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A fishy affair on the ’Roof of Indochina’

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the northern province of Lai Chau, the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, dubbed the “Roof of Indochina”, has always posed challenges to travellers.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/4

 Hoa Lam Corporation sells LIM II Tower for $61.4 million, Saigon Co.op to open 50 more convenience stores, Vietnam’s sticky rice price takes sudden nosedive, Ministry deals with loss-making mining project in Laos

Social News 15/4

 Farmers cash in on intercropping, Ties between apartment management boards and residents to be tightened, Lack of policies hinders digital signatures, HCM City eyes 3 transport projects

State-owned firms’ divestment from banks proceeds slowly

VietNamNet Bridge - As the stock market has bounced back, state-owned corporations are speeding up divestment from banks, but the process has been slower than anticipated. 

Next generation: Young actresses make it big

 VietNamNet Bridge – After years of working hard, three young film actresses of HCM City are making their mark and leading a new generation that is inspiring audiences.

Hanoi retail rents up but occupancy down, HCMC both down

 Savills Vietnam releases latest quarterly report on April 11.

Who rules Vietnam’s coffee market?

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic coffee market in the past was controlled by big players Trung Nguyen, Nestcafe and Vinacafe. But now the competition is stiff, with the presence of many strong brands.

Vietnamese coffee inspires American coffee ‘geek’

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Will Frith, born in the US to an American father and Vietnamese mother, a visit to Vietnam in 2004 ignited a passion for coffee that would change his life.

Self-made bank changing the lives of local women

Local women in a small town in Soc Trang Province are working together to escape poverty. A special interest free loan from a local collective bank is responsible for bringing hope into the lives of these disadvantaged farmers. 

Who stands behind Vietnam's largest cryptocurrency scam?

 Almost all eight of the founders of Modern Tech used to take part in or were leaders of multi-level business companies working with cryptocurrency.

Three key factors to increasing Vietnam's labour productivity

 Increasing investment in training skilled employees, modernising technology and manufacturing lines, and improving the management capacity of CEOs are the three major factors to increasing labour productivity in Vietnam.

2018 to witness 13 typhoons and depressions

 Approximately 12-13 typhoons and tropical depressions are forecast to form on the East Sea area in 2018, with five to six typhoons that will directly affect Vietnam.

Son Tra voices are being heard

 Huynh Tan Vinh, head of Da Nang City Tourism Association, speaks to Lao dong Cuoi tuan (Labour Weekend) newspaper about the recent governmental inspection of construction projects on Son Tra Peninsula.

Vietnam to spend more money on tourism promotion

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), together with travel firms and hotels, will run two large-scale marketing campaigns in four Chinese and five European cities in April and June. 

Lure of lucre: Public hospitals face brain drain

 VietNamNet Bridge – Public hospitals are facing a “brain drain” with many doctors and pharmacists moving to private health facilities attracted by their high salaries.

HCM City wants its own ‘Silicon Valley’

 Relevant authorities must speed up the pace of study for creating an urban area for innovation, a so-called ‘Silicon Valley’, in HCM City, an international workshop heard on April 12.

VTVCab cancels IPO after few investors bite

The Vietnam Television Cable Corporation (VTVCab) will cancel its initial public offering (IPO) on April 17 as only one investor registered to attend the auction by the end of April 10, 2018.

Referee’s death raises concerns in sport sector

Sports people are normally extremely healthy, yet death can still come for them at any moment, despite warnings and preventive measures, experts warn.

Hungarian chess grandmaster to join chess exchange day

 Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgar will join the chess exchange day and book discussion with Vietnamese fans on Sunday, April 15 at 9am at Sword Lake Information and Culture Centre at 2 Le Thai To Street.

HCM City hosts VN-France cultural week

 A series of cultural and educational activities will be held during the Viet Nam – France Culture and Friendship Week at the HCM City Youth Cultural House from April 15-20.