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HCM City plans infrastructure projects in 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Relocating households living near canals, renovating old apartments and developing transport infrastructure are among major projects the HCM City aims to carry out in 2018, 

Chickenpox breaks out in the north

 VietNamNet Bridge – A chickenpox outbreak is currently peaking in northern region due to prolonged cold weather, medical experts have warned.

New policy supports kid credit cards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beginning March 3, 2018, persons who are between 15 and 18 years old can open debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards without the need to provide proof of income’s sources, 

Spiritual tourism needs more boost

Spiritual tourism has become an indispensable part in spiritual life for many people. 

Vietnamese write their own stories in Japan

 Japanese prefer to work at well-known giants since they prefer a stable life. So do intellectuals and businessmen to the country. However, the story is a bit different with Nguyen Tuan Anh. 

President: Vietnam wants to promote investment in Bangladesh

Vietnam wants to promote its investment in Bangladesh, especially in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, agriculture, food processing, said President Tran Dai Quang.

Ambassador: Vietnam-Bangladesh relations witness great strides

Vietnam-Bangladesh relations have witnessed great strides in all fields, from politics, trade, economy to culture and people-to-people exchanges, since the establishment of diplomatic ties 45 years ago (February 17, 1973).

Bangladeshi PM: Vietnamese President’s visit lifts bilateral ties to new height

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has granted an interview to VNA on Bangladesh-Vietnam relations and President Tran Dai Quang’s State visit to Bangladesh from March 4-6. The following is the full text of the interview.

First photos of VN President's State visit to Bangladesh

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Dhaka capital city of Bangladesh on March 4, starting a three-day State visit to Bangladesh.

President Tran Dai Quang’s first activities in Bangladesh

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali right after his arrival in the capital city of Dhaka on March 4 afternoon.

Binh Phuoc’s laborers receive owed wages after lawsuit

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of labourers in southern Binh Phuoc Province fully received three months of wages owed by a South Korea-invested company yesterday.

Robotic endoscopic surgery offers new opportunities

Three hospitals in Vietnam are using robots in endoscopic surgeries. Two of them – Binh Dan and Cho Ray in HCMC – are performing such surgeries on adult patients.

Calligraphic words form Vietnam’s beautiful spring custom

 For generations, Vietnamese have preserved a traditional New Year custom of collecting calligraphic words written in ancient Vietnamese-Chinese script. 

Hanoi works towards housing for everyone

 Khuat Van Thanh, director of Hanoi Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to the New Hanoi newspaper about the city’s resolve to leave no one without a proper dwelling place.

Scientists successfully hatch turtle eggs on Cham Island

October 8, 2017 was a great landmark for turtle conservation experts, when 420 sea turtle individuals were hatched from 450 eggs and released to the sea. 

Daria Mishukova, a Russian enthusiast for Vietnamese culture

 Daria Mishukova, who began studying Vietnamese in 1995, is now living in Vietnam, providing input into a business and leisure website. Daria said her job brings her closer to Vietnamese culture and she has fallen in love with it.

Insiders offering an outsider’s view

 The opening of Vietnam’s economy and the rise in foreign investment has brought thousands of foreign professionals to the country to do business. 

Cheers to tears: male alcoholism hurts women

 Hoang Xuan Son, an old man, is sitting on the bed to drink a cup of wine, just as he does every day.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/3

 Mobile users go ‘all-in’ on last day of 50% top-up bonus, Planning row engulfs expansion of Vietnam's largest airport, Hoa Phat exports more than 30,000 tonnes of steel in February, Wood export growth recorded in most markets

A story of growth built on a legal foundation

 Nicolas Audier, co-chairman of EuroCham and managing partner of international law firm Audier & Partners Vietnam LLC, tells of his time in Vietnam.