The Electricity of Vietnam and the WB will join hands to install five solar power calculating stations nationwide as part of a joint campaign to promote the development of renewable energies in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the World Bank (WB) to intensify its coordination and mobilisation of capital from international donors in order to develop suitable projects that meet Vietnam’s development investment demands. 

 Vietnam wants to attract more investment from the US, especially in finance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Secretary of the Treasury Tymothy Geithner, who is President of Warburg Pincus during a reception in Hanoi on September 20. 

The application of IT is a crucial tool to enhance trade promotion activities nationwide by strengthening information exchange between trade organisations, officials said during a seminar held in Hanoi on September 20.

 American pianist Ory Shihor will perform with Vietnamese pianist Nguyen Bich Tra at the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy in HCM City on September 22.

 Many travel companies have asserted that as well as growth in the number of visitors to Ha Giang,the locality’s tourism products have become more and more popular with both domestic and foreign tourists.

Shortly after Vietnam gained its independence in 1975, the country officially became the 149th member state of the United Nations on September 20, 1977. 

 The Abilis Foundation of Finland will fund the building of a tourism portal serving people with disabilities, which will take four months starting from September. 

A solo exhibition “Project Habit/ At” by artist Ruchika Wason Singh from Delhi, India is taking place at Huong Ngo Art Space, 3rd Floor Nola café, No. 89 Ma May Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

 The Vietnam International Fashion Week, one the most expected fashion shows in Vietnam, will take place in Hanoi on November 1-5.

La Salsa, Bobby Chinn, Le Petit, and Don’sare luxury restaurants with European cuisine and highly appreciated in Hanoi. On weekends, choose one of the listed restaurants to enjoy a romantic dinner.

VietNamNet Bridge - Solar power is considered a type of clean energy, but scientists are still arguing about how clean it is.

 Doctors of the Children Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City performed a surgery to remove adrenal gland to cure an 11-year-old girl of Cushing syndrome.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is planning to increase the generation of electricity from waste to help ease pollution and reserve land for purposes other than dumping grounds. 

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 150 coffee export companies and over 3,000 merchants who collect coffee beans from farmers to sell to roasters and exporters.

Ms. Doan Thi Thu Thuy, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, tells VET's Hai Van about cooperation between enterprises from Vietnam and China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many primary schools in HCMC have stopped the day-boarding regime and can only organize one class each day as there are not enough classrooms.

 The $68-million 130km route from Hanoi's Yen Vien to Ha Long just serves a few dozen passengers a day.

The eighth German Film Festival has closed in the central province of Da Nang. Nine films were screened in big cities throughout Viet Nam, including the opening festival movies, 24 Weeks and Millennials.

To sustain growth, Vietnam needs to build a strong industrial backbone with the help of foreign investments.