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VFF Chair explains why Samsung has invested in Vietnam

Large multinational manufacturing conglomerates have capital and technologies, but lack sufficient number of good workers in their home countries. For that reason, as well as lower labor costs, they have invested in the country.

A special coffee tricycle on Saigon’s street

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who travel on Xuan Thuy Street in Thao Dien Ward in HCMC’s District 2 these days might notice a foreigner running a mobile coffee tricycle along the road.

Green or grey energy for the Mekong River Delta?

The decision to develop a series of thermal power plants in Mekong River Delta has stirred controversy.

Trump edges closer to White House win, rattles world markets

 Republican Donald Trump edged closer to winning the White House with a series of shocking wins in battleground states such as Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, rattling world markets that had counted

More counsellors needed to curb school violence: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Strengthening psychological counseling and providing both teachers and students with necessary skills in the classroom are important measures to prevent school violence.

Price war erupts among 4G-service providers

There are signs of a ‘price war’ among the three biggest mobile network operators – Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone – as all of them are putting high hopes on 4G deployment plans.

Bitter rivalry in Vietnam’s coffee shops

 High rents and expensive imported materials have driven local and foreign cafés into a costly coffee tug-of-war to win Vietnamese customers.

Vietnam, China stress common aims

The Vietnamese parliament always wishes to promote cooperation with the National People’s Congress of China towards increasing mutual understanding and trust between the two countries, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.

Vietnam, Laos armies exchange security defence experience

 Le Hien Van, deputy head of the General Political Department of the People's Army, met with Bunlieng Sengphachian, head of the Lao respective body’s inner security department, in Hanoi on November 8. 

Erosion threatens beach in Lang Co Bay

 Erosion is eating into the beach in Lang Co Bay, one of the world’s most beautiful bays, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. 

Hanoi to host Korean culture and food festival

Singers of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will perform at the Korean Culture and Food Festival in Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium this weekend. 

VN thermal power plants need hi-tech interventions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coal-fired thermal power plants should focus on technology renovation so as to minimise environmental pollution, given that thermal power will provide much of Viet Nam’s future energy,

VN shooter wins gold medal at SEASA tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese marksman Ngo Huu Vuong brought home a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship 2016 at the Ha Noi based-National Sports Training Centre yesterday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/11

 High growth potential for VN steel, New VCCI ranking rewards corporate ethics, Hanoi set for six-year high economic growth, 60% of VN residents use Vietnamese goods, VN bank profits surge on services, not lending

Korean bankrupt shipping firm leaves containers in Vietnam

 Bankrupt South Korean shipping giant Hanjin has left up to 4,122 containers at HCM City ports, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine).

Vietnam to destroy tonnes of ivory and rhino horn

 Vietnam will destroy over two tonnes of ivory and 70 kilos of rhino horn seized in recent smuggling cases according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.


Lam Dong ends buffalo stabbing ritual

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong has released a document on strengthening management of traditional festivals and banning buffalo stabbing ritual- a part of the traditional cultural festival of ethnic minorities in the province.

The danger in ignoring environmental protection for economic benefit

 VietNamNet Bridge - Behind and within the environmental problem is the people. 

Hoang Thu Thao to compete at Asia Pacific International 2016

 The first runner up of Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2015 Hoang Thu Thao was granted the license to take part in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.

NA sets three targets for 2016-2020

With 85.02 per cent of delegates voting in favor, the NA on November 8 has adopted a resolution that sets three reform targets for the 2016-2020 period: public investment, State-owned enterprises, and financial institutions.