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Vietnamese businesses are spending more on branding

VietNamNet Bridge - Nike and Adidas are willing to pay 10-17 percent of their profits for their marketing campaigns. Will Vietnamese businesses do the same?

Will Japan stop receiving Vietnamese students?

VietNamNet Bridge - The Japanese government is tightening management over admission to language schools, but this doesn’t mean the country will reject all Vietnamese students.

Seeing sexual harassment for what it is

Mai, an office cleaner, was groped by an official as she worked. When this happened several times, she had a video taken of the act, and lodged a sexual harassment complaint with authorities in Ca Mau Province.

Expect showers in Hanoi, northern region this week

 Hanoi and the northern provinces will see light showers, scattered drizzles and humid weather until the end of this week, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.

Phu Tho: People obstruct toll station to protest ‘high’ tolls

 Residents in Tam Nong District on Monday morning used about 20 vehicles to block a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll station in the area to protest what they call unreasonably high tolls.

Cambodian woman held for gold smuggling in An Giang

 A 60-year-old Cambodian woman has been arrested and charged with smuggling eight kilograms of gold from her country into the southern province of An Giang.

New Danang International Airport terminal ready for take-off

 The Danang International Airport will throw open the doors to its new US$154 million terminal on April 25, say airport officials.

Budget airlines benefit VN tourism

 Airlines transported an estimated 52.2 million passengers in 2016, up 29% from the previous year, according to a report by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

Elephant racing festival in Dak Lak

Thousands of visitors attended an elephant race on March 12 in Lak District, Dak Lak Province as part of the ongoing Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival March 8-13.

VN players to train for Asian Cup qualifier

 Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong will lead Vietnam’s football team’s frontline, according to coach Nguyen Huu Thang who announced his 2019 Asian Cup qualification list in Hanoi last week.

Central Highlands-The kingdom of Vietnamese coffee

 The Central Highlands region has long been an attractive destination for foreign visitors by virtue of its beautiful landscapes and the distinct cultures of the local communities.

The essence of Vietnam

 The central coast region has huge potential for tourism with miles of glorious white beaches, a vast expanse of national parks and refined cuisine.

Muong Lo - cradle of Black Thai culture

 Muong Lo valley in Nghia Lo township, Yen Bai province is famous for delicious rice thanks to its fertile soil. Nestled in mountains, the flat valley is the habitat of several ethnic minorities with diverse cultures and customs.

Duong Lam ancient village, “the land of two kings”

 Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay Town lies 30 kilometers west of Hanoi along the Red River. The laterite village is famous as the cradle of the Red River Delta civilization and the home of two Vietnamese kings.

VN players face challenges at Ciputra International event

Husband and wife Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will defend their singles titles at the Ciputra Hanoi -- Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge, which will be held here on March 21-26.

Former Miss Ha Long 2014 runner-up heads for China

 Ngoc Van, former first runner-up at Miss Ha Long 2014, has jetted off to southwest China to strut her stuff on the catwalk at Miss Oriental Tourism 2017.

Kong director meets Vietnamese extras

On March 12, film director of the much-anticipated movie ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Jordan Vogt-Roberts met with Vietnamese locals, who join the film as extras.

Social News 13/3

 Thua Thien-Hue integrates tourism into craft villages development, Cultural association of expats promotes Vietnam in Europe, New publications on the history of South Vietnam released

Francophone Day to be celebrated in VN with concerts, films

 “I love, I share” is the theme chosen to honour the French language through a film festival, concerts and writing contests for International Francophone Day, which falls on March 20.

VN sizes up massive smuggling caseload

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese authorities discovered and solved hundreds of thousands cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeiting in 2016,