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Vietnam-US ties see remarkable progress in all fields: Ambassador

 The Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership has seen remarkable progress over the past few years with important achievements obtained in all areas, but huge potential remains unleashed for the cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam’s growth potential is strong: Moody’s

 Moody’s Investor Services projected Vietnam’s annual GDP growth to stay at around 6.4 percent during the 2018-2022 period in its latest report issued on August 10.

Opportunities for online, digital advertising: experts

 Vietnam’s rising usage of mobile devices and the internet have led to great opportunities for digital and online advertising, experts said at a conference on advertising on August 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Travel firms complain about higher excursion fees

Admission tickets to scenic spots and tourist attractions have become more expensive, while the quality of service has not increased. 

Supplement food market uncontrolled in VN, prices vary wildly

VietNamNet Bridge - The functional food market is being flooded with counterfeit and low-quality products with exaggerated advertisements about their use.

Back to school season means disease risk

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students face several diseases at the beginning of the new school year, such as dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease, measles and flu, so epidemic prevention efforts should be strengthened, 

Where is Vietnam’s hi-tech agriculture?

IoT and blockchain application in agricultural production in Vietnam remains modest, while other high technologies are used by only 10 percent of Vietnam’s agricultural production workforce.

The future of Vietnam’s luxury MICE industry

 Asia continues to be the driving force in global tourism while Vietnam is increasing its expenditure on facilities for MICE tourism.

Woman with polio shines a light for all with disabilities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Woman with polio shines a light for all with disabilities. Born and raised in a poor family in the southern province of Dong Nai, she contracted polio when she was two-and-a-half years old. 

Reform policies needed to lure foreign investments in Vietnam's consumer finance

 Consumer finance has ample room for growth in Vietnam, however, it is necessary to improve the policy framework to make the sector more attractive to foreign investors, experts said.

Tracking langurs in Son Tra Nature Reserve

Having graduated with a degree in biology and environmental studies from the Da Nang Teachers’ Training College, Bui Van Tuan has explored remote forests across central Vietnam to conduct his scientific research

Hong Kong Tatler lists out seven best dishes in Hanoi

 Hanoi is one of Asia’s oldest cities, visitors will have a chance to enjoy a good traditional on the street food in the labyrinth-like alleys.

Village embraces ancient culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – We took a trip to Vac Village in the western part of the central province of Nghe An. On Google Map, Vac Village is just a small dot that appears very far away.

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 11/8

VPBank appoints two executive managing directors, Several ODA projects in Hanoi face delay, Vietnam to invest US$645 million in road and railway projects, M&A boom offers big chance for Vietnam’s consulting firms     

Social News 11/8

Quang Tri strives to minimise child drowning, Measures sought to ensure reservoirs’ safety in Central, Central Highlands, Cà Mau to speed up urban area upgrades, VND7trn bridge connecting Quang Ninh and Hai Phong races toward completion

Chinese travelers in Vietnam pay with Chinese cards at Chinese Points of Sale

Chinese travelers’ payment transactions are made with Chinese cards at Chinese POS machines illegally installed in Vietnam and do not go through Vietnam’s banking system.

Free English class for children at pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – On a bright Sunday morning, 10-year-old Doan Nhat Minh joins his friends at an English class to take a walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi.

Duo exhibition of vn-a and Truong Que Chi

 A duo exhibition featuring Truong Que Chi and vn-a as joint collaboration of visual art and architecture will be held at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2, HCMC from September 28 to November 18, 2018.

Hang Bac: the core street of the Old Quarter

 Hang Bac is a busy street which is considered the core of Hanoi`s Old Quarter.

Dum singing of the Muong

 The Muong are the fourth-largest of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. The Muong people inhabit northern mountains, mainly in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, where they still maintain their unique culture, an important element of which is Dum singing.