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HCM City seeks to solve shortage of medical staff

Public hospitals in HCM City will be allowed to employ doctors and other health staff members without the city’s household registration book starting in November, helping them solve a shortage of medical staff, 

Progress on special zones law to ease investment

The Department for Economic Zones Management (DEZM) of the Ministry of Planning and Investment is in the process of completing the draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units.

Dung Quat oil refinery upgrade lacks capital

 The multi-billion-dollar Dung Quat oil refinery upgrade and expansion project is being implemented very slowly and its operator has repeatedly asked the Vietnamese Government for support and incentives.

VN strategises to reach yearly export value target

 Viet Nam will adopt multiple solutions to reach its target of US$200 billion in total export value for the year, a year-on-year increase of 13 per cent, officials said.

Vietnam’s National Assembly promotes ties with Italian parliament

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA) Office, led by Deputy Head of the Office Pham Dinh Toan, visited Italy from September 21-24 to enhance cooperative relations with the Italian parliament.

Ban Gioc waterfall tourism development needed to be strengthened

Visitors to Cao Bang usually visit Ban Gioc waterfall, and Nguom Ngao cave, the two most famous tourist attractions in Trung Khanh district. 

Russian tourists to Vietnam skyrockets

 Between January and August, Russian tourist arrivals in Vietnam surged 45 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Russian news agency Sputnik.

Elevator parking in HCM City difficult to implement: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – High investment costs and low parking fees have made investors less interested in building automated car parking lots in HCM City, experts said at a workshop held on Friday.

Gov’t seeks climate change breakthroughs

The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Can Tho, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region, 

HCM City plans to extend Metro Line 2

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is planning to extend Metro Line No 2 Ben Thanh – Tham Luong to 9.3 km.

Tuyen Quang to host cultural festival of Dao group

 For the first time, the Dao ethnic group will celebrate a national festival of its culture and traditions on September 29 and 30 in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

Newly-founded Sun Symphony Orchestra recruits musicians

 Talented Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians living in Vietnam and abroad are invited to audition to join the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) – a newly founded private orchestra based in Hanoi.

Veggie festival coming to Hanoi

 A large-scale festival to promote vegetarian culture, express gratitude to parents and mark Mother’s Day will be held in Hanoi on September 30.

HCM City procuracy seeks abolition of VN Pharma ruling

 The HCM City People’s Procuracy has asked the municipal People’s Court to abolish the ruling in the VN Pharma case due to “possible signs of failures" in bringing some suspects to court.

Some Hanoi sidewalks to be paved with stone

Ha Noi streets are getting a facelift: authorities have begun paving degraded streets with natural stone as part of a project to beautify the city and improve safety for walkers and drivers.

VN takes Taekwondo Grand Prix silver

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Thi Kim Tuyen of Viet Nam grabbed a silver in the Rabat 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series, which concluded in Morocco yesterday.

Hanoi calls for private investment in solid waste treatment technology

VietNamNet Bridge - Landfills remain the basic waste treatment method in Hanoi, causing serious pollution and a waste of land.

Overseas graduates also struggling to find jobs

VietNamNet Bridge - Graduates from overseas universities tend to require higher salaries than the average level, even though they don’t have much working experience.


Businesses hurriedly preparing for 4.0 revolution

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 35 percent of businesses said they are preparing for the 4.0 industrial revolution and are ready for it, a survey by Vinasa found. 

4.0 industrial revolution yet to make impact on Vietnam's textile & garment industry

VietNamNet Bridge - Garment companies have yet to feel the pressure from the 4.0 industrial revolution, which is expected to replace many workers with robots as automation becomes more widespread.