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Rounding out a legal framework for vacation properties

 The development of vacation properties has given rise to a number of issues, including a legal framework needed for the condotel and hometel segments to rectify uncertainties in earnings commitments. 

Annual wrestling festival in Mai Dong Village

 On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, villagers hold a wrestling festival in front of the Nghe communal house in Mai Dong village (now in Mai Dong Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi) from the fourth to the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Dan bau instrument: Vietnamese national treasure

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese musician Pham Duc Thanh has performed in a concert at the Ha Noi Opera House. The concert was a rare event held to honour the dan bau (monochord), a unique Vietnamese instrument.

Vietnamese spend more on imported beef

 Vietnamese people spent up to a total USD15 million to import beef from Australia and the US in the first two months of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Is our corruption glass half full or half empty?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Given their frequency, we should not be surprised, but we continue to be shocked each time an instance of corruption in high places comes to light.

Social News 14/3

 Russian citizens in Nha Trang city vote in Presidential election, Community to raise ideas for ‘smart city’, Nearly 8,000 people ready to run for peace, 13 projects win 1st prize in national science and technology contest

HCMC tops Vietnam E-commerce Index 2018

 Ho Chi Minh City again leads the country in e-commerce, according to the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM)’s Vietnam E-commerce Index 2018, released at the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2018 on March 14 in Hanoi.

Sabeco charged $110 million in tax arrears

 Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) will have to pay nearly VND2.5 trillion ($109.8 million) in tax arrears, according to newswire Vnexpress.

Foreign consultant questioned over low forecasts for Tan Son Nhat Airport

 According to the HCM City People’s Committee, travel demand at Tan Son Nhat International Airport will reach an estimated 83 million passengers by 2025, much higher than forecasted by the consultant ADPi from France.

Suffering downstream of polluting coal plants

 The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam.

Eximbank under fire after string of embezzlement

 The lawyer of the six customers from whom an officer of Eximbank stole VND48 billion ($2.1 million) ask for repayment in full before the case goes on trial in April.

Grab decries Vietnam's plan to regulate it as taxi service

 Grab expressed concerns over Vietnam's plan to treat it like a taxi company, not a tech company.

Organisations are not doing enough to protect data privacy: PwC

In today’s data-driven society, privacy, security and trust are more vital and intertwined than ever before. But many organisations are not doing all they can to protect data privacy.

Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance discusses waste water

Waste water treatment and tourism management at world heritage site Ha Long Bay were among issues highlighted at the fifth leadership committee meeting of the Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance in Ha Long City, 

Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76

 World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.

Petrolimex and PV Oil oppose Saigon Petro's wish to return to RON A92

 Petrolimex and PV Oil - Vietnam's two largest petrol distributors, disagree with Saigon Petro Co., Ltd.'s proposal to return to selling RON A92 petrol after reporting low bio-fuel E5 sales.

Amazon welcomes Vietnamese traders, but will not come to Vietnam

 Despite rumors that Amazon will enter Vietnam as a competitor of China’s Alibaba, the representative of the US e-commerce giant expressed no such intention when he attended Vietnam Online Business Forum today in Hanoi.  

Japanese golfer wins FLC Faros Golf Tournament 2018

 Japanese golfer Tomoyoshi Makoto triumphed Best Gross prize at the FLC Faros Golf Tournament 2018, which concluded in northeastern Quang Ninh province on March 11.

Vietnamese people expected to travel and spend more

Vietnamese travellers take the most shorts trips in the world, and the trend is expected to be on the rise with more local travel outside of Asia and spend more on their trips, according to Visa Global Travel Intentions (GTI) Survey.

Discover Khuoi Ky rock village in Cao Bang

The rock village Khuoi Ky, located between Ban Gioc waterfall and Nguom Ngao cave in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, is famous for its stilt houses built of rocks.