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Young director presents opera project in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Opera director Nguyen Phi Phi Anh will soon launch his opera project titled Hope with 35 shows at the L’Espace on 24 Trang Tien Street.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/9

Ministry proposes publicizing State budget reports, VNDirect Securities: Economic policies to be loosened, HCMC customs sees year’s tax target as obtainable, PVN to step up oil extraction, Housing stimulus package disbursement exceeds 86 percent

Sports-tourism to boost tourism growth

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government of Viet Nam continues to stress tourism’s key role in the country’s socio-economic development, and it hopes that sports and athletics will help play a big part in doubling the tourism industry’s future growth.

HCM City: will flooding be eased after five years?

The HCM City authorities have set specific goals and decided to apply more serious measures in the action plan to reduce flooding in the 2016-2020 term with hopes of eliminating many ‘hot spots’. The plan is estimated to cost VND97.3 trillion.

Hydropower-related incidents cause heavy losses

 Hydropower-related incidents cause heavy losses

Vietnam’s shrimp gets stuck in the US

VietNamNet Bridge - The US has decided to impose new anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s shrimp, five times higher than previous years and two to three times higher than duties imposed on Vietnam's competitors.

Paper made of coconut milk in Hoi An impresses tourists

VietNamNet Bridge - Unlike any other kind of paper made of familiar materials, the paper created by Truong Tan Tho, Le Thanh Ha and Tran Quang Thang in Hoi An ancient town is unique as it is made of nipa.

Education Ministry criticized about plan to offer many foreign languages at school

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been told that it will put a heavy burden on students by including multiple foreign languages in the curriculum at general schools.

Hanoi to host Ao Dai Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Do Dinh Hong spoke to DTiNews about the forthcoming Ao Dai Festival which will be held on October 14-16 at Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.

Industry and trade reform takes time, says official

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Tran Quoc Khanh speaks to the media about the ministry’s efforts in administrative reforms.

Cay cake- a specialty of Thai Binh

 Each locality in Vietnam has its own specialty that it is proud of. Visitors to Thai Binh province are always invited to eat Cay cake, which is made of glutinous rice well blended with fat and ginger.

Cramped high rises shooting up across Hanoi

Traffic congestion is not a foreign sight for residents of narrow Vu Trong Phung Street in Ha Noi’s Thanh Xuan District. On the one-km street, there are several apartment buildings creating burden on infrastructure and traffic.

Once-famous brands struggle to survive

VietNamNet Bridge - As profits from companies' core business fields have fallen, many once-famous brands are trying to make money by leasing land or selling other products. 

Agriculture sector goes online

VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Duc Hinh, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariate, spoke to the newspaper Customs on how the ministry is implementing the national administrative reform.

Overseas dancer shines at festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Ngoc Quan is a dancer and director of a contemporary dance theatre, currently based in Belgium.

Fishermen switch jobs as Mekong Delta dries up

 Many farmers who depended on catching fish and other aquatic creatures during the flood season in the Mekong Delta have switched to other jobs since the delta has not seen major flooding in recent years. 

Vinafood 2 pushes off equitisation to January 2017

 Vietnam Southern Food Corporation Limited (Vinafood 2) has been authorised to extend its equitisation deadline to January 30, 2017, according to newswire Bnews.vn.


Nguyen Cong Cu's "Vision 2" exhibition at Hanoi's gallery

Painter Nguyen Cong Cu launched his first solo exhibition "Vision" at Dong Phong Art Gallery in Hanoi in 2002. This year, he will return to the gallery with his second solo exhibition “Vision 2”. 

The market of Chuong conical hat village

 VietNamNet Bridge - Conical hat is a product of unique culture of each region. Conical hats in each locality have its own nuance. Chuong is the most famous conical hat (non) making village in northern Vietnam.

Fake fertilisers flood VN market

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fake and substandard fertilizers are alarmingly rampant in Viet Nam, experts said at a conference yesterday.