamNet Bridge – The revised laws on Housing and Real Estate Business, which allow foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, were keenly lauded by the foreign community when they came into force in July 2015.

A good lesson for Vietnamese

 VietNamNet Bridge – Images of two foreigners picking up garbage on a beach in northern Vietnam have gone viral on Facebook since July 13. They have attracted thousands of comments and shares.

Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreigners have developed an intrinsic love for Vietnam and such is the case of Hidehiko Nakagawa (Naka), a Japanese businessman who has said he fell in love with Vietnam at first sight.

Libya hotel attack: Five foreigners among nine killed

 Militants have attacked a hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least nine people including five foreigners, officials say.

Updated new policies on foreigners in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – A string of fresh policies on foreign-related elements were introduced in the first eight months including foreign strategic investors, sub-lease of job, preferential corporate tax,

Doctors need further training to treat foreigners

The HCMC government has told leading hospitals in this city to send their doctors to postgraduate programs so as to make them meet international standards to provide medical check-ups and treatments for foreigners.

Vietnam deports 26 foreigners for swindling via Internet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-six Chinese and Taiwanese arrested in Vietnam for their involvement in a sophisticated internet scam have been deported,

18,000 Vietnamese marry foreigners each year

 On average 18,000 Vietnamese marry foreigners each year, with 78% of them coming from Ho Chi Minh City and poor areas of the Mekong Delta region.

In pictures: Foreign cyclists plant trees in national park

 VietNamNet Bridge - Joining the annual activity known as "Recycle", organized by the Responsible Tourism Club, foreign visitors experienced cycling on the tranquil road leading to Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province.

Social News Headlines 23/5

 Hanoi commits security to foreigners; Vietnam attends ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM); Government tightens vehicle resale rules; Japan funds JPY60 mln for Vietnam’s IT training

Circular clarifies working conditions and permit requirements for foreigners

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) issued a circular (No. 03/2014/TT-BLDTBXH dated 20 January 2014) containing implementation guidelines for a Government Decree (No. 102/2013/ND-CP)

Electronic gaming for foreigners

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance ("MOF") issued Circular No 11/2014/TT-BTC (January 17, 2014) providing guidelines on electronic gaming for foreigners.

Phu Quoc giving free 30-day visas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreigners visiting Phu Quoc will receive a free 30-day visa starting March 10.

Thua Thien-Hue welcomes nearly 41,000 foreigners during Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue received about 60,000 tourists, including 41,000 foreigners, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Foreigners welcome the New Year in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Wishing to have a strange experience or just accidentally welcome the New Year in Vietnam, many foreign visitors were surprised by the bustling atmosphere in Hanoi.