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Japanese company to help build HN’s underground parking

Ha Noi’s People’s Committee has proposed that the Government choose a Japanese company as a consultant contractor to implement the planning of underground parking stations in the city.

'Carol' director returns to Cannes with hotly tipped 'Wonderstruck'

 Cutting between black and white and color, silent and talkie, "Wonderstruck" was warmly received at Cannes on Thursday where it is already hotly tipped for awards.

Four car makers settle claims over Takata inflators for $553 million

 Four automakers agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class-action economic loss claims covering owners of nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbag inflators,

Security experts find clues to ransomware worm's lingering risks

 Two-thirds of those caught up in the past week's global ransomware attack were running Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system without the latest security updates,

PM tells committee to strengthen int’l climate change co-operation

The National Committee for Climate Change needs to enhance its international co-operation and learn from other countries’ experience to promote climate change response in Viet Nam, 

Responsible forest sourcing benefits businesses: report

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retail companies with responsible forest products sourcing policies are seeing numerous tangible business benefits, demonstrating that sustainability makes business sense,

South Korea's CJ attempts to set up ‘food empire’ in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Well-known Vietnamese names in the food industry have fallen into the hands of the world’s largest conglomerates.

Twenty smart city plans in pipeline

 VietNamNet Bridge – A smart city is an ideal place for people to live and work, but it is also a sustainable combination of robust economics, civil society and clean environment, 

Concert, dance of contemporary VN works

 VietNamNet Bridge –  A special performance featuring Vietnamese contemporary music and dance works will be held at the HCM City Opera House on May 19.

Hoa invited to be Irisawa’s assistant coach

 VietNamNet Bridge – Head coach Hidehiro Irisawa of the Vietnamese national women’s volleyball team has invited veteran player Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa to be his assistant, 

EU to propose 10-year license renewal for weed killer glyphosate

 The European Commission will propose extending by 10 years its approval for weed-killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto's Roundup, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

President Ho souvenirs on display

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 1969 President Ho Chi Minh offered a French peace activist a woolen kepi hat on a cold evening. The gesture has become part of the lore surrounding the late leader.

VN tie with Indonesia in Asia futsal event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam tied 1-1 with Indonesia in the second match of Group B of the 2017 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Futsal Championship Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. 

EU fines Facebook 110 million euros over WhatsApp deal

European Union antitrust regulators fined Facebook 110 million euros on Thursday for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.

A bustling Cambodian market in Saigon

It is no wonder tourists when taking a leisure walk around Ho Thi Ky flower market can easily find a special market which is the gathering place for Vietnamese people of Cambodian descent and dedicated to sell mainly Cambodian specialties. 

GM will cut operations in India, South Africa

 General Motors Co plans to quit selling vehicles in India by the end of this year and will sell operations in South Africa, the latest steps in a strategy of focusing cash and engineering effort on fewer, more profitable markets.

Dry season to be severe this year: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Mekong Delta farmers experienced the worst dry season in history in 2016, and are now  facing another severe season in 2017. 

What is the fate of the $423 million foreign-language teaching program?

The VND9.3 trillion national program on teaching foreign languages at general schools by 2020 has spent VND5.4 trillion so far. However, MOET admitted that the goals of the program may be unattainable by 2020.

Real estate developers want legal 'identity card’ for officetels

VietNamNet Bridge - Though officetels and condotels are selling in the market, they still do not have positions in legal documents.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/5

 Da Nang determined to revoke stagnant coastal projects, Imported DAP fetiliser products under investigation, Chemical firm to issue bonds and shares for MA, Vietinbank becomes settlement unit in derivatives market