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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 22/12

Mekong Delta provinces, HCM City boost goods trading, ACB to issue 94.4 million USD in unconvertible bonds, Da Nang welcomes Qatar Airways’ first flight from Doha, RoK-Vietnam bilateral trade up 7 percent in 11 months

South Korea to see more Vietnamese visitors with new visa policy

VietNamNet Bridge - South Korea’s new visa policy for Vietnamese citizens is expected to stimulate travel in the country, possibly doubling the number of Vietnamese visitors. 

Vietnam’s organic food market getting more vibrant

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with the growing demand for organic food of Vietnamese people, the market for organic food has become a new land for businesses to embrace, with the presence of big, reputable foreign brands.

Composer Hinh Phuoc Long - A true lover of Truong Sa

 Musician Hinh Phuoc Long renowned for a range of distinctive songs on the nation’s outpost of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. 

Universities about to enjoy higher degree of autonomy

Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, director general of the Department of Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education and Training, talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị  newspaper about the new law to help universities be more dynamic and creative.

High growing corporate bond market is priority for Vietnam

 Vietnam’s corporate bond market is expected to boom in the near future, taking into account high liquidity and growth rate of the bond market, as well as favorable legal framework.

Dong Nai: renovated restaurant fire kills 6, injures 1

 Six people were killed and another injured in a fire broken out in a restaurant under renovation on the afternoon of December 21 in Long Khanh town in the southern province of Dong Nai.

HCM City clamps down on pharmacies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Van Dung, head of the Pharmaceutical Division at the HCM City Department of Health, talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about the need to tighten control of pharmacies in the city.

Democracy and transparency must be upheld

Professor Nguyen Minh Tuan, director of the Party Building Institute at the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy, speaks to Đại Đoàn Kết newspaper on the need to practise transparency in the selection of candidates ...

No sudden impacts on Vietnam from FED rate hike

 The Vietnamese monetary market will not suffer from any significant impact from the US Federal Reserve (FED)’s fourth interest rate hike in 2018 as the move was already expected, experts have said.

Art & Entertainment News 21/12

"Diary of A Cricket” musical at Opera House, Vietnamese, Hungarian paintings on display in HCM City, Fashion show marks 125th founding anniversary of Da Lat, Agent Orange film to be screened in America

Vietnam leads in Asian youth chess champs 2018

 Vietnam won the Asian Youth Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Championship Vietnam Open, with 17 out of the 30 gold medals.

Nissan changes distributor in Vietnam, Da Nang factory’s fate unclear

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has announced the termination of cooperation between it and the Malaysian Tan Chong in distributing its products in Vietnam.


Gia Lai company prosecuted for deforestation

 VietNamNet Bridge – A local agricultural and forestry company in Krong Pa District, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was reported to have damaged about 30,000sq.m of forest land.

Vietnam’s 15 millionth visitor welcomed in Ha Long

VietNamNet Bridge - Passing the 15 million visitor milestone marks a breakthrough in the tourism sector of Vietnam and Quang Ninh Province in particular.

Growth in automobile sector drives up Vietnam industrial real estate market

 A large number of industrial and commercial lease deals related to the automobile sector have been made over the past three years.

Ministry supports plan to collect environment fees on exhaust emissions

The Ministry of Finance has urged the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Transport and Agriculture and Rural Development to quickly draw up a plan to collect environment protection fees on exhaust emissions.

Govt. approves fireworks display in HCMC for New Year’s Eve

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has approved two fireworks shows on New Year’s Eve in HCMC, with one show taking place at high altitude at Saigon River Tunnel in District 2 and the other at low altitude at Dam Sen Theme Park in District 11

M&A value expected to rise in 2019

 Many deals struck this year to come to completion next year, according to Baker McKenzie report.

Trang Bang dew-wetted rice paper honoured

 On December 20, a cultural and tourism week officially opened in Trang Bang district, the southern province of Tay Ninh, aiming to honour ‘banh trang’ (rice paper).