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More turbines installed for Bac Lieu Wind Power Plant, Jetstar Pacific offer 30 second kiosk check-ins for flights, Sabeco reports massive revenue and profit in fourth quarter of 2017, Vinasun to take Grab to court over ‘unhealthy competition’

Hunt for stamps of French architecture in Hanoi

Amid the continuous development of Hanoi, the French architecture hallmark stands still as a witness for a long history which contributes to Hanoi today.

2017 - An impressive year for agriculture sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Trong Thuy, an expert from the Viet Nam Agriculture Technique Science Association, talks to Viet Nam News about achievements of the agriculture sector in 2017.

Chemist turns herbs into precious medicine

Ba Thị Cham, MA, a female scientist, has created 20 health care products, seven of which have been transferred to enterprises. All of them are synthesized from herbs.

Trio of manufacturers assist in ‘made-in-Vietnam auto dream’

Vietnam once put high hopes on automobile joint ventures, believing that foreign technologies would help develop the automobile industry. However, it now believes that it would be better not to rely on outsiders.

The man who can talk with birds

With a special talent of imitating songs of hundreds of bird species, Truong Cam, a forest ranger in Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien – Hue province, is known as ‘the bird caller’.

Foreign firms stream to Vietnam

 HCMC received nearly 800 businesses from 15 nations and territories learning about local market and investment opportunities in December this year. 

Commune grows trees for poor students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost everyone in Tinh Tra Commune, Son Tinh District in the central province of Quang Ngai farms to earn their living.

Should children be sent to school before aged six?

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more parents, especially urbanites, want to send their children to school at the age of five instead of six as stipulated by the law.

In Hanoi, it's common culture to line up and squeeze for good food

 Getting in line and waiting to buy something is kind of trouble in some cities, but for Hanoian it`s kind of fun, a "quality-certificate" for age-old restaurants.

Continued flourish

Already strong, trade and investment between Vietnam and South Korea will only grow in the future.

Major cities welcome first tourists of 2018

Ho Chi Minh City greeted the first foreign visitors of 2018 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on January 1 morning.

Minister sets higher goal at 2018 Asian Games

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set the goal to win at least three gold medals at the 18th Asian Games this year.

Vietnamese users lose $540 million from viruses: Bkav

Vietnam’s leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced that Vietnamese users lost some VND12.3 trillion (US$540 million) in 2017 due to viruses.

President: 2017 achievements – prerequisites for Vietnam’s sustainable development

What Vietnam has achieved in 2017 have created important prerequisites for the country to continue implementing successfully objectives and tasks set by the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

When it gets cold, it’s time for some greasy seaworms

Every late Autumn, when sunbeams gently light up trees, turning them yellow, and light cold front approaches in the north, the ruoi (seaworm) season begins, as it has done for a thousand years.

Foreign investors flock to limited-availability bank stocks

In 2017, Vietnamese banks have regained their appeal to foreign investors, after a long period of restructuring. 

Hanoi approves new "most expensive road on the planet"

Hanoi will build Hoang Cau-Voi Phuc Road, which is to be “the most expensive road on the planet,” carrying a price tag of VND7.78 trillion ($342.59 million).

Export goods spotlights 2017

Vietnam's agricultural, forestry, and fisheries (AFF) exports have seen spectacular performance in certain product categories and markets.

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical sector expected higher growth

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is estimated to record revenue of US$5.2 billion in 2017, a 10 per cent increase from last year. The market is set for double digit growth within the next five years, according to Viet Nam Report Company (VNR).