VietNamNet Bridge - The high ‘fear-of-failure’ is a challenge that affects entrepreneurs in Vietnam, despite the efforts by the government to improve the business environment. 

 The opera entitled ‘The Bat’ by famous Austrian composer Johann Strauss II will be introduced to Vietnamese audiences for the first time at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House at 8pm on August 19-20.

 Fifteen women rugby players from marginalized communities in Asia, including five from Vietnam, are heading to the Northern Ireland capital of Belfast to play in the ChildFund Pass It Back Cup, in the lead up to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017.

 It is necessary to establish a land bank because the majority of the 27 million ha of farmland in Vietnam is owned by individual farmers, which has created a host of difficulties for high-tech agriculture.

 Only a small area of eight industrial parks and complexes in the coastal Southern Central province of Ninh Thuan has been filled, resulting in a huge waste of land.

While a renewed focus on equitizing State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been exhibited following the leadership transition in April last year, equitization alone is not a short-term solution to reducing the government’s fiscal deficit. 

 Many GrabBike drivers in Hanoi are trying to switch off the ride-hailing app or making false bookings to oppose the newly-announced pay cut.

 A new survey reveals that Internet users are increasingly concerned about their online privacy and that 65% of users polled say lack of trust is their main reason for not shopping online.

 LG Electronics Vietnam showed off “wallpaper” thin LG Signature OLED W Television for the first time in HCM City on August 15, announcing its 2.57mm-thin panel is the thinnest in Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed that the Government apply a special consumption tax on pickups to be set at 60 percent of the tax on cars with nine seats or less with similar engine displacement.

 The Ministry of Finance has appointed Le Hai Tra as new acting chairman of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), starting August 14.

PV Power, the country’s second-biggest power provider, will offer 20 per cent of its total shares for sale at an IPO in December. It will also sell 29 per cent of its capital to strategic investors.

 Turkey’s General Directorate for Imports has issued a notice on applying temporary anti-tax avoidance measures on Partially Oriented Yarn imported from China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam.

 Vietnam’s safety standards have improved backed by strong economic growth and recent regulatory reforms, according to a new safety index released by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in HCM City on Tuesday.

 Outstanding debt in Vietnam’s bond market is targeted at 45 percent of total GDP in 2020 and about 65 percent of GDP in 2030, according to a recently approved roadmap for the market development.

 Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem had two wins and a loss in the first day of competition at the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in the United States on August 15 morning.

General Secretary of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Hanh Phuc yesterday held talks with General Secretary of the Office of the Mongolian Parliament Tsend Tsolmon who is on a working visit to Vietnam from August 14-18. 

 Vietnamese shooters are striving to bring home three gold medals at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Malaysia from August 19-31.

 The official visit to Thailand by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from August 17-19 is expected to deepen the two countries’ relations in various fields such as politics, security, defence, economics and trade.

Vietnam always works closely with Timor Leste to foster bilateral ties for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh assured Timor Leste Ambassador to VN.