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Street artists compete for prizes, adulation in HCM City

Thousands of pedestrians recently crowded Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City to enjoy a multi-disciplinary Street Art Contest featuring hip-hop dance, a street symphony orchestra, rock bands, a magic show and other performances.

Hanoi to set up garbage collection stations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urbanisation and a sharp increase in population have presented a number of challenges for Ha Noi, one of which is the collection and treatment of household waste in a way that causes minimal impact to the environment.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/1

As VN banks digitise, customer service key, HCM City OKs inland container depot, Car, motorbike prices dance, Transport firms owe employees $31 million wages, premiums, Ministry predicts 2017 export growth

Vietnamese startups – who are they?

VietNamNet Bridge - For foreign investors, most Vietnamese startups copy foreign ideas and develop ideas locally. However, many Vietnamese startups are creative and have brought big money to their owners.

HCM City targets 2,300 new swimming pools

VietNamNet Bridge – At least 2,300 swimming pools must be built to accommodate swimming lessons for public high school students, according to HCM City Department of Culture and Sports.

Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region

Wild peach blossoms along mountain sides in the northwestern region create a magnificent landscape.

HCM City to reduce customs’ paperwork time by half

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Customs Department of HCM City on Wednesday said it would cut by half the amount of processing time to complete customs documents for import and export businesses.

Five workers die at private seafood company

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five workers of a private business specialising in aquatic product processing died due to suffocation under suspicious circumstances on Thursday in southern Phu Yen Province.

Cyber attack losses increase in 2016

  Computer viruses caused losses of VND10.4 trillion (US$470 million) in 2016, surpassing the VND8.7 trillion the year before, according to the latest report from the BKAV Technology Group.

AAG cable snaps again

 The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable broke once again, causing bandwidth loss from Viet Nam to Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.

Habeco to start HOSE trading on January 19

 Ha Noi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Habeco) will start trading with code BHN on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) on January 19, the southern bourse announced on Wednesday.

Import-export office warns of international trade swindles

 The Import and Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday recommended firms study their trade partners carefully in order to avoid risks in international trade.

Online firm registration to boom in Vietnam in 2017

 The rate of enterprises registering online is expected to reach 30 per cent this year, said Tran Thi Hong Minh, head of the Business Registration Management Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam football drops two notches in FIFA rankings

 Vietnam’s national football squad is placed 136th with 218 points in the latest FIFA rankings, two notches lower than that in the previous month.

South Korea investigators mull arrest warrant for Samsung leader: Yonhap

 South Korean special prosecutor's office is considering whether to seek an arrest warrant for Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee amid a probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye,

Nine travel hotspots for 2017 in Vietnam

 Bright blue lake in Hai Phong, green tea hill in Nghe An and eco-tourism site in M’Drak are cited as attractive travel destinations for this year.

Vietnamese Film Day held in the RoK

 The 2017 Vietnamese Film Day will be organised in the Republic of Korea (RoK) for the first time, as part of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the RoK.

Best-selling tiny ornamental plants for Tet

Not a few Vietnamese customers are willing to spend as much as they can on tiny ornamental plants for home decoration to welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

Vietnam promotes green growth

 A meeting was held in Hanoi on January 12 to report on the implementation of the Vietnam National Green Growth Strategy in the 2012-2016 period.

More HCM City locals insured in 2016

 Increasing hospital fees and benefits from health insurance helped increase the number of people buying health insurance in HCM City last year by nearly 662,000 compared to 2015, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.