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A smarter grid for renewable energy needs

 Balancing variable power supply and demand has always been a challenge, but as the renewable share of total generation in many countries is growing, this challenge is becoming more critical.  

Philippines landslide victims 'sent texts from underneath rubble'

 A landslide in the Philippines has killed at least 21 people and left dozens missing, with some texting for help from under the rubble, say police.

Belgian jazz quartet to perform in Hanoi

 Vietnamese jazz lovers will have a chance to enjoy two concerts performed by renowned musicians including Steve Houben, Grégory Houben, Quentin Líegeois and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.

Pha Lau – An exotic dish of Saigoneese

 Found in the list of the must-try street food in Saigon, Pha Lau is also supposed to be a specialty you should taste when coming to Ho Chi Minh city.

Artist dubbed Prince of Indie to hit the stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – One the country’s most beloved indie artists Thai Vu will organise a liveshow today in Hanoi.

E-medical records to be deployed nationwide by 2021

 By 2021, Vietnam will deploy electronic medical records in all medical examination and treatment establishments nationwide, heard a conference on smart healthcare, held by the Ministry of Health (MoH), on September 19.

More pharmaceutical firms want to remove FOL

Southern bourse member Pymepharco is the latest company to announce intentions to ramp up its foreign ownership limit to 100 per cent, following leading pharmaceuticals Duoc Hau Giang and Domesco.

Viet Nam Int’l Junior Fashion Week kicks off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thang Long Imperial Citadel will become a catwalk for the Viet Nam International Junior Fashion Week 2018 on September 21-23.

VTF Pro Tour 4 to start in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 4 – Hung Thinh Cup 2018 is scheduled to start on September 23 at Phu Tho Tennis Club in HCM City.

Vietnam lose to Japan in quarter-finals of AVC Cup

Viet Nam national women’s volleyball team lost to Japan 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-23) in the quarter-finals of the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the Chartchai Hall in Thailand on September 19.

Mid-Autumn Festival towards original point

 This year's Mid-Autumn Festival comes sooner for Hanoi children, and colourful of toys and drumbeats are everywhere.

Hue holds lion dance festival for the first time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten troupes are attending a lion dance competition held in Hue.

President Tran Dai Quang passes away, aged 62

 Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21 in Hanoi at the age of 62.

VinFast cars expected to be direct rival to Mercedes

VinFast’s first two car models, one sedan and one SUV, will have selling prices of no less than VND1 billion, similar to luxury models Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus.

Black stone mystery in Phu Yen Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two months, people have been flocking to the Song Hinh Hydropower plant’s reservoir in the central province of Phu Yen to find black stones, worth VND4 million per kilo.

5G will transform Vietnam’s economy

 Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos sheds light on the preparation for 5G, and how the technology will benefit Vietnam and its industries, and accelerate the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

HCM City to build more roads to unclog highly congested south

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposal to build a north-south axial road in HCM City running through districts 4, 7 and Nha Be through a public-private-partnership (PPP) has been approved by the City People’s Committee.

PNJ fined for tax arrears

 Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC (code: PNJ) has been fined to dozens of millions of dong in tax.

MoIT eases import rules on horsepower motorcycles

 Importers of 175cc engine motorbikes and above will no longer have to register for automatic import licences at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VN Central Bank pushes restructuring of credit institutions

 Earlier this week, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) issued a directive to hasten the restructuring of credit institutions associated with resolving bad debts.