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RoK doctors continue free surgery programme for Vietnamese

 Doctors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue the “Change Life” programme, which provides free cosmetic surgery for young Vietnamese people with facial defects.

Vietnam hopes for enhanced cooperation with Brazil

 Vietnam treasures the increasing role of Brazil in the international arena and wishes to further promote comprehensive cooperation with the country, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. 

Hanoi has second pedestrians’ space

 A new pedestrian street, Trinh Cong Son street in Nhat Tan ward of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district near the West Lake, was launched in the evening of May 11, offering additional entertainment spaces for locals and visitors.

300 people find jobs at Vietnam-France career day

 Nearly 300 applicants were able to find jobs at the Vietnam-France job festival 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.

Domestically made dairy products have upper hand over imports

Domestic dairy production has been increasing rapidly, while the proportion of imports in total domestic consumption is on the decrease, which is good news for Vietnam’s dairy industry.

Three waterway projects in Mekong Delta proposed

 The Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration has proposed the Ministry of Transport consider and invest in three waterway transport projects in the Mekong Delta under public-private-partnership (PPP) form.

Net sells by foreign investors not a worry: analysts

 Local investors are concerned with recent increases in net selling by foreign traders, fearing a capital flight, but experts have tried to calm the market with positive recommendations.

Red Flamboyant Flower Festival kicks off in Hai Phong

 A gala night was held at the Opera House Square in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 12 as the first out of more than 50 activities within the Hoa Phuong Do (Red Flamboyant Flower) Festival.

K-pop contest comes to Vietnam

 Four young people and 15 bands are competing at the K-pop World Festival’s country round at the Vietnam Youth Academy (VYA).

Do we want to reverse or advance our brain drain?

A professor at Hoa Sen University in HCM City who shot to fame when he taught a class on innovation wearing a pair of shorts has come up short at the hand of some bureaucrats’ rigid interpretation of regulations.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/5

 Tundra Fonder becomes major shareholder of HSG as others withdraw, Walt Disney deal to give facelift to Dai Dong Tien Plastics furnishing, Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park boosts investment climate improvement

Five cosy homestays for a summer vacation in Vung Tau

Uyen’s House, Sea La Vie homestay, and An Yen homestay are among the five ideal destinations for tourists to enjoy a summer vacation in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Sugar producers worried as inventory remains high

VietNamNet Bridge - Sugar companies have once again shouted for help as the volume of inventory is increasing rapidly, while the domestic market is flooded with smuggled sugar.

Social News In Brief 13/5

Police must have plan to protect “street knights”, Youngsters make fortune on agriculture, National vocational contest honours skilled workers, Vietnamese language class opens in Algeria

Bach Dang Giang: An attractive spiritual destination

Lying just 20 kilometres from the centre of Haiphong, the Bach Dang Giang relic site is part of the Trang Kenh complex-a group of historical, cultural and spiritual monuments in Haiphong. 

Fintechs, with technology and big data, jump into consumer lending market

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks are becoming digitalized, while fintechs, with great advantages in technology, have joined the consumer lending market.

Vietnam's SOE equitisation faces strong headwinds

The equitisation of SOE has seen notable results recently, with many companies growing stronger, but the process remains plagued with numerous problems meaning it has failed to meet expectations and has fallen behind schedule.

VN to meet Laos in third-place match at AFF U16 girls' champs

 Vietnam will meet Laos in the third-place match of the AFF U16 Girls' Championship at 3 pm on May 13 at Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia.

La folie des grandeurs

 Around the time Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly, under the orders of Emperor Napoleon III, fired the first canon shots of the Cochinchina campaign to lay claim to what would become France’s colony of Indochina, 

Cashew industry needs support policies

 The Government should have policies to prop up the cashew sector, according to a recent conference on the cashew industry.