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Securities companies bought by Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong firms

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of small securities companies changed hands in 2017. The buyers were mostly from China and South Korea. 

Alarm bells ring as greenhouse gases hit HCM City

 The eastern gate to the city centre is among the worst traffic hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of vehicles passing by every day.

Central Bus Terminal fails to attract passengers

The Central Bus Terminal, the most modern bus infrastructure worth roughly VND100 billion (US$4,400) in this central province, has failed to attract passengers after four months of operation.

Climate change is yet another poverty trap

Ngo Truong Thi, Director General-Chief of the National Office for Poverty Reduction under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper 

Five visions for the future of music

 The year is 2018. Music is changing fast, but can the humans keep up? Here's a handful of possible outcomes. Go boldly everybody.

Law to help school autonomy

 VietNamNet Bridge – An amended higher education law should create a clear legal environment for public universities to become autonomous, representatives of universities have urged.

Pho Bang: charming and peaceful

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hearing about its discreet charm and tranquility, we were eager to visit Pho Bang old town in Dong Van District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Take a look on new "coat" of Hanoi Mirror House

 The mirror house at Thong Nhat Park has a new unique “coat” of colorful ceramic pieces.

Mixed blessings from China trade pacts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite important trade agreements and commercial commitments between Vietnam and China, local enterprises are not reaping expected gains. 

Outcomes of Vietnam Private Sector Forum announced

The Vietnam Private Sector Forum (VPSF) will try to create a space for businesses to voice out their proposals. 

Optimistic business trends up in 2018

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), in the fourth quarter of 2017, 44.8 per cent of firms reported better business performance in Q4 than Q3.

Despite healthy performance, foreign funds divest MWG

After a strong rally of 30 per cent in stock price over the past four months, Mobile World Group (ticker MWG) saw back-to-back divestments from numerous of foreign funds.

Vietnamese firms urged to focus more on intangible assets

Vietnamese firms were urged to increase their focus on intangible assets to strengthen brand value at a recent conference jointly held by Brand Finance and its local representative Mibrand Vietnam in Hanoi.

Central bank extends forex loan policy

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has officially extended a policy allowing exporters to take loans in foreign currencies for another year instead of stopping it on December 31 as planned.

Ministry tells pedagogy schools to re-plan training

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education Phung Xuan Nha, said that it was high time pedagogy schools stop the oversupplying of teachers in many provinces and cities.

Districts to manage parks in HCM City

Beginning next year, districts will be responsible for managing parks and trees, and the HCM City People’s Committee will invite competitive bids from the districts to explain how they would maintain green spaces. 

Growth plan for container depots

Vietnam needs about VND9-15 trillion to develop its inland container depots (ICD) over the next three years, while funding for the following decade will be about VND20-22 trillion.

HCM City prepares goods for Tet worth US$789 million

The volume of prepared goods for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday has increased by 20-30 percent against the volume last year, according to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade.

PM requests stronger changes in economic competitiveness in 2018

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all sectors, localities and enterprises to work together to make stronger changes in the competitiveness of the economy while concluding an online conference 

Government leader calls for greater anti-corruption efforts

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked local leaders to pay more attention to combating corruption while stressing the need to ban giving and taking gifts during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).