State Treasury raises $170 million from G-bonds, Beauty spas targeting Koreans thrive in Da Nang, SBV urges banks to help rice farmers with loans, Exports to US market skyrocket in first two months

VietNamNet Bridge - The waste treatment complexes in Da Nang and Hue are becoming overloaded, while the two landfills in Ha Long City have had to shut down because of pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a story that never seems to go away. Year after year we hear and see the same things.

 As more Vietnamese enterprises are expanding business overseas, it is becoming imperative to have a good understanding of the policies of the countries home to their investment to avoid unnecessary legal risks. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – One day in April 2002, Pham Ngoc Canh wrote the ultimate love letter of his life.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a banquet in Hanoi on March 1 in honour of DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Daniel Nguyen Hoai Tien is not Vietnamese. He wasn’t born in Vietnam, nor is he a citizen.

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) resumed flights to and from Europe on Thursday but flights would be diverted around Pakistan after it closed its airspace, the national flag carrier announced.

 The central province of Quang Bình is offering boat tours to craft villages along local rivers in an attempt to add tourism options in an area known for caving tours to famous karst grottoes.

 The 2018 Fair Play Awards will be announced on March 11 in HCM City, HCM City Law newspaper has announced.

Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon from the Korean University and President of the Korean Geopolitical Research Institute speaks about the outcome of the DPRK - USA Hanoi Summit and prospects of future negotiations. 

 The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the Viet Nam National University (VNU), Hanoi have subjects among the top 600 in the world, according a UK-based study.

 Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC (TCH) on Thursday issued VNĐ1.2 trillion (US$50 million) worth of convertible corporate bonds to South Korean investors.

 The top diplomats of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US had phone talks on March 1, discussing the results of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un which ended in Hanoi a day earlier without an agreement.

 The People’s Committee of northern Bac Giang province held a ceremony on March 1 to receive 100 cherry blossom trees present by the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association of Chukyo region. 

 Amidst the growing demands for microfinance in Vietnam, the potential of expansion for the sector is high, but experts have advised that microfinance organisations should work harder to develop in a sustainable manner.

 China has called on the UN Security Council to discuss sanctions relief for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un ended a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 28  without a deal.

 The northern province of Ninh Binh welcomed a group of international reporters on March 1, who have been in Vietnam to cover the recently concluded summit between leaders of the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

 Nearly 3,000 international reporters came to cover the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi on February 27-28, offering the country a valuable chance to promote tourism and attract more foreign tourists in the coming time.

Chairman of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s Member Council Tran Sy Thanh held a working session with authorities of Quang Nam on March 1 to discuss the launch of Blue Whale gas field project – the largest of its kind in Vietnam.