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Central expressway section to open in August

The Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) will put the first 65km road section of the 140km Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway into operation on August 2.

Old artisan strives to preserve gold laminating craft

 Listening to this steady and powerful clanking sound, one may find it hard to believe that this man is in his 70s.

Mozambican PM’s Vietnam visit to enhance bilateral ties

 Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario’s official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3 is expected to boost bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, as well as in fields of mutual concern. 

HCM City, Vientiane agree to foster cooperation

 Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital city of Vientiane have agreed to foster and expand their cooperation in the time ahead and approve cooperation orientations for the 2017-2020 period.

Khanh Hoa sets airport runway deadline

 Khanh Hoa province authorities have set a 2018 operation deadline for a new runway under construction at Cam Ranh International Airport.

Vietnam to vie for ninth position in volleyball event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam defeated archrivals Thai Lan 3-2 in their classification round yesterday at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia.

Child sexual abuse on the rise in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Child sexual abuse has been on the rise across the country, with most incidents remaining unreported, police have said.

Vietnamese club finish third in futsal tourney

 Thai Son Nam Club of Vietnam came from behind to clinch the third place in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship after a 6-1 victory over Qatar’s Al Rayyan in HCM City on July 30.

Vietnamese wins World Games’ muay championship title

 Bui Yen Ly of Vietnam triumphed in the women’s 51kg muay Thai category at the World Games in Poland on July 30.

Heat wave blankets northern region

 Vietnam's northern provinces, including the capital city of Hanoi, and the central province of Thanh Hoa are experiencing a blistering heat wave, according to National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting.

Stocks to move up, but lack of info could bite

 While stocks are set to rise this week, concerns remain as listed companies are about to finish releasing their second-quarter earnings reports, putting the market in a period where there is not much information forthcoming, analysts say.

38,000 blood units collected nationwide

 Nearly 4,200 units of blood were collected from the youth and other volunteers in the final collection drive of the annual blood-donation campaign Hanh trinh do (Red Journey) 2017.

Vietnam has first credit rating company

 The Sai Gon Phat Thinh Rating Joint Stock Company has been licensed by the Ministry of Finance to provide credit rating services, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Despite risks, foreign investors still find property market attractive

VietNamNet Bridge - The stable political certainties in Vietnam and high GDP growth rate have created a firm foundation for the next development stage of the real estate market. 

240 spots contaminated with pesticides remain in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam still has 240 pesticide-contaminated locations in 15 localities, causing serious and extremely serious pollution, 

Hue’s Thai Hoa Palace to undergo restoration

The throne of the emperors under the Nguyen Dynasty (1803 – 1945) in Thai Hoa Palace will be moved to a safe place to make room for restoration of the interior of the palace from now to August 10, 

We need special policies for gifted students

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, deputy director of the General Secondary Education Department in the Ministry of Education and Training, spoke to the newspaper Tuoi tre on ways to detect and nurture young talents.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/7

 Ministry to auction sugar import quota 2017 in August, Ministry issues wholesale electricity price 2017, Binh Thuan looks to expand VietGap dragon fruit area, Vietnam exports 2.66 mln tonnes of rice in first half

Billionaire owns one of the most valuable orchid gardens in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Trinh Van Sy from Bao Loc district in Lam Dong province is one of the best-known orchid collectors in the country.

IT firms anxious about losing workers

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) estimates that Vietnam would need 600,000 workers in the IT industry by 2020, but training establishments can provide only 400,000.