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Vietnam to tighten cyber protection

 Software and legal documents on cybercrime prevention will soon be launched in Việt Nam.

Canada supports Vietnam to cope with climate change

 Canada has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam to increase capacity to cope with non-traditional security challenges, including climate change and environmental issues.

10 ASEAN Photo Trophy Winners

10 photos representing 10 ASEAN countries are selected from the exhibition "ASEAN countries and people" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN.

Growth of hotels, resorts destroying swiftlet natural habitat

 The only decree regulating swiftlet farming in Vietnam went into force in 2013 and imposed conditions on the location of farms, their cleanliness and maintenance among other things.

Increasing M&A for financial institutions

 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for financial institutions are luring in numerous domestic and international investors due to the attractiveness of the rapidly developing, US$26.55-billion consumer finance market.

Vietnamese movie trailer features top stuntman Ilram Choi

A teaser trailer of Vietnamese movie Chi Pheo Ngoai Truyen (Chi Pheo’s Untold Stories) has been launched after its box office release date was shifted to September 15.

AMM 50: Vietnam suggests early pragmatic negotiations of COC

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has appealed to ASEAN to intensify exchanges with China to soon start pragmatic negotiations of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), making it effective and legally binding. 

AMM 50: FM Pham Binh Minh holds bilateral meetings

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and Laos in Manila, the Philippines, on August 5.

AMM 50: Development orientations rolled out for ASEAN Community

 The foreign ministers of ASEAN have reviewed the bloc’s achievements recorded over the past 50 years and put forth major development orientations for the ASEAN Community in the time ahead. 

5,000 runners participate in fifth Da Nang Int’l Marathon

 More than 5,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, from 44 countries and territories, participated in the Da Nang International Marathon 2017 in central coastal Da Nang city on August 6.

17 dead, 12 missing in floods in Yen Bai, Son La provinces

 As of August 5, heavy rains and floods took the lives of five people and left nine other missing in Yen Bai. 

Muslims contribute to VN great unity

 Located in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district, Al-Noor is the only mosque in north Vietnam. This is where Islamic people both at local and foreign come to pray.

Doctors on remote island

When talking about Truong Sa, people think of soldiers safeguarding national sovereignty and territory. But they also should think about doctors who silently contribute to the archipelago. 

Vietnamese cartoons dream of hitting box office

While foreign cartoons are very popular with viewers and bring a lot of box office revenue, Vietnamese animations only reach audiences via television or the internet. 

Vietnamese phone makers vow to regain mid-end market segment

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-end smartphone market is controlled by Samsung and Oppo, but Vietnamese manufacturers believe there is still room as the price range fits the majority of customers.

Foreigners rush to contribute capital to local enterprises

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors are contributing capital or buying stakes in Vietnamese enterprises.

The forest treasure of a Hue village

VietNamNet Bridge - A village in the central city of Hue has decided to protect the loc vung (Barringtonia acutangula) forest, which is over 300 years old and called the ‘green lung of the village’.

Vietnam urged to reform IT training amid demand for workers

The rapid changes of business fields ahead of the 4.0 industrial revolution are putting pressure on the labor market, causing a shift in training of human resources to keep up with technological trends.

First-ever overnight Halloween EDM Fest launches in Vietnam

 For the first time ever, an overnight electronic dance Halloween music festival titled ‘Highway to Hell’ will transpire this October 28-29 at Tantraland Dong Mo, reports the Dantri online newspaper.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/8

Seven-month state budget collection up 11.6 percent, PetroVietnam produces 9.23 million tonnes of oil in seven months, SCIC to divest 3.33 percent stake in Vinamilk, Workshop backs SMEs in loan access, payment in foreign trade