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Powerful corporations target hi-tech agricultural production

Many large corporations have incurred losses after investing in agriculture projects, but money continues flowing into the agriculture sector, while investors are preparing to ‘play big’.

Chills for the north and rainfall for the central region as another cold spell arrives

 Another cold front arrived earlier on Tuesday, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

The first professor who wrote a syllabus about 1,400 species of algae in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Prof Duong Duc Tien, 82, is well known as the first person who mapped the distribution of algae varieties in Vietnam. 

Google seeks to open representative office in Vietnam

 Google is researching the procedures for opening a representative office in Vietnam to ensure that its compliance with local regulations is in line with its international commitments, Senior Vice President Ken Walker has said.

Vietnam tie with Malaysia in AFF first-leg final

Vietnam drew Malaysia in the first-leg final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, which took place at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in Kuala Lumpur on December 11.

Fans support national football team

Hundreds of Vietnamese fans flocked to the Hang Day stadium in Hanoi on December 11 to support the national football team in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia.

Hoi An wins National German Sustainability Award 2019

 Surpassing 30 other pairs of twinned cities, Hoi An in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam, and Wernigerode of Germany, won the National German Sustainability Award 2019.

Cold spell hits northern, central regions

 Another cold front arrived earlier on December 11, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.

Floods in central Vietnam leave 10 dead, missing

 Heavy downpours and subsequent floods have wreaked havoc in central Vietnam, leading to the deaths of five local residents and the disappearance of four residents, according to the latest report released on December 12.

Can Vietnam’s textile & garment industry benefit from the trade war?

The textile & garment export turnover in the first 10 months of the year reached $25.15 billion, an increase of 17.1 percent compared with the same period last year, partly due to the trade war between the US and China.

IT training: technology firms want to ‘hunt’, not ‘cultivate’, talent

Businesses and training establishments are blaming each other for the problems in IT human resources development. But the lack of cooperation between them is contributing to the problem. 

Ba Lai dam now causing more problems Ben Tre province than it solves

VietNamNet Bridge - The VND66 billion Ba Lai Dam in Ben Tre province helps prevent saltwater from going to the upper course, the freshwater area, but is now creating problems that need VND900 billion to fix.


How are foreign brewers performing in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - Sabeco, the biggest Vietnamese brewer, has fallen into Thai hands, while Carlsberg is stepping up the process to become a controlling stakeholder in Habeco. 


Top 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam announced

 The list of top 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) has been unveiled, showing that Vietnam’s private sector continued to post strong growth with the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) among private firms rising significantly.

Ha Tinh proposes urgent elephant protection plan

 The central province of Ha Tinh has submitted an urgent plan to protect the elephant for the 2019-2025 period to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on December 9.

Vietnamese enterprises ‘cautiously optimistic’ about trade war opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge - Great benefits for Vietnamese enterprises from the US-China trade war are possible, but enterprises have been warned they may face risks without thorough preparations.


Ministry gathers opinions to improve English teaching

 The Ministry of Education and Training held an international workshop to improve English teaching quality in Vietnam on December 8.

Next-generation craft villages attract investors

VietNamNet Bridge - The daring business plans in traditional craft villages have attracted billions of dong worth of capital.

Vietnam plans to create its own Facebook-like social network, say experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Facebook remains the social network dominant in Vietnam with 60 million users a month. 


Teacher makes beautiful handbags from instant noodle packs

Le QuocToan, an art teacher at Ly Thuong Kiet Primary & Secondary School in Soc Trang, thought he could make ecologically friendly handbags after visiting a craft village famous for its water hyacinth products.