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Vietnam has important role to play in Argentina’s external relations: official

 The upcoming visit of President Maurico Macri to Vietnam is significant to Argentina due to the important role of the Southeast Asian country in the current overall international relations of Argentina.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/2

Vietnam gains $3.15 billion from rice export in 2018, Vietnam targets 18 million foreign holiday-makers in 2019, Fisheries sector targets 10 billion USD export value, Industry 4.0 technologies crucial for tra fish sector: Minister 

Vietnam performs first-ever blowout fracture endoscopic surgery

 The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi successfully performed an endoscopic surgery through the mouth to repair a patient’s orbital floor, announced the hospital on February 17.

First robotically assisted cranial nerve surgery in Vietnam

 The Ho Chi Minh City-based Nhan dan (People) 115 Hospital has successfully carried out the first robotically assisted brain tumour surgery in Vietnam, said Director of the hospital Phan Van Bau on February 17.

Decree sets requirements for foreign-invested vocational training institutions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government has issued a series of conditions required to set up a foreign-invested vocational training institution in Vietnam, expected to take effect from March 20.

SBV to change reserve requirement policy

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is planning to change its policy on reserve requirement ratios for credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches for the first time since 2011.

New art project introduces classical music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first programme of a special art project to introduce classical music to young people will begin this week in HCM City. 

Mong people quit booze to end poverty

Cu A Trang, a man from the Mong ethnic minority in Lao Chai 2 Village in the northern province of Lai Chau stands in front of his newly-built house. The house has one floor and covers an area of about 100 square metres.

HCM City needs 10,000 classrooms for 2019-20 academic year

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need nearly 10,000 classrooms for 1.7 million students in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

Low-cost cancer treatment applied in Vietnam brings positive results

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Medical University is applying a new low-cost cancer therapy in curing the five most common cancers in Vietnam. The initial results have been satisfactory.


Vietnam marches toward 5G despite warnings about early deployment

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite advice against the early deployment of 5G, the government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) have taken the first steps toward 5G.


HCM City keen to flaunt history, culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City, the country’s dynamic economic hub, is rarely considered a cultural centre but is actually filled with wonderful architecture and a wealth of culture.

Japanese retailers keen on Vietnam

 Japanese retailers have continued to flock to Vietnam's retail market given it's expected to undergo a major period of transformation.

Vietnam seeks more FDI from Japan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan in the coming years as part of its strategy to shift investment attraction towards high-quality capital.

Vietnamese continue to spend big money on motorbikes

More than 3.4 million motorbikes of different kinds were sold in 2018. However, while the demand for scooters and high-cylinder capacity sports motorcycles has increased rapidly, the sales of gear motorbikes have fallen sharply. 

Collision near Hai Van Pass Tunnel leaves dozen Koreans injured

 A serious collision between a passenger coach and a container truck this afternoon on a route leading to Hai Van Pass Tunnel, which links Danang with Thua Thien-Hue, injured 11 people, mostly South Korean tourists.

HCM City to hold fourth auction for bus advertising spaces

The HCM City Department of Transport’s Management Centre of Public Transport will organise an auction for 11 bus advertising packages for the fourth time on March 8 at Tan Binh District’s Auction Centre.

Frosty chilled meat market may be heating up

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many enterprises have started moving into the chilled meat sector, as it is expected to become a new consumer trend in the future domestically, according to experts.

Ministry of Public Security investigates acid attack against overseas Vietnamese

 The Ministry of Public Security has started an investigation into an acid attack on an overseas Vietnamese from Canada in the central province of Quảng Ngãi during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Billiard World Cup to be held in HCM City in May

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will host the Carom Billiard 3-Cushion World Cup on May 16-28.