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Hanoi tightens control over foreign language centers

 Foreign language centers are mushrooming to meet the increasing demand of residents in Hanoi, especially pupils and students.

Facebook denies establishing rep. office in Vietnam

 A Facebook representative has refuted information saying the US company has set up a representative office in Vietnam.

Egg coffee: Sounds weird, tastes wonderlish

 How do you take your coffee? Ever with a little egg, butter and cheese? In Hanoi, that’s how ca phe trung or egg coffee is served at the famous Giang Cafe.

93% of foreign travelers satisfied about tours, survey finds

Experts and travel firms have conflicting views about the survey which found that 93.5 percent of travellers found their visit ‘satisfactory’ or ‘very satisfactory’, and less than 1 percent ‘unsatisfactory’.

WEF on ASEAN in Vietnam to welcome record number of region’s leaders

 More than 800 leaders from business, government, civil society and media will join these heads of state and senior ministers to discuss issues including entrepreneurship and employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Vietnam lacks efficient management of hydropower operations: Ministry

 The law on irrigation does not include regulations on the operation and management of hydropower dam safety, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

HCM City not to increase tuition fee this year

 People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved the Department of Education and Training’s proposal not to increase tuition fee of the academic year 2018-2019.

Vietnam’s 3rd festival of professional magicians set for October

 The third national festival of professional magicians is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from October 14-15.

Vietnamese students to New Zealand on the rise

 New Zealand provides quality education for Vietnamese students as numbers continue to climb.

High-end residential the top choice of foreign investors

 Latest JLL report looks at real estate market since downturn a decade ago.

Indirect investment aims at Vietnamese real estate

 Singaporean indirect investments into promising Vietnamese sectors currently exclude the local finance and banking sectors while others including real estate are seeing prospects.

Vietnam aims to facilitate agriculture investment

 In a bid to revitalise the agricultural sector, Vietnam aims to introduce more effective policies with the goal of spurring agricultural development, which is expected to attract more investors into the sector. 

Vietnam M&A Forum: deals driven by a 100-million market

 With the population of 100 million people, Vietnam is one of the main growth destinations attracting capital and future M&A deals.

Fear of losses keeps M&A in pharma humble

 Despite a growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the lucrative pharmaceutical industry, few valuable transactions have been achieved so far, with gains and losses remaining unpredictable.  

Hanoi works hard towards a smart city by 2020

 Hanoi is taking the first steps on its way to become a smart city, aiming to help turn Vietnam into a modern-oriented industrial country by 2020. 

ASIAD 2018: Vietnamese football squad grabs int’l headlines

 The Vietnam Olympic football team has received praises from international media following its emphatic win 3-0 over Pakistan in its first match at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia on August 14.

Ministry of Trade & Industry leading in administrative procedure simplification

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is currently taking the lead in the removal of business conditions and goods from the list of those subject to specialised examination.

Government News 16/8

India’s Independence Day celebrated in Hanoi, PM inspects maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Diplomacy should be business-centred: PM, Vietnam Coast Guard asked to better support fishermen

Hanoi hop-on hop-off tour costs less, offers more

 The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) has just introduced a lower price ticket for its hop-on hop-off bus service in Hanoi in an effort to attract more passengers.

Bad debt rises, but not at worrying levels

VietNamNet Bridge - The outstanding loans of most commercial banks increased in the first half of the year, while non-performing loans (NPL) also rose slightly.