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Spring Summer Fashion Week brings audience close to nature

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019 will take place at Bach Thao (Botanical) Garden, Hanoi, bringing audience back to their memories of childhood and close to nature, said designer Minh Hanh.

Firms in VN spend heavily on brand promotion

 In the race for bigger market share, most firms are resorting to use the media as a weapon for brand promotion and do not hesitate to spend large to pursue their goal.

High school entrance exam not the end for kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having failed to enter public high school, Vo Hoang Khoa from HCM City’s outlying district of Cu Chi applied to enroll at the district’s Centre for Continuing Education.

Taxing e-business proves problematic

 Collecting taxes from Facebook and Google as well as individuals earning money from these platforms remains difficult for the Vietnamese government. Even the Law on Cybersecurity coming into effect in early 2019 may only partly handle the issue.

Hoang writes history for Vietnamese swimming at ASIAD

Young swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, 18, has written history for Vietnamese swimming following his success at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 recently held in Indonesia where he won one silver and a bronze medal.

New El Niño weather event likely this winter says WMO

 There's a 70% chance of a recurrence of the El Niño weather event before the end of this year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

Vietnam to bear long-term impact from US-China trade war: report

Economists have expressed concern about the impact on Vietnam’s economy if the second US tariff package of $200 billion is ratified after September 6, saying that Vietnam’s GDP may decrease by 0.03 percent because of the trade war.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 11/9

HCM City maintains leading position in FDI attraction, Derivatives market not alluring to institutional investors yet, Vietnamese dairy producer expands operation in Russia,  Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December

Vinalines fails to attract investors to IPO

 State-owned shipping giant Vinalines sold 5.44 million shares at its initial public offering (IPO) on September 5, only 1.1 per cent of the nearly 490 million shares offered for sale.

IT engineers in bad need

 Vietnamese IT engineers have enormous opportunities due to the growing thirst for skilled IT workforce both in Vietnam and overseas, particularly in Japan.

Retail losses raise taxing questions

Giant foreign and domestic retailers like Lotte Mart, Big C, Fivimart, and Citimart reporting consecutive losses has raised suspicions about widespread tax evasion – or is competition really that fierce in the retail market? 

Overtime regulations need careful thought

 VietNamNet Bridge – An unpalatable fact about working overtime in Vietnam was revealed in a survey conducted by Institute for Workers and Trade Unions not long ago.

Government News 11/9

“Colours of Vietnam” marks National Day in Myanmar, PM hopes US firms will transfer technology to Vietnam, Chi Ma-Ai Dian border gate pair open to traffic, Vietnam, Japan share experience in local administration

Are asset declarations reliable?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Xuan Xiem, member of the Party Central Inspection Commission talks to the Khoa học và Đời sống newspaper (Science and Life) on how to draw a clear line between a gift and a bribery act.

House at 48 Hang Ngang, where the Declaration of Independence was written

Nestled in the Hanoi Old Quarter, the house at 48 Hang Ngang Street is a special historical site. It was here that in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh drafted the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Ravolution Music Festival ready to roll into capital

 Ravolution Music Festival – one of the most anticipated EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals – will be held in Bach Khoa Stadium, Hanoi on September 29.

Legacy of Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh in Vietnam's literary scene

The deaths of Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh in 1988 was something of a national tragedy, but their legacy lives on in their body of literary work.

Government bonds lose their sheen

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the interest rates on government bonds with maturity terms of one to 15 years have increased in recent times, there seems to be little appetite for them among investors.

Social News 11/9

Vietnamese students invited to attend short-film making contest in Japan, Tram Chim park needs better fire management to conserve eco-system, Dong Nai reports one more death from dengue fever

Train tickets for Lunar New Year 2019 on sale as of October

 The Vietnam Railway Corporation has announced its transport plan during the 2019 Lunar New Year month from January 23 to February 22, 2019, which can accommodate up to 14,000 passengers per day.