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New national citizen management system will not be available until 2020

VietNamNet Bridge – The transition from Viet Nam’s decades-old household residency book system to a new online national database will not take place until 2020, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

VN a good place to shoot: Spanish director

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thi Mai is the first Spanish movie to be shot in Viet Nam. It premiered in the country at the Spanish Film Festival in Ha Noi last month. A comedy directed by Patricia Ferreira, 

Nissan cuts operating profit forecast after Japan recall

 Japan's Nissan has reduced its full-year profit forecast as a safety inspection scandal hit earnings.

US publisher buys English copyright

 VietNamNet Bridge – US publisher Algonquin Books has bought the copyright of a novel written in English by Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai, who lives in Belgium with her family.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh receives Australian FM Julie Bishop

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop who is in Vietnam for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city on November 8.

Vietnamese kurash artist wins gold at world event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam won its second gold at the first World Youth Martial Arts Masterships, which closed in Jincheon-County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea, yesterday.

Leaders to pay official visits

President of Chile Michelle Bachelet will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from November 8 to 9 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang, a trip expected to intensify the two countries’ partnership. 

Opening ceremony of 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting held

 VietNamNet Bridge – APEC continues to prove its ability to adapt, to transform and to lead, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Chair of 2017 APEC National Committee, Pham Binh Minh.

APEC 2017: President meets with leaders of US firms

Vietnam regards the US as its leading important trade and investment partner, President Tran Dai Quang said in a meeting with representatives of more than 60 US enterprises in central Da Nang city on November 8. 

Excavation digs up artifacts in ancient temple

An excavation team from the Viet Nam Institute of Archaeology and Bac Giang Province Museum discovered valuable artifacts after a month-long excavation in the remnants of Ma Yen Pagoda.

University leaders gather at APEC 2017

The APEC University Leaders’ Forum took place in Da Nang on November 8 with the participation of nearly 60 representatives from universities, businesses and State management agencies in the region.

Overseas Vietnamese say complicated procedures make it difficult to buy houses

VietNamNet Bridge - Many overseas Vietnamese, or Viet Kieu, have given up the plan to buy houses iand settle down here because they cannot meet required procedures.

Bulgarian journalist interviews MIC Minister Truong Minh Tuan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan was interviewed by a Bulgarian reporter at the APEC Media Center in Da Nang.

A prosperous year for Viet Nam’s banking industry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Profits of many commercial banks this year will hit the highest levels since 2012 thanks to rising capital demand, experts have forecast.

A new star on nation’s swimming horizon

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is no doubt that “iron girl” Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is the best swimmer in Viet Nam.

Da Nang calls for tourism investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the APEC Summit, the central city of Da Nang has called for investment in nine projects in tourism and entertainment worth an estimated US$500 million. 

The rise and fall… and resurrection of bubble tea in Vietnam

 First appearing in Vietnam around 2002, bubble tea, a beverage made of tea, milk powder, fruit flavours and tapioca balls or jelly, soon become a favourite drink amongst young people.

More anti-corruption measures needed: NA

Beginning the second day of discussions on anti-corruption measures, National Assembly deputies yesterday acknowledged the judiciary branch’s recent attempts to improve, however the quality and efficiency ...

Vietnam’s initiatives promote trade and investment liberalization in APEC

After 28 years of establishment and development, 23 years of implementing the Bogor Goals on Trade and Investment Liberalization, APEC has achieved many important achievements in all three pillars of cooperation.

Tourism projects worth 2.7 billion USD launched in Quang Ninh

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of projects worth a total 61 trillion VND (2.7 billion USD) will be built in the Van Don Special Administrative – Economic Unit, the northern province of Quang Ninh in 2018,