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Vietnam wins big at international math competition in Bulgaria

 All 36 Vietnamese students won individual and team prizes when competing at the World of Mathematics Team Competition (WMTC) held in Varna, Bulgaria over November 19 -26.

Female Vietnamese academician receives Japan’s noble order

 Academician Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and CEO of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), has been conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her important contributions to the development of Japan.

Vietnam wins steel dispute with Indonesia

 Vietnam had won a three-year dispute with Indonesia regarding safeguards on certain iron and steel products, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

All activities in the sea must be strictly controlled

Professor Nguyen Tac An, Vice President of the Association of Science and Technology on Viet Nam Sea, speaks to the website Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường on the need to control the dredging of the seabed.

Quota to be issued on fisheries exploitation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Dinh Luan, deputy director general of the Directorate of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Agriculture, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay newspaper on the need for a sustainable fishing industry.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 27/11

Samsung continues to support Vietnamese firms to join global supply chain, Global value chains a mixed bag for IT firms, French food and agricultural products on display in Viet Nam, More actions needed to boost reforms: businesses          

Social News 27/11

 Second Vietnam Coffee Day set for Dec.9 in Dak Nong, Quang Ninh international harbour becomes operational, Danang steel plants face environmental pollution fines, Textile manufacturing provides jobs to Vietnamese in Russia

Do Vietnamese retailers have the upper hand over foreigners?

VietNamNet Bridge - As a fast developing retail market in Asia, Vietnam has attracted many foreign retail giants in recent years. However, Vietnamese retailers still control 75 percent of market share.

Ornamental fish breeding coffee shops in HCM City

Amix Coffee and Koi Land are two unique ornamental fish breeding coffee shops that should not be missed on a visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam plastic waste problem: one of the worst in the world

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, international scientists found that Vietnam ranked high among countries that emit large amounts of plastic waste into the oceans. 


Three Vietnamese among Microsoft’s list of top 100 security experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Microsoft has released the 2018 list of the world’s best security experts which includes two staff from Vietnam’s Viettel Network Security Center.

Investment in universities only a short-term bubble: expert

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments in tertiary education have become popular, creating an “education, or university, bubble”, according to Nguyen Quoc Toan from Ernst & Young Vietnam.


Saigon Choir members say classical music can be for everyone

VietNamNet Bridge – Classical music is difficult to listen to, many people say.  But the truth is, if it is performed creatively, it can bring joy to audiences, especially young people.

Clothes of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang province

 Cao Lan is one branch of the San Chay group, who live in a number of provinces – Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh. 

Village offers countryside flavours

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Phu Nhi Village, Son Tay Town in the western outskirts of Hanoi, are greatly proud of their traditional delicacy; homemade rice cake.

Vietnam makes positive changes in work permit for foreign workers: PwC

 From December 1, 2018, social insurance contribution is applicable to foreign workers instead of only Vietnamese individuals before.

Museum shows work by first female graduate of former Indochina Fine Arts College

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Fine Arts Museum is hosting a permanent exhibition showcasing work by female painter Le Thi Luu, the first Vietnamese woman to graduate from Indochina Fine Arts College 

Hungarian and Vietnamese contemporary art on display

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of contemporary artworks opened to show the universal language created by Hungarian and Vietnamese artists at the Viet Nam National Museum of Fine Arts on November 23. 

Hue communal houses left forgotten and in ruin

 VietNamNet Bridge – Communal houses in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue sit forgotten, left to degrade into ruins after being deserted in the process of urbanisation. 

Break the silence to stop the violence, exhibition calls

 VietNamNet Bridge – Is beating your spouse the best way to solve a problem? Will witnessing long-term domestic violence have a negative impact on children? Should women keep silent about violence at home?