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Binh Dinh fishing boats hit by Typhoon Kaitak

Late yesterday, the Viet Nam National Committee for Search and Rescue sent a vessel to rescue a local fishing boat which had ran out of fuel and was drifting at sea 116 nautical miles from O Cap Cape

Multi-million dollar expo centre up in flames

A fire broke out last night at the Quang Ninh Exhibition of Planning and Expo Centre in the northern province of Quang Ninh, just a night before a local festival scheduled to start today.

New tropical storm forms over eastern waters of Philippines’ southern region

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting announced on December 21 that a tropical low pressure system has formed in the eastern waters of the southern region of the Philippines and has strengthened into a new tropical storm.

Pedestrians keep breaking traffic laws despite looming fines

Fines and penalties for pedestrians violating traffic laws, some as high as VND100 million or 15 years in jail, will take effect in the next 10 days. However, on many of Hanoi’s streets, violations such as crossing roads ...

Shipping firms join forces to improve power

VietNamNet Bridge - The maritime shipping crisis has forced shipping firms worldwide to join alliances to improve their competitiveness. Such alliances have also been set up in Vietnam.

Social News In Brief 21/12

 New collaboration signed between UNFPA and the Government, Photo books protect Son Tra Reserve, Play on Mau Than Offensive to be staged in HCM City, Drug smugglers arrested

Expats play Santa to Hanoi homeless

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Hanoi expats is giving something back to the city they now call home.

11-digit phone numbers to be cut

 VietNamNet Bridge – All 11-digit mobile phone numbers in Vietnam will be changed to 10-digit numbers in 2018, said Pham Hong Hai, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/12

IFC’s lending package helps Vietnamese SMEs, Mobile World officially acquires Phuc An Khang Pharmacy, Kuwait Fund loan for coastal infrastructure development, Imported energy will increase in the future

Energy and bank stocks lift the market

 Shares rebounded on December 20 after a brief fall on December 19, boosted by energy and bank stocks on investors’ expectation of positive Q4 earnings from these companies.

More air routes link Vietnam and Cambodia

 The Phnom Penh–headquartered Lanmei Airlines launched direct flights between Phnom Penh and Hanoi and Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

Vietnamese Ambassador presents credentials in Uruguay

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Dang Xuan Dung presented his letter of credentials to Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez in Uruguay’s capital city Montevideo on December 19.  

Awards honour 14 business leaders in Vietnam

 Fourteen outstanding business leaders from Vietnam were honoured as winners of the prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2017 (APEA) at a ceremony in HCM City on December 19, the first time it was held in the country.

U23s to test their skills at friendly match against Ulsan Hyundai

 Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam’s U23 team confirmed that a friendly match against the Republic of Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai FC was an important test for his team ahead of the Asian championships next month.

National Music Academy to present piano concerts

 The National Academy of Music will host a series of piano concerts on December 22-27, featuring talented artists from the Republic of Korea and Brazil.

Hoang Sa Museum to welcome the New Year

 After nearly two years of construction, the Hoang Sa Museum in the central city of Da Nang will open to the public next month, celebrating the New Year and offering a new destination to tourists.

Failure last VBA led to 2017 win: Hill

After facing many challenges, the Thang Long Warriors finally earned the Viet Nam Basketball Association title. This meant a lot to the recruit Warriors, especially their American player, Jaywuan Hill, 

Vietnam looks for more FDI into pharmacy sector

The Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates that Vietnam has to remit $2 billion abroad to import foreign drugs but could retain more money in-country if it could attract FDI into the pharmaceutical industry.


Solar energy industry poised to take off

VietNamNet Bridge - The investment rate in solar power systems is now just equal to 20-30 percent of the rate of 10 years ago.

Huge sum of money to save Cua Dai Beach is just ‘drop in the ocean’

The landslides at Cua Dai seaside in Hoi An City in Quang Nam province are getting more serious. The state has poured hundreds of billions of dong to fight erosion, but the efforts have been futile.