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Unilever threatens to pull ads from Facebook and Google

 Unilever has threatened to withdraw ads from platforms like Google and Facebook if they do not do enough to police extremist and illegal content.

Amazon plans hundreds of layoffs

 Amazon is cutting hundreds of positions at its headquarters and global operations, a reset that comes after several years of significant growth.

Investors from Europe, US absent from Vietnam real estate market

VietNamNet Bridge - Asian real estate developers have increased their presence in Vietnam, while European and American investors have remained indifferent to the market.

Indonesia returns 16 Vietnamese fishermen ahead of Tet

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on February 12 completed procedures to receive 16 Vietnamese fishermen from Indonesian agencies at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. 

A female midfielder’s World Cup dream

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung, 25, is a midfielder for Vietnam’s national women’s football team. She won the Viet Nam Golden Ball and Silver Ball awards in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Feasts for the New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the Vietnamese celebrate Tet, they say an Tet, literally “eat the Lunar New Year”. During the festivities, which traditionally last a full month in Vietnam, food is a primary focus. 

New tours to museums, theatres to highlight history

The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched new tours to museums, theatres and other places of historic and cultural interest in the capital to highlight their remarkable history.

Vietnam targets more golds at Asian Games 2018

 Vietnam will strive to win 4-5 gold medals at the Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.

Waste treatment in cities improves

Some 85 percent of urban waste was gathered and treated last year, up 0.5 percent from 2016, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Australian cow imports drop dramatically

VietNamNet Bridge - Importing Australian cows to fatten and slaughter domestically was once a profitable business, but has changed dramatically in recent years.

Apple’s iPhone X popular in VN, but Samsung’s models are bestsellers

VietNamNet Bridge - Seven out of 10 bestselling smartphones in 2017 in Vietnam were from Samsung and Oppo, while Apple’s iPhone X and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 were the most in demand.

Ornamental hanging flowers and plants draw Tet customers

Colourful flower pots available at reasonable prices are sought after by many customers looking to decorate their houses for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

Vietnam schools not among top Asian universities

Times Higher Education (THE) has released the ranking of the leading universities in Asia, which includes 350 schools from 25 countries and territories. Vietnam was not on the list. 

Cat Bi International Airport eyes expansion by private capital

 The People’s Committee of Hai Phong City has proposed to build the second passenger terminal at Cat Bi International Airport by using public private partnership (PPP) funds in combination with other forms of investment.

Festivals to spotlight H’mong culture, peach blossoms in Ha Giang

 Festivals featuring peach flowers and the culture of the H’mong ethnic group will be held in Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 21 – 22 (the sixth and seventh days of the first lunar month).

Hi-tech methods raise production value of farm produce: HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The production value per hectare of land in HCM City reached VND450 million (US$19,736) last year, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to 2016, largely due to hi-tech methods, 

Uphold the law, don’t take it into your own hands

 There is no Vietnamese generation that has not been moved by her epic, tragically immortal story – the sacrifices she made time and again for her family, becoming the epitome of filial piety held so dear in our culture. In fact, ...

Nguyen Hue Flower Street blossoming into life

One day before the opening ceremony, all of the ornamental trees and dog statues have been finished and installed on Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City for the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

Vault murals officially inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and South Korean artists worked together to turn the walls of the railway viaduct on Phung Hung Street in downtown Hanoi into pieces of art.

PM orders support for workers abandoned by South Korean employer

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued a statement on February 11 ordering authorities in southern Dong Nai province to support workers abandoned by their South Korean employer just before the Tet holiday.