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FVH film night in April

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month the film night at FVH will be held at a new venue close to the Hoan Kiem Lake - Ca phe Thu bay, 3A Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

Social News 19/4

 Labour inspection campaign in electronic sector launched, Competition on Vietnam-Laos relations history launched, HCM City orders improved emergency treatment, Assistance offered to more than 30 million children

How should weak banks be restructured?

While the State Bank (SBV) has legalized the use of state money to support the restructuring of weak banks, it has not specified where the government will get the money to pump into the banks.

State employees complain of higher rent, shoddier social housing apartments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of a social housing project in Ha Noi are complaining that while the infrastructure is deteriorating, their rent keeps rising and is way beyond what State employees can afford.

HCM City proposes relaxing requirements for tour guides

 The HCMC Department of Tourism has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism relax the requirements for issuing accreditation cards for tour guides who can speak foreign languages.

HCM City encourages environment-friendly vehicles

 As exhaust emissions from  billions of vehicles on the road are one of sources of pollutants in big urbans nowadays, HCMC authorities have encouraged city’s bus operators to use environment-friendly vehicles.

Two third graduates prefer working in state sectors

 As per the International Labor Organization (ILO)’s school-to-work transition survey, two third of graduates prefer working in public sectors.

Vietnam's capital market lagging behind

 Vietnam has been listed among emerging capital markets that are significantly behind developed markets, with considerable financial, human, and social costs, according to a new research report released by McKinsey.

Miners search for gold illegally after mine closed

 Many miners at Bong Mieu Gold Mine in Quang Nam Province have illegally continued digging for gold after the local mine was shutdown.

Hanoi authorities attempt to settle land dispute

 Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee, Dao Duc Toan, said the authorities would continue to talk to residents in My Duc District who are in dispute over a plot of land the military want to reclaim.

Vietnam plans direct air route to the US

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is completing procedures and improving the local aviation industry's capacity in order to open a direct air route to the US. 

Rural areas in transition need land consolidation, new training for farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rural decline has emerged as a worldwide phenomenon as urbanisation and globalisation have dominated the world’s development during the past decades, 

Vietnam to set up emergency medical stations on highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been three years but Ngo Van Long still remembers the horrible day he had an accident on Highway 6.

Fireworks festival amaze tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2017 will feature eight teams from Australia, Switzerland, Japan, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, China and hosts Viet Nam.

Reporters vote for Devotion Music Awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 100 reporters in Ha Noi and HCM City yesterday voted for the Devotion Music Awards at Vietnam News Agency’s offices in the two cities.

Stay in, doctors tell the elderly, children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors have urged the elderly and children to stay out of the heat as temperatures have climbed in recent days.

Medical guidelines may mean millions miss out on life-saving drugs

 More than nine million people may miss out on cholesterol-lowering drugs that prevent heart attacks and strokes if doctors choose one set of medical guidelines over another, 

Hanh shines in National Chess Champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luong Phuong Hanh secured the first place in the women’s category of the National Chess Championship after the fourth round in Ha Noi yesterday.

Hanoi court sentences 11 in Agribank swindling case

The People’s Court of Ha Noi today sentenced 11 defendants in a fraud case that occurred at the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, Nghe An Branch, eight years ago.

US$265 million for smart traffic operation centre in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – A smart traffic operation centre in HCM City will receive an investment of VND6 trillion (US$265 million) from 2017 to 2020,