VietNamNet Bridge - For new cosmetic brands which remain little known, it is not easy to make money. 

Two famous brands from the Republic of Korea (ROK), EXID and The Boyz, received a warm welcome from Vietnamese fans upon its arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC on July 30.

 Uber has said it will stop developing self-driving trucks to focus its autonomous technology solely on cars.

Vietnamese representative Phan Thi Mo joined her fellow contestants for a photoshoot in Hoi An as the first activity for the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 pageant.

Forty-eight World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 contestants dressed in elegant Ao dai for a fashion show by designer Thieu Vy in Hoi An ancient town last Saturday.

Vietnam’s Phan Thi Mo has won the swimsuit design title at the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 pageant recently held in Hoi An ancient town.

The post-merger and acquisition business efficiency of Nguyen Kim remains uncertain, as three years after it engaged in an M&A deal with the Central Group, it declines to share information about its business performance with the public.

 More than 500 hikers who were stranded on a mountain on the Indonesian island of Lombok after an earthquake have been safely evacuated.

 Do Trong Quy and Nguyen LinhTrang, two young Vietnamese artists, will host an exhibition of paintings which capture contemporary narratives, featuring the lives and artworks of young people in Hanoi from July 31 to August 4.

 Three Vietnamese girls won two gold and one silver prizes at the 6th Asia Pacific Arts Festival 2018 in Singapore.

 The US-China trade war will force agricultural products from the world’s two most powerful economies to seek new markets which could lead to a flood of cheap products coming into Vietnam, putting considerable pressure on domestic farm produce.

 Vietnam’s logistics costs remain high, at equal to more than 20% of GDP compared to 9% to 14% in developed countries, according to the Vietnam Logistics Association.

 Vietnam’s economy has the highest ratio of exports against the gross domestic product (GDP) in the world.

 Vietnam’s exports of garments and textiles are predicted to reach US$18.5 billion in the second half of the year, bringing the country’s total export turnover to US$35 billion, exceeding the set plan by US$1 billion.

 The cost of the harm done to society by alcohol consumption in Vietnam is valued at 1.3-3.3% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), the World Health Organization (WHO) reported at a recent group meeting of the Ministry of Health in Hanoi.

Two and a half years have elapsed since the ASEAN Economic Community was established and businesses in Vietnam are taking advantage of the bloc’s import tariff cuts to expand their exports.

 Wandering around the Old Quarter in the evening, visitors can easily become intrigued by the appetizing aroma and the greasy sweet taste of sizzling fermented pork rolls grilled on a barbecue over charcoals. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has rejected a proposal by northern Ha Giang Province People’s Committee on a new office building worth about VND700 billion (US$30 million).

A film adaptation of a popular cai luong play by late scriptwriters Ha Trieu and Hoa Phuong, leading writers from South Viet Nam in the 1950s and 60s, celebrates 100 years of the popular southern theatre genre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Tourism will draw up a strategy for tourism development to 2030 by the end of this year,